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A brief history of Britain's republican minority
The pageantry of the next royal wedding will contrast heavily with austerity Britain, writes KEITH FLETT
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The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
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Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
THE left, being supportive of democracy and elections, has never been enthusiastic for unelected rulers, particularly, as many have done historically, when they have claimed a “divine right” to rule.
Yet in Britain, republicanism — the idea that there should be an elected head of state — has been a minority trend if one is to compare it, for example, to French republicanism which had a revolution in 1789 to remove the king permanently.
It’s true of course that on January 30 1649 King Charles I lost his head in Whitehall, and a Commonwealth was in place until 1660. At that date the monarchy was restored, although the events of 1649 have had a place in radical history and thought to this day.
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