2010 ARTICLES
Tony Abbott:
Australia's 'mad monk' close to election victory
Dear Guardian:
Get out of Oz or shuffle off the coil
Kid Genius:
"All monarchists are either stupid or evil"
Republican Vultures:
Australia should go republic after Queen dies?
Princess Royal:
Hardest working Royal, Princess Anne, Turns 60
Much-Abused Imperial Poet:
Rudyard Kipling unburdened
Admiral Cod:
Wilfred Thesiger, Archeo-Traditionalist
Diamond Jubilee:
Bring Back the Royal Yacht Britannia
On Flickr:
The British Monarchy's Photostream
Buck House:
No Garden Party tea for BNP leader, Nick Griffin
In Quebec:
The Queen is still Wolfe in sheep’s clothing
Queen's PM:
Australia will not vote on ties to British monarchy
Camelot:
Historians locate King Arthur's Round Table?
Royal Neglect:
Is Britain becoming a republic by default?
Monarchy or Anarchy?
No third option explains David Warren
Charles vs Modernists:
God Bless the Prince of Wales!
After Her Majesty:
Who will wear the crown in Canada?
Bargain for Britain:
And for the Commonwealth Realms
Queen's Prime Minister:
Harper advised by "ardent monarchists"
Muddled Monarchist:
A troubled and confused loyalist
Loyal Subject:
God Bless Her Majesty!
Queen's Prime Minister:
Harper really loves the Queen
Crown & Pants:
She wears the crown and he wears the pants
The Maple Kingdom:
The ‘iron cage’ of the colonial past dissipates…
The Crown Knows Best:
It all Begins and Ends with Monarchy
White Rose Day:
Burke's Corner on "Sorrowing Loyalty"
Happy B'day Grand Old Duke:
It's a pity they don't make his kind anymore
Saved by the Crown:
What monarchs offer modern democracy
Queen's Speech:
Black Marks, Brownie Points at the State Opening
The Navy's 100th!
Restore the honour 'Royal' Canadian Navy
Happy Birthday!
Her Majesty The Queen turns 84.
Abolish the Commons:
Suicidal tendencies of the modern political class
Labour Vandalism:
Plans to abolish the House of Lords
Lord Black:
"The ultimate degradation of the 'white man's burden'"
Old Etonian:
Guppy the Ex-Bullingdonian speaks of his loyalty
Duchess of Devonshire:
bemoans the demise of the Stiff Upper Lip
Queen Victoria:
A film remarkable for its lack of anti-British prejudice
Climate Imperialism:
Rich nations guilty of 'climate colonialism'
Bye Bye Britain:
The UK officially not a sovereign state
Monarchy Haters:
A Strange Form of Bitterness
Royal Intrigue:
The secret plot to deny the Queen the throne
Never mind the Queen?
Summing up Daniel Hannan in four words
Queen & Country:
David Warren on a Big Lie finally corrected
Defending the Royals:
Repatriate the Monarchy argues Andrew Coyne
2009 ARTICLES
Classic Warner:
The other November the 11th
Brave Loyalist!
Lone woman takes on anti-Royal mob in Montréal
Loyal Subject:
Evaluating the monarchy against their own little worlds
Death so Noble:
An 'almost divine act of self-sacrifice'
Crux Australis:
Howard revisits his victory over the republic
Lord Ballantrae:
The Would-Be King of New Zealand
Lord Iggy:
Anti-Monarchist Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Old Etonian:
A modern-day Lawrence of Arabia?
Sir Keith Park:
The Commonwealth's Finest Hour
Buckingham Masjid:
Buckingham Palace under the Shariah
The Maple Crown:
Our ties to monarchy are bigger than the royals
His Tonyness:
Holy Roman Emperor, Leader of Progressive Humanity
Young Fogey:
Rafal Heydel-Mankoo on
Chretien's Order of Merit
He's not a snob, Bob:
Why does Canada cling to British colonial roots?
