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Another division in British society has been exposed by a report from the City and Guilds, which shows that almost 25 per cent of the richest British entrepreneurs and business executives who started out by getting “their hands dirty on the shop floor” are Scottish in origin. Since the class system seems less rigid in…

The limits on free speech in Britain were apparent when Republic was prevented from holding a peaceful protest outside the Windsors’ main London palace near Victoria station. In other free speech infringements republicans and others are not allowed to advertise on TV but are obliged, if they want permission to legally watch any TV at…

Hereditary head of state Elizabeth Windsor feels “exasperated and frustrated” by the Prime Minister’s ten years in office according to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. Her concerns ranged from the way the Prime Minister’s wife dressed, through his failure to accord her some undemocratic privileges, to his government’s attempts at democratic reform. Tony Blair’s offences are…

A Canadian Superior Court judge has ruled that a legal action to overturn the requirement that new citizens swear an oath of loyalty to Elizabeth Windsor should be heard. Justice Belobaba rejected the argument of government lawyers that the case was frivolous and vexatious. Ms Windsor is the hereditary head of state of Canada although…

The Canadian government seems likely to fail in an attempt to stop a court hearing a claim that it is depriving republicans of a civil right. The legal action, brought by Citizens for a Canadian Republic member Charles Roach, will seek a ruling that requiring new citizens of Canada swear an oath of allegiance to…

It was difficult to know which nation should have felt more ashamed when queen Windsor dined at the White House on Monday during her Washington trip. According to the New York Times, it was “Texas swagger” meeting “British prim”. White House aides advised citizens of the American republic that they should observe British absurdities by…

Republican Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce is to be the new Governor of South Australia. He will be sworn in on 8 August. The Rear Admiral told the press that how and when Australia became a republic was not the most important issue at present but that “When the time comes, I will be supporting Australia…

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…

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…

Charles Windsor, who will become Britain’s head of state on the death of his mother, has again been accused of using this status to exercise undue influence on government policy. The charge was made in a Channel 4 documentary. Mr. Windsor was said to have easy access to government ministers and to have written frequent…