Comment: Anyone surviving in public office for this long is a sign of something wrong
To say the Queen has succeeded by ‘not putting a foot wrong’ is to miss the point of a head of state
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One million foodbank visits, but not one story in the Tory press
More coverage for the royal foetus as the disgrace of foodbanks is dropped down the memory hole
The royal household is openly abusing public money
The total annual cost of the monarchy is estimated by Republic to be around £300m – nine times higher than the official figure.
4 ideas to make our political system more democratic
The Telegraph reported yesterday that a House of Commons committee has called for the abolition of the monarchy’s role in signing off new laws. The Political and Constitutional Reform committee said that the role of the monarchy in giving approvaltest
The meddling Prince Charles
It has emerged that the Prince of Wales has aides working in government departments which raises questions about his political neutrality.
The Royal Baby – media round-up
Across the nations this morning many people will be celebrating the birth of a future monarch – the as yet unnamed baby Cambridge.
The new Prince and his 2,000 birthday buddies
Though their names, weights and times of birth were not announced to the world’s media, just over 2,000 other children in the UK have one thing in common with the new Prince: their date of birth.
Time to FoI the Queen?
As the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee overshadows the imminent reform of royal funding, myths about a “value for money monarchy” continue to go unchallenged.
Benn: Bercow for President!
King of Labour’s Left Tony Benn today called for the Speaker of the House of Commons to be made President of Britain.
Verdict of the British people: “Long to reign over us”
The British people like the Monarchy. get used to it, and fight that battles that matter.