The Guardian view on the crown estate inquiry: a necessary probe and a wider debate | Editorial

Parliament’s ban on discussion of the royals is infantile. A committee of MPs has the chance to end the secrecy over their financesEveryone in Britain has views about the royal family. In many cases, lots of views. Britain’s parliament, however, never lets the subject pass its lips. By long tradition, the House of Commons prohibits itself from any mention, let alone any discussion, of the monarchy or the royal family. This self-imposed gag – in which a centuries-old constitutio