News from the Centre for Citizenship
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Australia Tells Windsors To Stay Home
A second attempt by a Windsor family member to take a top Australian public position has failed. Prime Minister John Howard has declared that 25 year old William Windsor is an unacceptable candidate for governor-general of his country. Mr. Windsor’s father, Charles Windsor, was rejected for the same position in the 1980s. He was reported…
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Australian Taxpayers Buy Bling For Absentee Head of State
Australian taxpayers may be paying as much as £146,000 towards the cost of a yet to be completed “jewel-encrusted carriage” for Elizabeth Windsor. It is to be an 80th birthday present for the country’s absentee head of state, although Ms. Windsor reached her 80th year in 2006. The West Australian newspaper reported that the gift…
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Queen Windsor Reveals Opposition to Democracy
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…
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Canadian Oath Case To Be Heard
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…
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Canadian Republicans May Get Civil Rights Hearing
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…