Fount of Justice:
Crown sidelined from new Supreme Court
The Clown Prince:
The world’s third longest-serving head of state
Hell, Britannia, you’re just nasty:
Licence to make crass sexual jokes on the BBC about the Queen is depravity, not liberty
Loyal Subject:
The Governor General can't take the Queen out of Canada
Save Our Dukes:
Return peerage appointments to the Queen
Lord Black of Crossharbour:
Why I became a Catholic
Not Amused:
Her Majesty "appalled" at the direction of her Church
A Sad Day in Pretoria:
When South Africa Lost its Star
The Queen Mother:
Noblesse Oblige vs the Me Generation
Aristocrats:
A review of Lawrence James's new book in the FT
Crown and Shamrock:
Irish went underground to view coronation
Bye bye Camelot:
Obituaries on Ted Kennedy here,
here and
here.
Scotch Whisky
Do not boycott for ye Scots had precious little to do with it
Loyal Subject:
God (and Young Liberals) saving the Queen
Aussie Monarchist:
A good bloke calls it a day
Blog of the Order:
This man can redesign our blog any time he wants
Lord Black:
Much ado about the Republic of China
Stalwart Jacobite:
But has no problem with Elizabeth II of Canada
Royal Commonwealth Society:
Join the Conversation
H.M.A.S.
Sydney:
Inquiry blames captain for worst naval disaster
Imperial Constitution:
Was the American Revolution avoidable?
Hero Harry Patch:
Saying Goodbye to All That
King and Country:
The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Minden
King's College:
Crosses Return to the Columbia Crown
Lord Salisbury:
An interview with the 7th Marquess of Salisbury
Queen's Commonwealth:
Quaint historical relic or meaningful bloc?
Queen's Prime Minister:
Chrétien's perplexing gong
Why Ma'am Must Stay:
The
New Statesman is foaming at the mouth
Happy We-Should-Restore-The-Monarchy-And-Rejoin-Britain Day!
CinC:
The Queen's Broadcast to Her Armed Forces around the World
Elizabeth Cross
follows a tradition that started with Crimean War
Dominion Day:
Canada was an act of divine loyalty
LOYAL SUBJECT:
A GOOD DAY IN CAPE TOWN
The "Whaddever Monarchy":
A Prince and his indulgent public
English Constitution:
A written constitution is not the answer
Rest in Peace:
Roméo LeBlanc, former governor general, dies at 81
Prince of Wales:
Who, apart from the Prince, speaks up for beauty?
Queen's Prime Minister:
New Zealand restores Queen's Counsel
Why I accepted my OBE:
Radical feminist Marxist accepts "cruel imperial order"
On Lord Loser:
Modernist architects carry on where the Luftwaffe left off
The Puissant Prince:
Thanks to Prince Charles for meddling
"It's our republic"?
It's our monarchy, not a dance with republican elites
Grand Old Duke:
Happy 88th Birthday to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
Warner:
It is time for the Queen to dissolve Parliament.
Royal Fix:
Prince Charles resolves diplomatic impasse.
Not Amused:
France admits snubbing the Queen.
Useless Monarchy?
Prince Charles is taking on the starchitects...and winning.
Vice-Regal Salute:
Governor General of Canada least boring vice-regal ever
Loyal Subject:
For genuine patriots pride in the monarchy is fundamental
Cranmer:
The Mother of Parliaments has become a whorehouse of ill-repute
Poet Laureate:
Will ignore royal events if they don't inspire her
Grand Old Duke:
The longest-serving royal consort in British history.
Keep our Feudal Failsafes:
Monarchy is not a game of 'fair'
Farewell to Helen Clark:
"I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery"
Eco-Monarchy:
A not completely irreverant look at the future King
Voyage Through the Commonwealth:
World cruise around the faded bits of pink.
The Equality Bill:
A real nasty piece of work by the Lord Privy Seal
Laughter from the Gallery:
Canada's a Republic, claim Australian politicians.
Peter Hitchens on America:
Canada and America, two ideas of how to be free.
