News from the Centre for Citizenship
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Feudal Rulers Get Deferential Bow From Victor
It seems that when you beat a “prince” fair and square you still have to say “sorry”. After winning a court case in which the behaviour of a British “prince” and a Qatari “emir” featured prominently in his evidence, property developer Christian Candy has apologised to both. In the course of negotiating a financial settlement…
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British Queen Imposes Title on Reluctant New Zealanders
The queen of England has decided that the prime minister of New Zealand is the “right honourable” John Kay. He has no wish to be “right honourable” but the British queen says he is, and so he is. Until 2000 the “right honourable” prefix was used in New Zealand for members of the Privy Council…
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When Subjects Became Citizens
An early draft of the Declaration of Independence referred to the people of Britain’s 13 North American colonies as “subjects”, the US Library of Congress has revealed. But, in the words of the Washington Post, in 1776 Thomas Jefferson “sought quite methodically to expunge the word, to wipe it out of existence and write over…
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A Queen in New York
The Washington Post has described the visit to New York by Elizabeth Windsor, Britain’s feudal head of state, as “subdued”. It recalled that when Ms. Windsor first visited in 1957 there was “a ticker tape parade befitting war heroes”. But when the hereditary ruler addressed the United Nations General Assembly this July “there was hardly…
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Legislators Quit Rather Than Pay Tax Where They Legislate
Four legislators-for-life have quit the House of Lords because they do not want to pay taxes in the country where they have been making laws. The three Conservative and one Labour legislator had a choice between giving up their tax-exempt non-domiciled status or leaving the legislature. One was born in Hong Kong and had been…
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Bad Week for Windsors
The Windsor clan suffered two blows last week, suggesting that its hold on Britain may be weakening. On Friday a High Court judged said that the actions of Charles Windsor in blocking modern architecture for an upscale property development in London had been “unexpected and unwelcome”. The judge ruled in favour of a claim by…
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Canadians Have Had Enough of Monarchy
Recent news from Canada has also been bad for the family. Sixty-two per cent of Canadians want a democratic head of state in place of Britain’s feudal queen according to an opinion poll by IPSOS. Fifty-eight per cent believe their country should break all links with the British monarchy when Elizabeth Windsor leaves office. The…
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Prince Pissed in Emir’s Ear
The pomposity of the feudal British monarchy was hilariously pierced in a recent ourt hearing in London when evidence was presented that Charles Windsor, meeting with fellow feudal ruler the Emir of Qatar, “pissed in his ear about how awful” he thought plans for a major property development not far from the Windsor clan’s London…
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Windsor Charity Collapses
Charles Windsor’s charities have suffered another blow with the closing of his Foundation for Integrated Health following the arrest of a former employee in a fraud investigation. The Foundation was set up by Mr. Windsor to promote homeopathy. Using his official status as a “prince” the organisation was able to obtain both influence in the…
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Windsors: Tactical Retreat Shows Power
In a telling demonstration of how a feudal institution exercises and holds on to power in Britain the News of the World has reported that the Windsor family has decided that it is wise to reduce the number of the feudal family’s members supported financially by the people. The report says that the Windsors’ Way…