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CEO, Republic. Author of Abolish the Monarchy, out June 1, 2023. Chair @AERMorg . ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ he/him/his

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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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Very excited to receive the first copies of the paperback of Abolish The Monarchy. It's out in shops and online from May 9. Available to pre-order from or or #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Iโ€™m now out of the police station. Still waiting for my colleagues. Make no mistake. There is no longer a right to peaceful protest in the UK. I have been told many times the monarch is there to defend our freedoms. Now our freedoms are under attack in his name.
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We have just been told that the police will be taking no further action. This has been a disgraceful episode and we will be speaking to lawyers about taking legal action. I also expect a full inquiry into why they repeatedly lied to us and who authorised the arrests.
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This evening three Met police officers visited my home to hand back my phone and the luggage straps. They apologised while wearing a body cam. I made it clear the apology is not accepted as we will be taking further action.
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Metropolitan Police
1 year
This evening all six have had their bail cancelled and no further action will be taken. We regret that those six people arrested were unable to join the wider group of protesters in Trafalgar Square and elsewhere on the procession route.
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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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We spent at least ยฃ4.8bn on the royals since 2010.
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BBC News (UK)
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Cancer patients treated in mouldy, damp buildings
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โ€œPrince Andrew is no longer a working royal and as such Buckingham Palace does not comment on his behalf.โ€ And the BBC just accepts that? Heโ€™s still part of the family and Charles helped pay off his accuser to the tune of ยฃ12m.
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I slightly lost my cool on Jeremy Vine this afternoon. I hadnโ€™t been told there would be another guest and Iโ€™m not currently in the mood for pompous commentators. Iโ€™m also not in the mood to discuss whether someoneโ€™s โ€œrightโ€ to wave flags at a king justifies locking people up.
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โ€˜Workaholicโ€™. Anne did the full-time equivalent of 13 weeks of โ€˜workโ€™ last year. Busy by royal standards perhaps, but none of it is work and thereโ€™s not much of it.
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Daily Mail Online
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Let's hear it for Princess Anne, the brave, plain-talking workaholic who holds the Monarchy together. (But DO remember that 'Ma'am' rhymes with 'jam' and DON'T get too familiar...)
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There is literally no need for monarchy.
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The need for the monarchy has never been greater ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Royalism is a weird fetish that has little to do with anything substantial or real.
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Mirror Celeb
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'My taxi driver pulled over and broke down in tears over Kate Middleton news', says Lizzie Cundy
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1 year
This is clearly untrue and we were prevented from protesting. I found it remarkably difficult to protest from inside a cell.
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Metropolitan Police
1 year
It was not our intention to prevent protest. It is very clear a number of protests took place across the footprint both before, during and after the event with no police intervention. Any suggestion all protest was prohibited is not correct. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ”ฝ
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Literally every country with money to piss away can do this.
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Ameer Kotecha
1 year
No other country can do this
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This is not true. There were no reasonable grounds for this and they were told very clearly what those luggage straps were for and that it was not physically possible to โ€˜lock onโ€™ with them.
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Metropolitan Police
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They searched the vehicle and, as well as a large number of placards, found items which at the time they had reasonable grounds to believe could be used as lock on devices. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ”ฝ
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He says heโ€™s close to being a billionaire but doesnโ€™t want to pay tax on his earnings. The greed of the super rich is something to behold, and of course an example is set by our head of state and his family.
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Close to a restricted zone is not in a restricted zone. We were not committing an offence.
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Metropolitan Police
1 year
At 6.40am Sat 6 May officers working as part of the security operation in central London observed a group of people unloading items from a vehicle in St Martinโ€™s Lane, Westminster close to the restricted zone near the Coronation procession route. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ”ฝ
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The police gave me 16 hours to โ€˜bed inโ€™. Is Starmer ok with that too?
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Howard Beckett
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Keir Starmer says the Tory policing bill that criminalises peaceful protest should be allowed to โ€œbed inโ€ and that he wonโ€™t repeal it. Servile.
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If the monarchy was slimmed down to nothing but a robotic waving hand it would still cope.
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4 months
Clears his calendar of what exactly?
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LBC
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Kate โ€˜doing wellโ€™ after successful abdominal surgery as William clears calendar while she recovers
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Just getting ready for the queen. #AbolishTheMonarchy
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@WestminsterWAG Itโ€™s not โ€œour cultureโ€. Itโ€™s ridiculous nonsense and yes itโ€™s ok to mock it.
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When in good health Kate typically does the full time equivalent of two weeks of engagements a year. Quite a few are within a short drive of Windsor, where she lives, and none equate to work.
