Anti-monarchy pressure group Republic has described the Queen’s decision to personally invite the Crown Prince of Bahrain to jubilee events at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace as “a catastrophic error of judgement” and “deeply offensive”.
Republic will be joining Peter Tatchell and Bahrain activists protesting outside Buckingham palace this evening from [Read more]
The BBC is facing legal action over its coverage of the Queen’s diamond jubilee, after the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic served a “letter of claim” threatening to take the corporation to judicial review.
Republic – represented by Sarah McSherry, partner at Christian Khan Solicitors – claims that the BBC has breached [Read more]
Campaign group Republic has today said it welcomes a Yougov poll showing a clear majority are opposed to changing the name of the tower that houses Big Ben to Elizabeth Tower.
The proposed name change has come from MPs seeking to ingratiate themselves with the Queen in her jubilee year.
The Yougov [Read more]
Republic has been contacted by a number of parents who are concerned that their children’s schools are presenting the diamond jubilee in a one-sided way. We know from these enquiries, and from our own freedom of information research, that many schools are planning celebratory events and trips which exclude any [Read more]
The Queen’s record in office has been one of failure according to a new pamphlet published today by campaign group Republic. The publication aims to challenge the notion that the Queen is “untouchable” and beyond criticism.
60 Inglorious Years argues that the Queen’s reign has been characterised by “personal enrichment, [Read more]
We’re continually told that the Queen has done a good job, that she has “never put a foot wrong”. But does her record really live up to these claims? How does she measure up against elected leaders? Could Britain have done better?
The republican cause is about the rights of all [Read more]
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