Leading silk Michael Mansfield QC will next week call on Britain to harness “the spirit of the Arab Spring”, and demand an elected head of state. The Republic campaign group member says…

“No Head of State, whether titular of otherwise, should be immune from accountability, and it is time to gather up the spirit of the Arab Spring, and ensure that democracy is the hallmark of our governance at all levels.”

“We cannot continue with a Head of State who remains unresponsive to these economic, political and environmental crises … We cannot have a Head of State ring-fenced against recession and freedom of information.”

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