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Daily Mail Online
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Prince William will 'shield' his wife from mounting pressure to step up duties amid King's cancer diagnosis, claims former royal press secretary - as Prince and Princess of Wales' social media account mark Children's Mental Health Week
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Please make it stop.
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Daily Mail Online
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Prince William is a 'hands-on dad' who 'won't be fazed' by parenting George, Charlotte and Louis full-time while Kate Middleton recovers in hospital, insider claims
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If youโ€™re going to name it Prince of Wales, donโ€™t expect it to do much.
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BBC News (UK)
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HMS Prince of Wales fails to depart for Nato exercises
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Such an appalling load of nonsense.
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Daily Mail Online
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Prince William set to juggle childcare and caring for Kate Middleton following her 'planned abdominal surgery'
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Royalists will sink the royals in the end. People see through this nonsense and get tired of it.
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Telegraph Royal Family
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The Princess of Wales is to be out of action until Easter, at least. What will the Royal family do without her? Find out here:
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@punishedabwo In the same way youโ€™re happy you arenโ€™t being charged with a crime? I was imprisoned without cause.
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This is untrue. They were informed at the time and the arresting officer said โ€œhaving meetings doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re not planning to disrupt the coronation.โ€
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Metropolitan Police
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It was not clear at the time that at least one of the group stopped had been engaging with police protest liaison team officers ahead of the event. The Protest Liaison Team were not the arresting officers nor were they present in St Martinโ€™s Lane at the time of the arrest. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ”ฝ
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The Met police are a disgrace. They havenโ€™t conducted any serious investigation despite the evidence and legal proceedings in the US. This would be very different if it was anyone else accused.
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Cameron Walker
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BREAKING: The Met Police have issued a statement, after Prince Andrew was reported to them about the release of US court documents alleging sexual abuse (which The Prince has always denied): "We are aware of the release of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein. As with
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Man visits wife in hospital. Huge if true.
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LBC
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Prince William visits Kate in hospital after abdominal surgery
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The problem is that they don't want to be treated as real people. They don't want to hear criticism, they don't want to be challenged, and they don't want to do anything substantial or be held to account for their actions. They want adulation and luxury and to be left alone.
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I fear that all the Kate and William โ€œjokesโ€ on social media and especially the Stephen Colbert material are going to seem cruel & regrettable with hindsight. Itโ€™s too easy to forget especially on Twitter that these are real people.
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From a man who takes, takes, takes and who hasnโ€™t done a selfless thing in his life.
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For the good of my own health Iโ€™m not going to be doing any more interviews today other than the two Iโ€™ve committed to. Hopefully feeling better tomorrow.
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Edward, one of the least remarkable members of the entirely unremarkable family, who hasnโ€™t served a day in the armed services apart from a few weeks in basic training, wearing unearned medals, ranks and uniforms.
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BBC Lincolnshire
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Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been visiting Lincolnshire today. Hear a snapshot of his visit to RAF Cranwell here:
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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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Very excited to announce my new book will be out on June 1. Abolish the Monarchy tackles all the common arguments for Britain becoming a republic, including how we get there and what the alternative will be.
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4 months
Do they really believe this nonsense? Nation reeling? People who do little will do less for a bit. Back in the real world people have just a few more pressing concerns.
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Such sycophantic nonsense. Heโ€™s not a statesman. He doesnโ€™t have global appeal or influence. Heโ€™s a dilettante.
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Monarchists really not handling republicanism well at all. Not really keen on free speech or debate.
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I want to say how immensely proud I am of the staff and volunteers I have working for Republic. That was already true before Saturday, and since then they have all been absolutely incredible and a credit to the campaign. I couldnโ€™t have wished for a better team. Thank you!
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Save 29 lives you get an MBE. Be friends with an inept PM and you get a knighthood.
@BBCNews
BBC News (UK)
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Elizabeth Line: Rail worker honoured for saving 29 lives
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Why should he apologise?
@BBCSportWales
BBC Sport Wales
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Wrexham's James McClean says he makes no apology for singing an anti-monarchy song as the club celebrated promotion. #BBCFootball
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This is why I reported Charles to the police. The Met has not interviewed him as a witness or suspect. Theyโ€™re happy to arrest those who protest against royal corruption, but wonโ€™t question those accused of it. #AbolishTheMonarchy
@RepublicStaff
Republic
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This is the letter sent by Fawcett, clearly and explicitly linking an offer to acquire honours and assist with citizenship to donations to Charles's charity. Fawcett is Charles's most trusted confidante, and the charity spends money on maintaining Dumfries House, Charles's home.
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Charles avoided inheritance tax on a ยฃ600m fortune. But donโ€™t worry, he let this guy keep ยฃ6 change.
