The Centre for Citizenship

Month: October 2005

  • Barbados Senate Passes Republic Vote Bill

    The Barbadian senate has passed the Referendum Bill, which provides for a referendum on whether the Caribbean nation should become a republic. The date of the referendum has not been decided. If voters agree the British Liz Windsor will be replaced as head of state by a citizen of Barbados. Barbados became independent of Britain…

  • BBC Wants To Take £1.6bn More

    The BBC state broadcaster is asking the government to increase the licence fee by 2.3 per cent above inflation each year from 2007 to 2013. This would increase the price of the licence from the current £121 to £180. The corporation wants to spend another £5.5bn. £3.9bn of this would come from improved efficiency. The…