The Fixed-term Parliaments Act is unfit for purpose
This week we find Parliament in an unprecedented mess. It cannot agree on any way forward in the Brexit process other than to extend Article 50 indefinitely. Many agree now…
For a secular Britain: time to end religious privilege
While the 24/7 news cycle gorges on the fast-changing developments around Brexit, other issues have been neglected. So, in lieu of trying to comment on a story which is shifting…
God help the Queen… and the rest of us too
In two weeks’ time parliament is to be suspended on the will of an unelected Prime Minister, confirmed by an unelected monarch. All of this in order to remove us…
The Duchess of Sussex deserves praise, not criticism
The British press has it out for our modern Princess. It seems that the Duchess of Sussex can do no right. She has been condemned for crimes as shocking as…
Dreaming of Eudaimonia
Recently, on this publication, there has been a fascinating dispute over the usefulness and legitimacy of the Constitutional Monarchy of the United Kingdom. Both the pro-monarchist advocate Michael Zwiauer and…
The poverty of Constitutional Monarchy
A fellow contributor of mine at The Broad, Michael Zwiauer, recently responded to my piece decrying the cult of the Windsors. I proffer some points in respectful reply. Though the…
‘It’s a boy!’ – A rebuke to royalty
Here we go again. I find myself bombarded by the world’s media proclaiming the birth of a royal child. Once more the Windsor cult dominates the small minds of those…
Thank God it’s not a Cromwellian Christmas
When people ask me where I’m from, I usually just say Cambridge, a city know the world over for its university, long history, and beautiful English charm. Sadly, however, the…
Prince William’s Israel visit is long overdue
On June 25th, Prince William touched down at Ben Gurion Airport where he would be beginning what is the royal family’s first ever official visit to Israel. In her 65…
The royal wedding was beautiful, and that’s enough
For weeks now it has seemed as if the country was holding its breath in anticipation for the moment when Meghan Markle would step out onto the steps of St….
Is a Royal Wedding the moral equivalent of war?
All through May, British media has unloaded an unstoppable barrage of coverage on the Royal Wedding. The dress! The ceremony! The flowers! No aspect of an otherwise conventional Western practice…
Britain takes a hit of Royal gossip at any cost
Imagine undergoing open heart surgery and, as a result missing your own daughter’s wedding. A horrible thought. Then imagine undergoing open heart surgery, missing your own daughter’s wedding while being…
The Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy is not your property
Pictured above: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after the birth of their first child, Prince George Have you heard? There is a new royal baby. Not a single detail has…