http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/news/ From feudalism to democracy en-us 2012-05-11T11:16:55+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000374.html Ampon Tangnoppakul has died while serving a twenty-year sentence for insulting the Thai “royal” family. Mr. Ampon was sentenced for sending SMS messages that were alleged to have violated the law that forbids free speech deemed insulting to the... Centre for Citizenship 2012-05-11T11:16:55+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000373.html Leanne Wood, the new leader of Plaid Cymru (Party of Wales), is boycotting a service at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff that is part of a tour of Wales by Britain’s hereditary head of state to celebrate her sixty years of extraordinary... Centre for Citizenship 2012-05-07T18:29:10+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000372.html The organiser of an event to celebrate Liz Windsor’s sixtieth year of egregious privilege has complained about lack of financial support from business. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil said he was having an “uphill struggle” to raise £10.5m for a show on... Centre for Citizenship 2012-05-07T09:39:19+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000371.html The town of Berga in Spain has set an example of self-respecting citizenship by declaring the “King of Spain” persona non grata. The town's council passed the motion following unusually severe criticism of the feudal relic for going on... Centre for Citizenship 2012-05-07T09:36:19+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000370.html Only Subjects Fit for Bank of England Canadian Mark Carney is eligible for consideration for the job of Governor of the Bank of England because he “is a subject of the Queen” according to one insider quoted in the... Centre for Citizenship 2012-04-24T18:37:25+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000369.html Juan Carlos Borbón, head of the Spanish Borbón clan and known as the king of that country, has apologised to the people of Spain for his elephant-hunting trip to Africa. Mr. Borbón had been widely criticised for the visit... Centre for Citizenship 2012-04-24T18:36:17+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000368.html Windsors Keep Theirs Under Wraps Liz Windsor's astuteness in using public decorum as a device to protect her family’s extraordinary privileges has been put in relief by events in Spain. Popular support for that country’s monarchy fell recently after... Centre for Citizenship 2012-04-21T08:51:19+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000367.html Parliamentary Committee Supports Unelected Legislators The writer of a popular TV soap would lose his seat if the people were allowed to elect the legislators in what is now called the House of Lords. That example of the horrible... Centre for Citizenship 2012-04-21T08:50:41+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000366.html The Washington Post has reported that censors in Thailand have banned a movie adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth because it “has content that causes divisiveness among the people of the nation.” According to the film's director the censors did not... Centre for Citizenship 2012-04-08T18:48:11+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000365.html Queen Not Untouchable Says Republic Leader The BBC has broadcast a seven minute interview with Graham Smith, Chief Executive of Republic, the anti-monarchy group and MP Paul Flynn. This followed Republic's campaign for fair treatment after years of anti-republican... Centre for Citizenship 2012-03-12T19:46:53+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000364.html Not Right To Wait For Windsor Death David Morris, new leader of the Australian Republican Movement, has promised to use the Windsor “jubilee” to ramp up the fight to free his country of the feudal institution of monarchy. He... Centre for Citizenship 2012-03-12T19:46:20+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000363.html The BBC’s monarchist bias has been confirmed by emails leaked to the Republic group. They show how the state broadcaster planned to exclude any criticism of Britain’s hereditary head of state  Elizabeth Windsor from a documentary it commissioned to... Centre for Citizenship 2012-03-01T18:23:32+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000362.html The BBC has turned down an an appeal against its rejection of a complaint that it has again shown bias against republicans. The biased report was on the acquittal of Colin Duffy on charges of killing British soldiers. The... Centre for Citizenship 2012-03-01T18:18:30+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000361.html Discrimination in favour of those with religious beliefs is to increase if the British government has its way. It intends to legislate to allow prayers at local council meetings. This follows a judicial ruling that councils had no authority... Centre for Citizenship 2012-02-19T08:41:38+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000360.html The ridiculous class system that results from Britain's reluctance to give up feudal practices has been causing an unusual fuss following the reduction of former banker Fred Goodwin from “knight” to knave because he “brought the honours system into... Centre for Citizenship 2012-02-05T10:21:42+00:00