@MattSunRoyal
Matt Wilkinson
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The King using a ยฃ10 note, which has a picture of his mother on, to pay for a ยฃ4 issue of The Big Issue, which has a picture of him onโ€ฆ He let the seller called Kelvin keep the ยฃ6 changeโ€ฆ
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Not weird at all. How is the nation boosted by Charles going to church? Sycophancy is so tiresome.
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Allie Hodgkins-Brown
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Mondayโ€™s SUN: โ€œReturn Of The Kingโ€ #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Iโ€™ve only just managed to get back on my personal twitter account. Also only just back on WhatsApp as I had to get a new phone and get everything downloaded. A huge thank you for all the messages of support! And sorry for not responding to all the media messages. #NotMyKing
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โ€œThe Prince of Wales has been so horrified by the human suffering unfoldingโ€ that heโ€™s going to do two brief engagements. Thatโ€™s how horrified he is. Two hours of meeting some people. Thatโ€™s it.
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Excellent from Stewart Lee.
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1 year
Very excited that my book Abolish The Monarchy is out next week! Now available for pre-order from Amazon and Waterstones. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing Also available as an audiobook.
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@KayBurley You were rude and unprofessional. Iโ€™m knackered and really not in the mood for petulant interviewers
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A good point. Weโ€™re told Charles has been trained from birth, so how can Camilla do it so effortlessly? Is it because the โ€˜jobโ€™ amounts to walking and waving?
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BREAKING: Man mentions wife.
@SkyNews
Sky News
2 months
BREAKING: The Prince of Wales has made reference to his wife's expertise while visiting a homelessness project in Sheffield โฌ‡๏ธ Read more
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1 year
Labour should be ashamed of themselves. The current law is a disgrace.
@ScotNational
The National
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BREAKING: The SNP's attempt to repeal the Public Order Bill has been voted down in the Commons, after Labour refused to support the effort
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Of course he does. Heโ€™s a ridiculous man who believes heโ€™s Godโ€™s gift to a grateful nation. Doesnโ€™t care how much of our money he spends, so long as he can make himself feel important. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
@MirrorRoyal
Mirror Royal
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King Charles 'backs pomp and pageantry rather than cut-price coronation' say reports
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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
4 months
In January Camilla did no engagements until the 18th. She did one in Aberdeen that day, which is a short trip from Balmoral. She did two visits in Swindon on the 22nd, one in London on the 23rd, one at Windsor Castle on the 30th and one in London on the 31st. She is not busy.
@KateMansey
Kate Mansey
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Itโ€™s the end of a busy week for the Queen. HM has certainly covered some ground. Today she is in Cambridge watching Strictly star Johannes Radebe and partner Tasha Ghouri plus visiting Meadows Community Centre @RoyalVolService
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1 year
A silver lining that comes at a high price for those involved and the rights of all of us. Membership of anti-monarchy group Republic almost doubles in wake of coronation arrests
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The idea Charles is a workaholic or that the nation looks to him for anything at all is very clearly nonsensical. Yet we still get this nonsense written in the press.
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Emma Hawkins
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Wow. What a lot of sycophantic drivel. @RepublicStaff @GrahamSmith_ @UK_Republic Charles the workaholic King gives the royal family a welcome lift
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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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The good news is that the year ends with the monarchy less popular and the republican movement stronger than ever before. Merry Xmas everyone and a democratic new year! ๐ŸŽ„ ๐ŸŽ„ ๐ŸŽ„
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โ€œDuring my lifetime I have been so pleased to see a growing awareness of how we must protect the Earth and our natural world as the one home which we all share." #KingCharlesIII #kingsspeech
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We have retrieved the Enterprise van the police took from us. Boldly going where no van has gone before. #NotMyKing
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@piersmorgan The monarchy should be dismantled. Itโ€™s a ridiculous institution. By the way, is this you?
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In any other country this would be called corruption.
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Mirror Politics
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Theresa May stuffs ex-top officials and cronies on Queen's Birthday Honours list
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@Bayla08 @punishedabwo Spoken like a true fascist and an imbecile.
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Good.
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The National
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๐ŸšจRishi Sunak has been reported to Westminster's sleaze watchdog over his ยฃ1000 Rwanda bet with Piers Morgan The bet is said to be a 'clear breach' of the ministerial code
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Excellent timing. Will she have a word with her nephew?
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Princess Anne calls for global effort to tackle fraud
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Support for the monarchy has slumped to 48%. In all age groups below 55 support is below 50%. We will #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Republic
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ BREAKING NEWS: Support for the Monarchy has dropped below 50% FOR THE FIRST TIME. This a monumental moment for republicanism. Support for the Monarchy is collapsing. Britain will have an elected Head of State, sooner rather than later. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Brilliant from @KateMaltby Supporting the monarchy is as political an act as opposing it.
