Month: April 2013

Republicans protesting against the feudal institution of monarchy were arrested during celebrations for the Netherlands’ new hereditary head of state today. Following the arrests that ended the protests both the Dutch police and William-Alexander Orange Nassau, the new “king” of the Dutch, conveniently apologised for the suppression of free speech

Thousands of Spanish people joined a mass demonstration on 14 April calling for their country to become a republic again. Spain was last proclaimed a republic in 1931. But when dictator Franco gave up power as head of state in 1975 he transferred it to the current “king” of Spain. The so called “royal” family…

The Metropolitan Police has said that it will not allow free speech during the funeral procession for former Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher. People wearing t-shirts with a message critical of Thatcher will be arrested, the London police force has announced. The Metropolitan Police used similarly partisan tactics in support of monarchy…

The daughter of the Spanish monarch has been named by a judge as a suspect in a fraud investigation. Christina de Borbon is to be questioned on 27 April as a part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement of public funds by her husband. This is the first time such a thing has happened to…

Crown Estate Grab Pays Off The Windsor clan is to get an extra £6m in spending money from the British people in 2013-14. This is the first payback from a long Windsor effort to win control of the Crown Estate, a vast public real estate holding. The Windsors claim that it belongs to them and…

Royal Interference in Irish Affair Donegal County Council in Ireland wants to build a sewage plant on the shore of Lough Foyle, which is located between the UK’s Northern Ireland to the east and south, and Ireland to the west and north. But it turns out that the foreshore of the Irish side of the…