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Republic, the British campaign against monarchy, has confirmed that Britain’s feudal head of state arrangements cost much more than claimed by defenders of the undemocratic institution. A report published last week says the true cost of this system of hereditary privilege to the people of Britain is £202.4m a year, not the £40m claimed by monarchists.

The costs include £100m for police protection of multiple Windsor clan members and £26m local taxpayers have to find when the Windsors visit. Taxpayers must also pay the bills for butlers, footmen and dressers for the super-rich clan.

Republic says that the “civil list” part of the Windsor take, amounting to £14.2m,  has risen by 94 per cent in real terms over the last twenty years.

The people of Ireland, Britain’s nearest republican neighbour, pay only £1.8 for their much admired presidency. The most expensive monarchy in mainland Europe costs less than half the cost of the British racket.

Exact information about the cost to taxpayers of the clan and about their activities is made hard to get by the Windsors' exemption from freedom of information laws.

Until Britain frees itself from the feudal institution, Republic calls for queen Windsor to be paid an annual salary, set by Parliament, for the income from the duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster to be taken from the family, and for the status of the Crown Estate as the property of the people to be put beyond doubt.

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Toronto, June 23, 2011 - A recent poll conducted by Toronto's York University community newspaper, "Excalibur," appears to dispute the view that the royal newlyweds are increasing support for the monarchy among Canadian youth.

In response to the question - 'Are you excited about the royal couple coming to Canada in July?' only 5% of students answered "Yes," while 71% said "No" and 24% replied with a lukewarm "Somewhat."

The poll results were obtained from 100 students out of a total enrolment at York University of around 50,000.

According to Citizens for a Canadian Republic spokesperson Tom Freda, "Even if you factor in an extremely generous 10% statistical margin of error, these figures are still pretty convincing evidence that younger Canadians aren't being fooled by the mammoth public relations campaign underway to boost flagging support for the monarchy."

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Community Event Hijacked

The Big Lunch, an effort to get neighbours socialising, is to be politicised in 2012 to help the Windsor clan hold on to its feudal privileges.

The annual event is to be renamed the “Big Jubilee Sunday Lunch” and will be included in a programme of events to mark the sixtieth year that Elizabeth Windsor has been Britain's unelected head of state.

The BBC will again play its part as chief promoter of the undemocratic institution of monarchy by broadcasting a concert at Windsor's London palace.

The super-rich Windsor will be celebrating the con trick that has allowed her to be paid more than £12m annually for a ceremonial job.

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The Australian new site Perth Now has revealed that Australian police are spying on republicans ahead of a Windsor family visit to that country in October.

State security police drove 270km to question republican Mark Tomkinson after he joked on his blog about dropping green paint on Kate Middleton when she married a leading Windsor family member recently.

Western Australia Police Union president Russell Armstrong was reported to have said "The security of these people (the Windsors) is the utmost (importance). If anyone had any idea of doing or saying stupid things, they'd have to be very careful and watch over their shoulder because we'll be listening and watching."

Mr. Tomkinson called the police visit “intimidation.” He told Perth Now that that it was a "disgrace", "un-Australian" and an attack on the right of free speech.

Britain's hereditary head of state Elizabeth Windsor and her notorious husband are due to visit Australia for a Commonwealth Heads of Government get together.

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Prince Philip appointment shows severe lack of judgment

Toronto, June 11, 2011 - Citizens for a Canadian Republic is breaking its longstanding policy of avoiding criticism of the British royals by expressing its shock and bewilderment at Prime Minister Harper's decision to appoint Prince Philip as an honorary admiral and general in the Canadian Armed Forces.

"Generally, we take the stand that it's Ottawa and not the British Royals that's the obstacle to head of state reform in Canada," said CCR spokesperson Tom Freda. "However, on this occasion, we have to ask why someone who has often been referred to as arrogant, racist and sexist deserves such an honour in Canada."

"This is the same person," Freda adds, "who, when asked in 1976 what he thought of his tour of Canada, said derisively, "We don’t come here for our health.""

Prince Philip is also on record with the following quotations:

To a British female sea cadet in 2010: “Do you work in a strip club?”
To a British student in China in 1986: “If you stay here much longer, you’ll go home with slitty eyes.”
To Australian aboriginal leader William Brin in 2002: “Do you still throw spears at each other?”
On viewing a fuse box in a Scottish factory said: “It looks as though it was put in by an Indian.”
To Paraguayan dictator General Stroessner: “It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.”
The prince has even had to defend his and his family's Nazi ties. In the recently published book "Royals and the Reich," by historian Jonathan Petropoulos’, a photo is shown of him surrounded by relatives in Nazi SS and Brownshirt uniforms.

Explaining the attraction of the royals to the Nazis, Prince Philip said, "There was a great improvement in things like trains running on time and building."

"Obviously, a Canadian with these kinds of associations and black marks would not even be in the top 100 of a list of candidates for such an appointment," adds Freda. "Prime Minister Harper needs to explain to Canadians how honouring questionable British royals coincides with our tolerant values.

Media Release - Prime Minister of Canada - PM announces the appointment of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the highest ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces

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If there was any doubt that the Labour Party supports hereditary privilege it has been eliminated by a revelation about the artistic preferences of Peter Mandleson, a senior minister in the last government. According to reports of an exhibition of works of art purchased by the state, Mandleson's choices for decorating his offices while business secretary of state included two portraits of British “queens”. The minister who found inspiration at work from images of feudal privilges also took the feudal title of “Lord” and the position of legislator-for-life.

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According to the Financial Times British Prime Minister David Cameron had to rely on a plane provided by little known Eastern Airways when he attended the G8 meeting in France recently. The president of France arrived in a jet emblazoned “Republique Française “. The Italian and Canadian prime ministers both had impressive jets too. The American Air Force One was too big to land at the same airport.

Under Britain's feudal system hereditary head of state Elizabeth Windsor flies in planes provided by the British air force when when making ceremonial visits. But the head of Britain's government must rely on a propeller driven plane bearing the logo of a small commercial airline when conducting serious state business.

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