The current pitch for an Australian republic promises a change that will perform no disagreement at all. But getting rid of the whole damn family would actually perform a huge disagreement to our democracyThis week,the Guardian published a remarkable feature by Andy Beckett discussing the possibility of an army revolt should British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn form a government.
Beckett takes the prospect of a military rebellion seriously, recalling the military opposition to the Wilson government and the coup rumours that circulated when Thatcher seemed likely to lose to Labour in 1980.
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Source: theguardian.com