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HOWARD STEVENSON looks to Antonio Gramsci's writings for clues about the aftermath of the death of Elizabeth Windsor
End of an era? The Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall

FOR those who seek the radical transformation of society, the public displays of grief since the death of Elizabeth Windsor have been difficult to endure.

This is partly because the official national response is a direct affront to our views on what a genuine democratic society should look like.

But, also, because we are reminded of the extent to which ideas of deference to a hereditary head of state, and the incredibly limited notions of democracy that underpin this, are deeply embedded in the minds of large sections of the population.

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