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Barbados has thrown off its colonial shackles. Now the real change must come

Published on: 26 November 2021

Written by: Kareem Smith All articles by Kareem Smith

Barbados has removed the Queen as its head of state, as it begins a new national journey to remove any lingering...
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What’s wrong with Britain? Let’s start with the monarchy

Published on: 26 September 2021

Written by: Laura Clancy All articles by Laura Clancy

The Royal Family’s archaic-seeming rules and customs obscure its deep connections with modern global corporate power
Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion
Prince Philip was the godfather of Anglo-British nationalism

Published on: 9 April 2021

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

He pulled together TV, tabloids and monarchy. But that won’t work for younger generations – as Harry and Meghan know
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Queen beckons Britain into Covid-nationalism trap

Published on: 6 April 2020

Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

Elizabeth Windsor's speech about COVID-19 tried to spin our profound feelings about the pandemic into nationalist sentiment

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