Let's Not:
If the disappearance of newspapers is inevitable, let's get on with it.
Strange Bedfellows:
No friend of monarchy, but...we admired the good bits
King Harper:
A Parliament of Potted Palms.
Keep our Feudal Failsafes:
Monarchy is not a game of 'fair'
Gentleman Royalist:
Theodore Harvey is baptised an Anglican
Farewell to Helen Clark:
"I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery"
Republican humour:
Keeping monarchy means we don't have confidence
Eco-Monarchy:
A not completely irreverant look at the future King
Catholic Tory:
Amend the Act of Settlement - but not yet
Why you should still read
The Guardian:
Let's hear it for mad monarchy
Reform the Monarchy?
Let's wait another century, says Lord Rees-Mogg
Not Amused:
Mr. Rudd, and his totalitarian certainty
Irish Blues:
Ireland out in the cold over British Monarchy debate
Act of Settlement:
Here's a Tory view, and
here's a Whig view
Lord Black:
The magnificent absurdity of George Galloway
Vice-Regal Saint:
Remembering Paul Comtois (1895–1966), Lt.-Gov Québec
Britannic Inheritance:
Britain's legacy. What legacy will America leave?
Oxford Concision:
Daniel Hannan makes mince meat of Gordon Brown
Commonwealth Voyage:
World cruise around the faded bits of pink.
"Sir Edward Kennedy":
The Queen has awarded the senator an honorary Knighthood.
President Obama:
Hates Britain, but is keen to meet the Queen?
The Princess Royal:
Princess Anne "outstanding" in Australia.
H.M.S.
Victory:
In 1744, 1000 sailors went down with a cargo of gold.
Queen's Commonwealth:
Britain is letting the Commonwealth die.
Justice Kirby:
His support for monarchy almost lost him appointment to High Court
Royal Military Academy:
Sandhurst abolishes the Apostles' Creed.
Air Marshal Alec Maisner, R.I.P.
Half Polish, half German and 100% British.
Cherie Blair:
Not a vain, self regarding, shallow thinking viper after all.
Harry Potter:
Celebrated rich kid thinks the Royals should not be celebrated
The Royal Jelly:
A new king has been coronated, and his subjects are in a merry mood
Victoria Cross:
Australian TROOPER MARK DONALDSON awarded the VC
Godless Buses:
Royal Navy veteran, Ron Heather, refuses to drive his bus
Labour's Class War:
To expunge those with the slightest pretensions to gentility
100 Top English Novels of All Time:
The Essential Fictional Library
Royal Racism?
Our intellectually febrile self appointed arbiters of modern manners
The Story of Bill Stone, RN:
"Contented mind. Clean living. Trust in God"
Bill Stone:
Last British veteran of both world wars dies
Reverse Snobbery:
"Prince William and Harry are not very bright"
Poet Laureate:
The English-Speaking Peoples need a poet laureate
Prince Harry:
Much Ado about Nothing
H.M.A.S.
Sydney:
Australia seeks answers to its worst naval disaster
BIG BEN:
Celebrating 150 Years of the Clock Tower
Winnie-the-Pooh:
Canada's famous bear, Winnie (Winnipeg), to be published in a sequel
Not Amused:
Traditional fairytales are not politically correct enough for our children
The British Empire:
"If you were going to be colonized, you wanted to be colonized by the British"
Gross Constitutional Impropriety:
Without mandate for change, plebiscites work to undermine the system
2008 ARTICLES
Count Iggy:
Michael Ignatieff takes the reigns of the LPC
Lord Black of Crossharbour:
Harper and Ignatieff promise a rivalry for the ages
Strange Bedfellows:
The monarchy is safe from this republican
Fount of Dishonour:
The growing distinction of remaining an unadorned Mister
Republican Poet:
Colby Cosh on that mute inglorious Milton
Church of England:
The Conservative case for the Established Church of England
Liberal Secular Scrooges:
A Blight on the Festive Landscape
Fount of Honour:
The Queen's New Year Honours List
Act of Settlement:
the last brick in a crumbling wall, by Philip Lardner
What next, Mr. Hannan,
the conservative case for disestablishing the monarchy?
