
A Prince of the Church speaks on republicanism
Using the “republic” in an opinion poll is not of much use unless the republican model is described. Nor is there much sense in someone saying, often under the pressure of elite fashion,...
Using the “republic” in an opinion poll is not of much use unless the republican model is described. Nor is there much sense in someone saying, often under the pressure of elite fashion,...
In “Great Constitutional Monarch Mourned ,” 24 July 2007, we reported that the great constitutional monarch, the former King of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, had died on 23 July, 2007 at the age of 92. ...
Further to the controversial grant of a pardon by President Bush to “Scooter” Libby, it is rumoured there is some arrangement or understanding in the French Republic for a pardon which Jacques Chirac negotiated...
Only two republican models have endured as long as the Westminster system. They are the American and the Swiss, and only if you ignore their nineteenth...
Malcolm Turnbull has been quite consistent in being pessimistic about the chances of Australia becoming a republic, as we reported in this column on 25 July, 2005. On the Channel 9 Sunday programme on...
“It must be one of the screwiest ideas to come out of a nominally intelligent person in quite a while,” writes Graham in Ambit Gambit: Procreate early, vote often . (Ambit Gambit is...
Indian politicians have just chosen a woman, Pratibha Patil, as President. She succeeds to an office which was planned to be a...
Alan Jones “is considering becoming a commentator for 7 Seven, appearing across Sunrise, news and any other show” reported Amanda Meade in The Australian’s media column, THE DIARY, on 26 July, 2007. As...
Soon after having to apologise to The Queen, and being fined by the regulator for another offence a BBC inquiry has identified cheating on six television and radio programmes. This involved staff members...
The timing of Kevin Rudd’s announcement that there would be another republic referendum was indeed curious. As we asked yesterday, was it because some of...