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  • Democracy May Be Conceded

    Persuading legislator-for-life that they should lose their feudal privileges was a “hard process” according to Thomas Galbraith, who also goes by “Lord Strathclyde” and is Leader of the House of Lords. This admission that even when it comes to ending feudal privilege, the privileged call the shots, is a reminder of how far Britain has…

  • We Live in Feudal Times

    The Financial Times newspaper has shown implicit support for the British monarchy. In an editorial advising Andrew Windsor, who is both a “prince” and a “duke” in the country’s official class hierarchy, to resign as Britain’s trade ambassador the FT warned that the increasing criticism that he has received “threatens to embarrass the royal family”.…

  • Labour MP Advises Monarchy on Avoiding Democratic Reform

    Tristam Hunt, a Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent, has advised William Windsor on how to avoid losing the unjust feudal privilege of becoming hereditary head of state. In an article in The Institute of Public Policy Research tank’s quarterly journal he advises the second in line for Britain’s highest public office that the needs to think…

  • Another Windsor visit to cost Canadian taxpayers millions

    The Canadian Prime Minister’s Office confirmed yesterday that newlyweds William and Kate Middleton will visit Canada later this summer, and that the tour will be paid for with federal and provincial funds. Citizens for a Canadian Republic (CCR) continues to question why Canadian taxpayers should be on the hook to pay for visits by the…

  • Servants of the Crown

    British police swear an oath of allegiance to the Windsor family. Their badges show a crown and the initials ER, referring to the feudal head of state. And for London’s Metropolitan Police this seems to be more than a formality . In 2006 they investigated allegations that News International reporters had “hacked” the mobile phones…

  • King Is Republican

    Colin Firth, who plays the part of the sixth “King” George in “The King’s Speech” movie has revealed that he does not support the feudal institution that was once headed by the character he portrays. Mr. Firth told CNN’s Piers MorganTonight show that “I really like voting. It’s one of my favourite things”. British citizens…

  • BBC Bans “Reform”

    The BBC has ordered its staff not to use the term “electoral reform” according to the Yes To Fairer Votes Council. The Council says it has seen an internal Corporation document that gives this instruction. There is to be referendum in May on whether to reform the way votes are counted in British elections. The…

  • No Room At Windsor Barbecue for Unwed Couple

    In his account of Tony Blair’s Downing Street in The New Machiavelli, Jonathan Powell tells of an event he says converted him to republicanism. The Prime Minister’s chief of staff and girlfriend Sarah had gone with Blair on a visit to one of the many taxpayer-funded homes of hereditary head of state Elizabeth Windsor. But…

  • No Relief from Windsor Mug

    The British government and the Windsor family have reached an agreement that the head of the hereditary head of state should always appear on British postage stamps. The law will be changed to require this. Monarchists had feared that if the Royal Mail is privatised and bought by a foreign company the practice of putting…

  • Cover Up Privilege for Windsors

    The extraordinary privileges of the Windsor family are to be extended by their exemption from the Freedom of Information Act. All documents related to hereditary head of state Windsor and her son, including emails and letters, will be kept secret even if disclosure can be shown to be in the public interest. This will seriously…