Meatloaf monarchy

Sir: I realize that sending pro-republic letters to the Spectator Australia is akin to sending meatloaf recipes to PETA, but just how ridiculous does David Flint have to get before somebody pulls him into line (‘Long before Trump & Brexit…’, 31 Dec)? Some quick questions for David: why would the patriotic souls who voted for Brexit and Trump possibly think it was a good idea to have a foreign head of state living on the other side of the world who supports another country at the Olympics? And if the governor-general is the head of our ‘crowned republic’ –...