News from the Centre for Citizenship
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British Church and State to Become Even Less Separate
Discrimination in favour of those with religious beliefs is to increase if the British government has its way. It intends to legislate to allow prayers at local council meetings. This follows a judicial ruling that councils had no authority to organise such an activity. Britain already has a state church although a recent opinion poll…
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Feudal Class System Embarrasses Britain
The ridiculous class system that results from Britain’s reluctance to give up feudal practices has been causing an unusual fuss following the reduction of former banker Fred Goodwin from “knight” to knave because he “brought the honours system into disrepute”. Goodwin was made a “knight” by his queen for services to banking. The feudal “honour”…
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Children Used To Bolster Feudalism
Monarchists Tell The Old Lie Monarchists are trying their old tick, claiming that support for their feudal institution is not political. With this lie they are defending the government’s decision to involve school children in their “jubilee” celebration this year of another 60 years in which the majority of Britons have been denied the right…
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BBC Smears Republicans – Again
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has once again smeared republicans, linking them to a murder trial in Northern Ireland. The state broadcaster described Colin Duffy, who was acquitted of killing British soldiers, as a “prominent republican”. This was in contrast to the Washington Post. Reporting the same story the American newspaper took the trouble to…
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Government Minister Proposes £60m Gift to Windsors
“Austere Times” Justification If anyone doubted that monarchists have no sense of shame, a minister in the coalition government has put them straight. Education Secretary Michael Grove has proposed that £60m should be taken from the people of Britain and given to the Windsor clan, in the form of an ocean-going yacht. In a time…
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Prime Minister Intends to Free Jamaica From Monarchy
Portia Simpson Miller, the new Prime Minister of Jamaica, has said that she intends to free her country from the British monarchy and make it a republic. Her People’s National Party has a two-thirds majority in Parliament but the people of Jamaica would be asked to vote for the change in a referendum. It is…
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Spanish Monarchy Hit By Corruption Scandal
Inaki Urdangarin, a Spanish “duke” and husband of the Bourbon “king” of Spain’s daughter, has been summoned by the Balearic Islands High Court on charges of “diverting taxpayers’ money, fraud and falsification of documents” according to the Financial Times. A non-profit he headed is alleged to have misused over £5m of payments by two regional…
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Republic Opponent Given British Award
John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia, has become the sixth Australian to be awarded the British Order of Merit by the hereditary head of state of both countries. According to The Australian, some leading republicans believe that Howard’s part in defeating the referendum that would have freed Australia from monarchy was one reason for…
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Legislator-for-Life Condemns Banks As Unaccountable Elite
The blindness to democratic principles that is widespread in Britain has been highlighted in a Financial Times report on the City of London and the “occupy London” protesters. A Maurice Glasman told the newspaper the banks that are among the businesses that appoint voters in City of London elections are an “unaccountable elite”. But Glasman,…
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State Church Backs Occupy Protesters
State Church Backs Occupy Protesters Opposes People’s Rights, Defends Privileges The Church of England has told a parliamentary committee that draft legislation to reform the House of Lords by allowing the people to elect most if not all of the legislators in that chamber is “highly questionable”. The state church says that to allow the…