Month: April 2007

  • Republic Complains of State Broadcaster Bias

    Republic, the largest anti-monarchy group in Britain, has written to BBC Director General Mark Thompson, to complain about institutional bias toward the monarchy. In the letter Republic Campaign Manager Graham Smith said: “There is a clearly identifiable institutional bias, particularly within the BBC’s national news output, toward presenting the Monarchy in a manner that is…

  • Legislating For Britain But Not Living In Britain

    The Conservative Party is being blamed by the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties for one of it’s legislators-for-life who chooses not live in this country. Although Irvine Laidlaw makes laws for Britons to obey, he has chosen to live in Monaco and not pay British taxes. Mr. Laidlaw is reputed to be the second richest…

  • British Queen For Independent Scotland

    Scots hoping to be free of feudalism if Scotland opts for independence from the UK may be disappointed. The Scottish National Party (SNP) says that Liz Windsor should continue to be head of state in an independent Scotland. The SNP, which has been leading in the campaign for election of the Scottish Parliament on 3…