Hair to the Throne:
Prince William's beard is fit for a King.
Canada's House of Lords:
Why reforming the Senate is profoundly unwelcome.
Someone who gets it:
The proper relationship between liberty and democracy.
More Pseudo Democracy:
Keep on voting until you get it right.
Royal Christmas:
Queen's Christmas Message still trumps seasonal schedule.
Archbishop Williams:
A 'certain integrity' to a disestablished Church of England.
Loyal Subject:
Debunking the antimonarchist claims of
The Economist.
Royal Prerogative:
Grand Duke says no to legalised
murder assisted suicide.
Lord Iggy:
The Nobleman versus the Doberman
It's Over:
the day, the decision, the crisis, the coalition, and Dion’s leadership
Loyal Subject:
Speak out Charles, our teenage politicians never will
Prince Charles at 60:
60 Facts About HRH, Prince Charles of Wales
Remembrance Day Hymns:
O Valiant Hearts;
Abide With Me
For Liberty and Livelihood! Duke of Norfolk leads hunt protest ban
Keating Remembers:
"I have never been to Gallipoli, and I never will"
John Cleese a Republican?
An anti-monarchist rant worthy of Monty Python
Balfour Declaration:
The precursor to the Statute of Westminster
Beaverbrook's Grandson:
SAS Major Sebastian Morley resigns in disgust
"His Mightiness":
Yanks and the royals; the Eagle and the Crown
England Expects:
The Hero of Trafalgar at 250
Harper and Howard:
An embarrassing example of Anglosphere Unity
Crowning Insult:
Labour's legacy will be its destruction of the monarchy
Her Excellency:
An Interview with Governor-General Quentin Bryce
Age of Oversensitivity:
Churchill wouldn't stand a chance in Canadian election
William of Wales:
Prince chooses RAF career over that of a 'working Royal'
Australia's Loyal Opposition:
Republican Turnbull now on Queen's side
Loyal Subject:
The Age of Elizabeth II, by A.N. Wilson
Tory Icon?
Daniel Hannan says British Tories should follow Stephen Harper
Chasing Churchill:
Around the world with Winston
Her Majesty The Queen -
A Life in Film
The Crown in Oz:
Australia swears in first female governor-general
Lèse majesté?
The Royal Australian Institute of Architects drops the 'royal'
Rest In Peace:
David Lumsden of Cushnie (1933-2008), President of the 1745 Assn.
Monarchies Rule:
Prominent Australian republican says monarchies are the best
Sir Don Bradman:
Oz remembers The Don, the greatest cricketer batsman of all time
Padre Benton:
The Living Tradition in Piddingworth
"Stodgy anachronism"
More moist, vapid effusions from the Diana cult
Drool Britannia:
London Summer Olympics 2012
Taki the Aristocrat:
Unrepentedly wealthy and well mannered
Wanted: Uncorker
Message in a bottle faster than Royal Mail
The Other St. George:
Will Georgia restore its monarchy?
Gentlemen's Clubs:
The Great Club Revolution of New York
The Laughing Cavalier:
What an utterly absurd article
Health unto His Future Majesty:
"Royalty dares to challenge the New Order"
"Grace, Your Grouse!"
Better to kill a fellow gun than wing a beater
Boys will be adventurous:
To Ulaanbaatar by London cab
A King's Breakfast:
A trenchant defence of the full English breakfast
Republican beer:
Forget Coopers, support Fosters
Trafalgar Square:
Sanity prevails on the fourth plinth
The Empire Builder:
How James Hill built a railroad without subsidies
"Harvard was not amused":
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 1918–2008
Greatest Briton:
Wellington is "greater than Churchill"
Death of the Necktie?
A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life
Not Amused:
The next Chief Justice of Australia to be a republican
Royal New Zealand Air Force:
God Save N.Z. from the Cannibals
Why English Pubs are Dying:
The totalitarian smoking ban.
