For those of us who are neither monarchists nor republicans, this is the strangest time
We’re happy to watch the funeral and raise a glass to His Majesty, but mostly we want a return to…
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The remarkable reconciliation between the royal family and Sinn Féin
In dark times, the warmth between Irish republicans and the monarchy is an inspiring reminder of progress.
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King Charles III and his causes
Charles III is notorious for his political interventions. Will he be an activist monarch or follow his mother’s example?
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Silence reigns
The real power of the Crown lies in its ability to forge and occupy a space of psychic comfort and…
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The right-wing press were dismayed by the lack of dissent from the royalist consensus
The BBC let them down so badly that even the Daily Mail was compelled to admit that the broadcaster “caught…
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It is right to question the existence of the Crown – yet on the environment the King’s voice may be crucial
Right-wing ministers with a record of hostility to “green crap” can’t be trusted, while Charles was early to recognise the…
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King Charles is popular – but for how long?
Republicans hoped this was their biggest opportunity to make their case in decades.
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Anti-royal protests show the value of parliament’s supremacy
Liberties are most at risk while emotions are running high.
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We should celebrate Charles and Camilla’s very modern love story
The two lovers were torn apart by antiquated notions of morality that now seem not just sexist, but downright cruel.
By21 December 1979: Christopher Hitchens on Prince Charles and the development of the commercial monarchy.
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How will Scotland respond to King Charles?
The Scottish government has declared its interest in a royal head of state, but there are republican voices of discontent…
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What happens now the Queen has died?
The UK will enter ten days of national mourning and parliament will sit on Friday and Saturday for MPs’ tributes.
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The Queen made us a gentler and kinder country
Having a motherly figure as the representative of state power has been overwhelmingly positive.
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The Queen’s death leaves a nation unsure of its place in the world
This is the second act of a national realignment that began with the UK’s departure from the EU.
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The death of the Queen marks the final break with imperial Britain
Her reign was a link to a country still in the twilight of empire.
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The Metropolitan Police protects the powerful
Power doesn’t just corrupt those at the top – it prejudices the institutions that should keep them in line too.
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The interventions of Prince Charles will end in calamity – for him and the monarchy
The Queen creates unity by managing to say everything and nothing. The heir to the throne does not have this…
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Why we must allow the sovereign to retire
Before the age of common longevity, an heir would not have wasted his life waiting.
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What will happen when the Queen dies?
Britain’s apathy will keep Charles on the throne, for better or for worse.
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