http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/news/ From feudalism to democracy en-us 2012-01-27T11:02:54+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000358.html Monarchists Tell The Old Lie Monarchists are trying their old tick, claiming that support for their feudal institution is not political. With this lie they are defending the government's decision to involve school children in their “jubilee” celebration this year... Centre for Citizenship 2012-01-27T11:02:54+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000357.html The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has once again smeared republicans, linking them to a murder trial in Northern Ireland. The state broadcaster described Colin Duffy, who was acquitted of killing British soldiers, as a “prominent republican”. This was in... Centre for Citizenship 2012-01-22T18:51:41+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000356.html Inaki Urdangarin, a Spanish “duke” and husband of the Bourbon “king” of Spain’s daughter, has been summoned by the Balearic Islands High Court on charges of “diverting taxpayers’ money, fraud and falsification of documents” according to the Financial Times.... Centre for Citizenship 2012-01-09T18:30:14+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000355.html Portia Simpson Miller, the new Prime Minister of Jamaica, has said that she intends to free her country from the British monarchy and make it a republic. Her People's National Party has a two-thirds majority in Parliament but the... Centre for Citizenship 2012-01-09T18:27:23+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000354.html John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia, has become the sixth Australian to be awarded the British Order of Merit by the hereditary head of state of both countries. According to The Australian, some leading republicans believe that Howard’s part... Centre for Citizenship 2012-01-05T18:54:38+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000353.html The blindness to democratic principles that is widespread in Britain has been highlighted in a Financial Times report on the City of London and the “occupy London” protesters. A Maurice Glasman told the newspaper the banks that are among... Centre for Citizenship 2011-11-24T22:11:17+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000352.html State Church Backs Occupy Protesters Opposes People’s Rights, Defends Privileges The Church of England has told a parliamentary committee that draft legislation to reform the House of Lords by allowing the people to elect most if not all of the... Centre for Citizenship 2011-11-15T08:24:28+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000351.html The son of Britain’s hereditary head of state is able to veto some proposed legislation, according to an extraordinary report in the Guardian. It had been believed that Britain's feudal system required the consent of his mother for new... Centre for Citizenship 2011-11-05T09:43:36+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000350.html The Bishop of Buckingham, a Church of England official, has criticised officials at his church's St. Paul's Cathedral for their attitude towards the “Occupy London” protesters who have camped outside. The Bishop asked in a blog “Do they have... Centre for Citizenship 2011-10-31T23:10:27+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000349.html If your home is broken into the British Prime Minister and his counterparts in 15 former colonies will worry about whether the burglars divide their takings equitably. They will not give a damn about your losses. That, at least, seems... Centre for Citizenship 2011-10-31T23:09:02+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000348.html Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia, has been criticised by monarchists for not curtsying to Britain's feudal head of state, Elizabeth Windsor. Earlier this year Irish President Mary McAleese showed that she has more respect for the Irish... Centre for Citizenship 2011-10-24T07:57:38+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000347.html Prime Minister David Cameron has written to 15 nations that have the same head of state as the UK asking them to support an end to gender discrimination against female members of the Windsor family. At present male Windsors... Centre for Citizenship 2011-10-22T12:50:54+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000346.html Members of the feudal House of Lords last week failed to block government plans to reform the National Health Service. Some of the unelected legislators had hoped to have the reforms referred to a committee of “lords” and MPs,... Centre for Citizenship 2011-10-22T12:50:08+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000345.html The riots that swept British towns in the second week of August probably did less harm to the economy than the Windsor-Middleton wedding spectacle earlier in the year according to the Financial Times. This was despite 10% of shops,... Centre for Citizenship 2011-08-14T19:44:26+00:00 http://www.centreforcitizenship.org/weblogs/archives/000344.html The public holiday for the Windsor/Middleton wedding, together with the effects of the Japanese earthquake, knocked 0.5 per cent off the growth in the economy in the first quarter, according to the Financial Times. The wedding day was declared... Centre for Citizenship 2011-07-31T08:49:57+00:00