The most modern form of Government

If by modern, up to date and so one we mean the most democratic that is.


Just look at the Economist's Democracy Index 2011 and one thing is very striking from those that their experts consider the most democractic.

Norway
Iceland
Denmark
Sweden
New Zealand
Australia
Switzerland
Canada
Finland
Netherlands
Luxembourg

Here are the top eleven countries in order. Nine of them are constitutional monarchies. Eight of them are European, of which five are EU members, of which only slots nine, ten and eleven are members of the single currency.

All this rather tells a tale, doesn't it? Constitutional monarchies defend people's freedoms more effectively than republics, whatever the likes of the ghastly Sir Graham Watson might think, Lib/Dem and avowed republican, might think. And the further there are away from the EU the better.

Lib Dems call for more Climate taxes

Sir Graham Watson, the republican Lib Dem MEP for teh South West (who refers to his constituents as 'Them') is out there demanding that people pay more tax to pay for his hobby horse,

"This campaign comes at a crucial time, as the EU's overall spending plans for the 2014-2020 budgetary period are being drawn up as we speak. We are calling for €2 bn a year for research and €3 bn per year from structural funds for building a European supergrid and supporting large-scale renewable energy installations."

Of course it comes at a crucial time, a time when the entire continent ios flat broke and pouring money into the sand is just not the way to go. Who does he think will have to pay for this 'surge'?