Swooning over Princess Obama:
A Coronation or the Second Coming?
Dreams of an Academic:
Gough Whitlam to have the last laugh?
Joshua Slocum meet President Kruger:
Yet another reason to love the Boers
Changing of the Guard:
Annual Inspection at Rideau Hall
H.M.S.
Iron Duke:
A Foe for William and Sea Room
Fountain of Honour:
Australian pop star gets Order of the British Empire
DOMINION DAY:
Read David Warren's Lament for a Nation
Kiwi Tribalism:
Sealords, Treelords, what are New Zealanders coming to?
Of Queen and Country:
John Elder disects the current state of monarchy in Oz
Not Amused:
The Olympic Games trump Buckingham Palace
CMR Returns:
The Royal Military College of St. John
Hereditary peers
overwhelmingly rejected the Lisbon Treaty
Archbishop Cranmer:
Royal Assent given to the Treaty of Lisbon
Crown Commonwealth:
Referendum confirms Her Majesty as Queen of Tuvalu
Duke of York:
Prince Andrew Visits Troops in Afghanistan
Treaty of Lisbon:
A Litmus Test for the British Monarchy
The Queen and I:
The man who caused royal kerfuffle gives view of the monarchy
HMS
Ontario sunk in 1780,
found intact! at bottom of Lake Ontario
Hold the Lime, Bartender:
Only lemon properly complements a gin and tonic
Elizabethans Down Under:
Are most Australian monarchists merely "Elizabethans"?
Edwardian Gentleman:
What To Do When You Find a Hohenzollern in Your Study
Hooray for Kid's Day!!
Melbourne newspaper won't come of Age
Unhappy Kingdom:
Why Liberal Democracy is Failing Us
Knightless Realm:
The world yawns as John Howard is made an AC
Scots Tory:
Bring Back the Stiff Upper Lip, says Gerald Warner
HMY Britannia:
Let's lay the keel for a new royal yacht
For Queen, Country and Low Pay:
PM pledges to do better
Maple Leaf republic?
Roger Kimball's sleight of hand (since corrected!)
Queen's Birthday:
New Zealand unveils new Vice-Regal Standard
Prince Charming:
Quebec author calls Canadian G-G a "negro queen"
The Senior Service:
Sub-Lieutenant Wales to take on Pirates of the Caribbean
Crown of Disenchantment:
What does it require to withhold royal assent?
Colonial Mentality:
Key republican thinks Victoria Cross is a colonial relic
The Red Baron:
Billy Bishop, not Mannock, was the British Empire's top ace
Which Scots conservatism:
Unionist or Nationalist?
Loyal Subject:
After all she has done, we owe the Queen our oath
Victoria Day – Fête de la Reine:
Official B'day of the Queen of Canada
Renaming the Victoria Day Weekend:
Let's get rid of Heritage Day Bob
Pro Valore:
Canada mints its own Victoria Cross in time for Victoria Day
State Visit to Turkey:
Mustafa Akyol says God Save the Queen, Indeed
Norn Iron Unites:
What issue is uniting all parties of Northern Ireland?
Extreme Loyalist:
Michael Stone attempted to slit the throats of Adams and McGuinness because he just "can't handle" republicans being in government.
Canada's Vice-Regal
dubbed an elegant mix between Lady Di and Nelson Mandela
Queen of Australia:
Support for Australian republic hits new low
A Heroes Welcome:
The Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo, 8-10 May 2008
Fat, Vile and Impudent:
Alan Fotheringham is back on the bottle
The Devine Right of Bling:
Our Royals have become hereditary celebrities
Battle of the Atlantic:
Canadians remember the longest battle of WW2
Old Etonian Toff:
Boris Johnson installed as Tory Mayor of London
Britain needs a Patron Saint:
Cry God for Harry, Britain and St. Aiden?
