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  • Republicans Bow to Queen

    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 Governor for South Australia

    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 Complains of State Broadcaster Bias

    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…

  • Legislating For Britain But Not Living In Britain

    The Conservative Party is being blamed by the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties for one of it’s legislators-for-life who chooses not live in this country. Although Irvine Laidlaw makes laws for Britons to obey, he has chosen to live in Monaco and not pay British taxes. Mr. Laidlaw is reputed to be the second richest…

  • British Queen For Independent Scotland

    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…

  • Windsor Political and Extravagant Says Channel 4 Documentary

    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…

  • FT Supports Right of the People to Elect Legislators

    On the eve of an historic decision, the Financial Times has called on Members of Parliament to vote for a fully elected second chamber. In an editorial with the sub-heading “A second chamber that is chosen by and reflects the people”, the newspaper said that the mixture of elected and appointed legislators supported by government…

  • Don’t Like It, Let’s Ban It Says Windsor

    Charles Windsor, son of Britain’s hereditary head of state, has made an extraordinary suggestion that the MacDonald’s fast food chain be banned. “That’s the key” to reducing the consumption of high-fat foods he said during a visit to Dubai, a monarchy classified as “not free” by Freedom House. McDonald’s said that it was “disappointed” by…

  • All-time Low for Monarchy in New Zealand

    Support for the monarchy in New Zealand fell from 62% in 1999 to 48% in 2005 according to the recently released New Zealand Election Study. However, only 34% of New Zealanders favoured a republic. A more recent opinion survey found support for the monarchy at 53%, while 39% wanted a republic. These surveys suggest that…

  • BBC Accused of Windsor Bias

    Republic, the largest republican group in Britain, has accused the BBC of continuing its historic bias towards monarchy. It says that this has been shown in the state media giant’s coverage of the movie “The Queen”. According Republic spokesperson Graham Smith “there seems to be an in-built cultural bias within the BBC toward presenting the…