Letter to EADT – Public Interest vs Prince’s Interest

13 March 2010 To The Editor, East Anglian Daily Times Dear Mr Hunt There has been a lot of talk over the past year about “cleaning-up” politics. The government has promised more transparency with its Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill. The Bill contains an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act: at present, we may [...]

Your New Year’s resolution: support Republic

If you believe that Britain would be better off without a monarchy, then you are not alone.  There are more than ten million people in the UK who believe that an unelected head of state has no part to play in the future of Britain.  Ideas about what system should replace the current hereditary monarch [...]

BBC Northamptonshire phone-in on the monarchy – a transcript

On 28th October BBC Northamptonshire broadcast a phone-in programme, hosted by Stuart Linnell, discussing the pros and cons of the monarchy. The programme went out between 13:00 and 14:00.   As well as calls, text messages and emails from the public, the programme featured contributions from a number of experts, including Michael Ellis (lawyer and [...]

I support Republic because …

In a new 60-second video Suffolk Coastal resident Pauline Godfrey from Aldeburgh explains why she supports Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state. Every day, more and more people are adding their voices to the call for a fairer, more democratic system of government that puts the people first. You can join Republic [...]

Republic Towns – Suffolk Coastal Republic – Nearly 2 weeks in….

In response to the call from Republic to create Republic Towns, I asked James Gray to send an email to all members and supporters in the Suffolk Coastal area to ask if anyone was interested in forming a Suffolk Coastal campaign group. Suffolk Coastal is the district council area and stretches from Felixstowe to Walberswick [...]