Anglos in Mont-Royal:
Rooting for the Montreal Canadiens
Daniel Hannan:
Borders of the Anglosphere and the British Empire was a mistake
Australia 2020:
One Big Fat Republican Con Job
Bye bye Tommy:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy go away"
For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Carpetbaggers Down Under:
Kevin 'Mugabe' Rudd wins 98.5% support for republic
Kipling:
The Jeremiah of Empire and the Poet Laureate of Civilisation
Duke of Edinburgh:
Behind the gaffes is a man of real sincerity
Lord Rutherford:
The Father of the Atom lives on in great great grandson
Queen of Australia:
Royalty Protects us from Tyranny, David Barnett
Long Live the Broadsheet!
Norumbega, more traditionalist than the Pope.
A Tale of Two Countries:
Soldiers of Britain and Canada serve the same Queen but...
Loyal Subject:
Polishing the Royal Crown, Matt Bondy & Brendon Bedford
Devoted to the End:
Obituary of Sir Phillip Bridges
The Monarchist does not recognize the Republic of Kosova
Loyal Subject:
MPs Ruse Defeated; God Save the Queen!
St. Paddy's Day:
Edmund Burke, the greatest Irishman who ever lived
Not Amused:
The Bunkum of Timothy Garton Ash
Hero Harry:
Rave Reviews across the Commonwealth
Patriot Prince:
Prince Harry fought for us all, Charles Moore
William F. Buckley, RIP:
He had a Tory gratitude for the pleasures of life
Their Lordships' Duty:
The House of Lords can influence the Lisbon Treaty debate
Knights of Oz:
Revive Sirs or I'll have your guts for garters
Peter Hitchens:
People love the Queen...and the BBC hates us for it
Our Greatest Monarch:
Paul Johnson says Henry V was our greatest monarch
Princess Diana Inquest:
A Dirty Raincoat Show for the World
Malcom Turnbull:
'Queen's death will spark republican vote'
Duke of York:
The Royals are not "stuffed dummies". They should have their say
Peers of the Realm:
The decline and fall of the House of Lords - Charles A. Coulombe
Peter Hitchens:
Get rid of the monarchy and you will get rid of a guardian of liberty
THE FALL OF CHURCHILL
Honouring Sir Edmund Hillary
The Queen versus an E.U. President
Going Solo:
Prince William earns his Wings
James C. Bennett:
The Third Anglosphere Century
Knights of Oz: Revive Sirs or I'll have your guts for garters
Princess Diana Inquest:
A Dirty Raincoat Show for the World
Malcom Turnbull:
'Queen's death will spark republican vote'
Future Peer: The life and times of Lady Victoria Beckham
Peers of the Realm:
The decline and fall of the House of Lords - Charles A. Coulombe
Peter Hitchens: Get rid of the monarchy and you will get rid of a guardian of liberty
2007 ARTICLES
New York Times:
Ever Backwards into the Royal Future
Peter Hitchens:
People love the Queen...and the BBC hates us for it
Christopher Hitchens:
An Anglosphere Future
Andrew Cusack:
Republicanism is a traitor's game
DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Courageous Patrician:
Rt Hon Ian Douglas Smith (1919-2007)
The Last Rhodesian:
What began with Rhodes and ended with Ian?
Gentleman Journalist:
The Lord Baron W.F. Deedes, 1913-2007
Not Amused:
Blair's sinister campaign to undermine the Queen
Loyal Subject:
Queen Elizabeth: A stranger in her own country
Reverence Deference:
Bowing and Scraping Back in Tradition
Rex Murphy:
Kennedy, Churchill, Lincoln - The rousing bon mot is no more
Gerald Warner:
Don't shed a tear for Diana cult in its death throes
The End of Grandeur:
Rich, chincy Canada puts Strathmore on the blocks
Confessions of a Republican Leftie:
"The Queen charmed the pants off me"
The King's Own Calgary Regiment:
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg is laid to rest
The Royal Gurkha Rifles:
Prince William grieves the death of Major Roberts
Queensland Mounted Rifles:
Trooper David Pearce, 41, killed in Afghanistan
The Order of Canada:
100 investitures later, Canada's highest honour turns 40
Prince Edward on Prince Edward Island:
Troop's link to monarchy important
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN:
Unveils the UK Armed Forces Memorial
Great Britain:
"A rotten borough with a banana monarchy" - by Europhile
FADE BRITANNIA:
THE UNION OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND IS OVER - Simon Heffer
Peers of the Realm:
The decline and fall of the House of Lords - Charles A. Coulombe
Remembering 'Smithy': An obituary tour de force by Andrew Cusack
here,
here and
here.
