Should Britain become a republic?

No, as the majority of the population is in favour of a monarchy. In practical terms, removing the monarchy and becoming a republic would be a legal minefield: the monarchy is entrenched in our uncodified constitution through Acts of Parliament dating back centuries - it wouldn't be as simple as booting the Queen out of Buckingham Palace and electing a Head of State.

I don't think the monarchy should be abolished. I agree with you that the kings and queens of history are interesting to learn about, but as society shifts and evolves, so does the role of the monarch. The idea of a hereditary Head of State may seem outdated and old fashioned to some, and perhaps it is in this day and age, but it works. The monarch is expected to be above politics and remain neutral. They're raised - conditioned if you like - in an environment where politicians are politicians regardless of party allegiance. The Queen didn't ask for the job, she doesn't seem particularly power-driven in the least and has an incredible sense of duty. She isn't a politician and people generally don't question her motives and intentions (she doesn't really have any, I suppose).

I think the system we have is fine. Let the elected members wield the power and let the Queen represent the nation as Head of State with overwhelming popularity that an elected Head of State would never have. It's a bit of a cliché but the Queen hasn't really put a foot wrong and has served the country impeccibly for over 60 years. 62 years of playing a part in maintaining positive international relations, attending mindnumbing engagements throughout the country, keeping up to date with her government's politics, offering a wealth of knowledge to her ministers (the more recent Prime Ministers were born during her reign and for what it's worth, Winston Churchwill was her first Prime Minister) and so on. A republic would probably be more expensive - the monarchy is funded by 15% of the profits of the Crown Estate (a portfolio independent of the government and the remaining 85% goes back into the treasury).

Anyway, the country wouldn't come to a standstill and cease to function if the monarchy were to be abolished. Obviously there are affective republic nations, but in the UK's case, the pros simply outweigh the cons, in my opinion.

Since I am an American, I can say only this: as long as a majority of the British people want to keep the monarchy, which is currently the case, then the UK should remain a monarchy.

However, if the day comes that the majority want a republic, then the monarchy should be abolished.

It's as simple as that.

Edit: Like it or not, France and Italy, another country that abolished its monarchy, are associated with things the UK isn't: romance, fine food and wine, great art and architecture, high-style fashion and shopping. The UK actually has some of those things, but most potential tourists don't know it. (And I am not referring to Americans, who are probably better informed on the subject than most, but to such people as East Asians.)

The monarchy, whether you believe it or not, is at the top of the list of things that make the UK seem colorful, a possibly interesting place to visit, even though tourists never expect to meet or even see a royal. If it didn't exist, the UK's international profile would be much lower, and tourists would be less interested.

LOL...you must be a American with no history

our monarchy is our history , it's a window into feudal times ...it tells us what we have evolved from .....

it's like killing your MUM , because she got old and had a daughter ...

our monarchy ( feudal system ) , dragged us through centuries, through good times and bad .... We didn't do , too bad on the world stage , for such a small island , creating the worlds largest EVER empire ...evolving from a monarchy ( 1642 civil war )

monarchy was a logical solution to central organization of it's time..and lasted us for centuries our country is 1,000's of years old ..NOT 400 like yours

American was found and colonized by us ( found could be debatable ) ...and our influence created your Declaration of Independence and all it contains ...there , also would be NO American of today ...without centuries of European technology of the time

No. There is no call for that. Support for the monarchy is strong. There is no reason to abolish it simply because a few anti socials so wish it. That cannot be counter argued.

No