tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post618223174749425715..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Monarchy, republics & the royal weddingJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-72376292846189808922011-05-03T17:01:32.847+10:002011-05-03T17:01:32.847+10:00Hi RJ
On measuring support by age bracket, I susp...Hi RJ<br /><br />On measuring support by age bracket, I suspect we need five year age cohorts. <br /><br />It's really interesting from a historical perspective trying to assess which groups formed their views, when and why. I might try <br />my hand at a more detailed hypothesis at some point just to define what might be tested.<br /><br />Your final comments are interesting because they go to the heart of the key difficulty, defining what republic system might work. I think that quite a few views have shifted.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-12595254049671979042011-05-03T15:51:07.757+10:002011-05-03T15:51:07.757+10:00I don't share your views about a republic, but...I don't share your views about a republic, but like you I was frustrated by the lack of differentiation in the 50+ age group. I, too, suspect that there would be a heavier weighting towards a republic in the 50-65 age bracket. It is an increasingly large demographic group, and I think that '50 plus' is too crude a measure.<br /><br />I think that the case for and against a republic will need to be prosecuted anew, rather than harking back to the arguments used during the referendum. I know that I have changed my mind- during the referendum I wanted direct election, but I no longer would want that. Usually on referendum questions I have a clearcut view that does not change over time, but on this one it has, and it makes me feel more unsettled about it.<br /><br />It seems to me that referenda only pass when there is bipartisan support, and this is unlikely unless Turnbull returns as Liberal leader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com