NOT AMUSED: Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Quebec not invited to
Quebec's tercentenary
9 comments:
We don't all wear singlets, drink beer to excess, drive utes and barbecue shrimps every opportunity we get, but thanks for your kind wishes!
Incidentally, as a relative newcomer to this site am I correct in saying that there are a number of Canadians active? In which case, perhaps one could enlighten me; within the Canadian honours system, can a Canadian citizen/subject be made a knight, either KBE, one of the royal orders, or indeed of the Order of Canada? I ask as today's Australia Day Honours remind me just how meaningless a title such as 'Companion of the Order of Australia' is when no practical recognition is offered.
All the very best,
God save our Queen!
Nice to see another Australian on The Monarchist.
Incidentally, the republican movement chose today to start a new campaign for a republic, which has recieved very little media attention, a small article in the Australian and the ABC. The ABC article had comments, 103 in total, from a couple of dozen commentators split fairly evenly in support one way or the other. Yes, that is how important the republic is to Australians right now.
Oh? Is it an actual campaign, a la the "Mate for a Head of State" campaign, or a more general, "Australians want a republic...Prime Minister X give us our republic please"?
Oh? Is it an actual campaign, a la the "Mate for a Head of State" campaign, or a more general, "Australians want a republic...Prime Minister X give us our republic please"?
It is more along the lines of "LEt us make lots of noise and hope peopel actually start thinking about the issue again!" as opposed to anything more serious. It will go the way of the Mate for Head of State campaign, oblivion.
The simple fact is despite the republican movements posturing, no one but those with a vested interest either way care.
There are plenty of Canadians here, I know, I'm one of them. Yes, Canada and Australia are virtually identical when it comes to our respective Honours systems. Our highest order and class is Companion of the Order of Canada, and we too now have a nationalised Victoria Cross. We do still recognize the Royal Victorian Order, However, which is the personal gift of HEr Majesty, but I don't believe we are permitted the rank of Knight.
Canada may be older, bigger and richer than Oz, but we are less culturally distinct (Americans who wear warmer clothes) and not as geo-politically significant (Australia is not overshadowed by America as much as Canada), I would argue. And we're a pygmie in the eyes of the international press, who under-report anything Canadian because we are looked upon as a boring, tranquil and indistinct place.
Two years now since a Newspoll on republicanism... my guess is that if they are still conducting them, they're not publishing them because they're showing support for a republic falling.
That - or it's not considered a hot issue anymore by the Australian, that ultra-republican newspaper during the 99 referendum, which means republicanism is well and truly dead...
I was at a function hosted by a personal friend earlier this year, and so had the opportunity to have a crack at another friend who was a state Liberal MP who donated a raffle prize to the ARM recently (the wife of a fairly prominent Sydney republican made the mistake of sending me a book of tickets to the raffle - she won't be making that mistake again).
When challenged, the MP shrugged his shoulders and blushed.
If that's the level of passion within the ARM's political supporters, then they are toast.
PS Tweedsmuir, do you understand that it is now precisely BECAUSE of "...the Australian folk tradition of irreverence, mockery of authority and disregard for rigid norms of propriety..." that we are still a constitutional monarchy?
If we didn't mock the authority of Australia's political class, we'd have done what they told us to do and meekly accepted that they were's Australia's self-selecting aristocracy, with the right to choose the president.
For example, Kieran Gilbert on Sky News (and any anchor on Radio National) can barely contain his/their rage when talking about republicanism... it's quite funny actually.
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