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monarchy

August 24, 2020

Thailand urged to drop charges and free democracy activists

International pressure on the Thai government is urgently needed to end the crackdown on pro-democracy activists and peaceful protests, and release those arbitrarily detained, says Human Rights Watch.
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.
January 12, 2019

Law against criticising monarchy proposed in Malaysia

The Malaysian government is considering new laws to protect hereditary rulers from criticism.
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.
April 21, 2018

Charles Windsor's Kipling fantasy

There could scarcely have been a less opportune time to remark on the relationship of skin colour to nationality.
April 3, 2018

Monarchy-free Europe conference to be held on day of royal wedding

Campaigners from across Europe will be meeting in central London on the day of the royal wedding, to discuss plans for a monarchy-free Europe.
December 18, 2017

Royal quiz show in breach of broadcasting standards, say campaigners

Campaigners have called on ITV to look again at broadcasting 'A Right Royal Quiz', saying the monarchy is a contested political institution and falls within broadcasters' obligations on impartiality.
September 20, 2015

Corbyn, national security, and democracy

Does the British establishment, in its entirety, really believe in democracy? Perhaps for some elements, the best reply to that would be – up to a point.
June 5, 2014

Juan Carlos Bourbon, Elizabeth Windsor and the people's future

The response to the abdication of Juan Carlos and the comic-opera events which took place yesterday (4 June) in the palace of Westminster illustrate both the absurdity and the emotional pull of monarchy.
October 28, 2013

All baptisms are royal baptisms

Media coverage of George Windsor's baptism gave the impression that baptism is about conformity. Baptism began in a far more radical way, before its domestication by the powerful. Since then, many people have rediscovered baptism's original subversive force, as a sign of dedication to the kingdom of God – and a rejection of the kingdoms of this world.