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April 2, 2019

Reality of monarchy exposed by Brexit, say campaigners

Britain is witnessing a clash between the fiction of parliamentary democracy and the reality of constitutional monarchy, say campaigners.
November 9, 2018

King Charles is not the people's choice, says Republic

Call for a national debate about the future of the monarchy following the Queen’s reign.
December 19, 2012

Queen’s cabinet visit reveals 'feudal heart' of UK politics, says Republic

The group Republic, which campaigns for democratic alternatives to the monarchy, has criticised the Queen’s visit to yesterday morning’s cabinet meeting.
November 16, 2012

Are royals really poorer than minimum wage workers’ families?

In seeking once again to blame the poor for poverty, UK work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has implied that several children of members of the royal family may be poorer than many living on the breadline with parents earning the minimum wage.
May 30, 2012

Alternative perspectives on the Jubilee
April 7, 2012

From 'Royal Maundy' to a real Maundy of equality

At present the symbolism of the Royal Maundy service in York ritualises economic inequality, the subservience of the Church to the Crown, and the sanctification of an unjust order, says Simon Barrow. Maybe a ritual re-ordering of it could help remind Christians, and the Established church, that we are called to oppose injustice and who who "act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus" (Acts 17.7)?
November 6, 2011

Responses to changed succession rules for British monarchs

Catholics and leaders of the 16 Commonwealth countries where Queen Elizabeth II serves as head of state have welcomed an announcement by British Prime Minister David Cameron about changes to the royal succession that include allowing the monarch to marry a Roman Catholic.
May 15, 2011

Views differ on Queen's 'historic' visit to Ireland this week

Some religious leaders see Queen Elizabeth II's state visit to Ireland this week as a sign of reconciliation following centuries of sectarian hatred and violence.
April 29, 2011

C of E finds itself centre stage in 'William and Kate' show

An estimated two billion people around the world tuned in on 29 April to watch the wedding of Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, and Catherine Middleton.
April 29, 2011

Wedded to a right royal theological confusion

Reading the church media over the past week, and probably for the succeeding one, would leave many people with the impression that the boundary between church and monarchy is virtually indecipherable. I find this elision of faith in God with a longing for worldly pomp and circumstance deeply disturbing.