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@emilyhewertson Monarchy and identity arenโ€™t the same thing. Our identity isnโ€™t bound up with a corrupt institution based on feudal values.
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To the tiresome monarchists who want to buy the book to burn it, please do. Order as many copies as you like. And thank you, for the sales and proving what I say in the book, that monarchists have no sensible arguments.
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Very excited to receive the first copies of the paperback of Abolish The Monarchy. It's out in shops and online from May 9. Available to pre-order from or or #AbolishTheMonarchy
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@RevRichardColes I can do without your sanctimonious tone. I find corruption and hereditary power more than annoying. But you support that while only being slightly irked that our rights were taken away and peaceful protesters that represented no security threat were detained. Pathetic.
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Worth remember that all Harry did was choose a life of his own and speak about why, raising serious questions about the monarchy. William is a small and petty man who like his father wonโ€™t tolerate dissent or disagreement.
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EXCLUSIVE: Prince William will block any attempt by Prince Harry to return to the royal fold, telling friends his estranged brother has โ€œno chanceโ€.ย  The Prince of Wales believes the Duke and Duchess of Sussex "cannot be trusted" and he is "focusing on his fatherโ€™s health, his
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Very excited that Iโ€™ll be starting a new job with @BBCNews as a royal consultant. Itโ€™s part of their effort to address criticisms of bias. Iโ€™ll continue in my role with @RepublicStaff
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Who expects family members to bow to you in private? Weird people.
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This isn't news. He has been called "petulant, capricious, even hostile," while Damian Thompson of the Spectator said William has an abrasive attitude toward staff who are "insufficently deferential, or catch him in a bad mood." So he stands accused of workplace bullying.
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Mirror Royal
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William has 'notably short fuse' and can be 'a bit of a shouter', expert says
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As difficult as it is, lots of people deal with these kinds of misfortunes and personal crises. They do so while trying to hold down jobs and without a ยฃ25m income or an army of servants. Stop this sycophantic nonsense.
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'Many people might have crumbled under the weight of all this death, sickness, tragedy, and treachery.' @piersmorgan writes Prince William was born to be King in his latest #PiersUncensored column
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This kind of ghoulish nonsense is seriously messed up. So called experts talking out of their rear end, offering nothing but speculation and gossip with all the credibility of a Daily Mail horoscope.
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LBC
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"What is a fact is that stress is a huge cause of cancer...I think that Prince Harry has to look at his part in this." Royal Correspondent Victoria Mather suggests to ๏ผ RachelSJohnson that 'Megxit' could be part of the reason King Charles is currently unwell with cancer.
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This man is a Labour MP. What an absolute disgrace @GwynneMP is. Shameful and pathetic response.
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LBC
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After the arrest of protesters on Saturday, Labour's Andrew @GwynneMP says, 'I'm all for freedom of speech... but the Coronation is a celebration.' @AndrewCastle63
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There are one or two journalists who are weirdly obsessed with Meghan and Harry and with @scobie Itโ€™s bordering on the pathological.
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How do we have serious debate about the monarchy when journalists write things like โ€˜workaholicโ€™ Charles?
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@DPJHodges Oh do fuck off. It was a premeditated attempt to diminish and disrupt a peaceful protest for which I and seven of my team spent a day in a police cell. They werenโ€™t โ€˜someโ€™ over zealous officers. It was a continuous and orchestrated effort involving large numbers of officers.
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Is this what respecting privacy looks like?
@MailOnline
Daily Mail Online
2 months
Kate and Charles' heart-to-heart hours before Princess revealed cancer diagnosis to the world: King was left 'feeling very emotional' after private lunch with daughter-in-law - as sources say shared health battle has 'cemented' special bond
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This is absolutely disgraceful and shocking. I hope Alice is receiving all the support she needs and is generously compensated by the Met. They really are appalling.
@SteveRobson04
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Exclusive: Thought the arrest of @GrahamSmith_ and @RepublicStaff protesters at the Kingโ€™s coronation was a bit over the top? Meet Alice Chambers, a quiet, 36-year-old Aussie whoโ€™s lived in London for about seven years. What happened to her on Saturday is a wild ride.๐Ÿงต
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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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Will anyone notice?
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Sky News
4 months
The King will not carry out royal engagements for up to a month as he recovers from surgery in hospital, Sky News understands
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โ€˜Embarrassmentโ€™. He didnโ€™t fart in front of dinner guests, heโ€™s accused of serious sexual offences.
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Further embarrassment for the Duke of York as the โ€˜Epstein papersโ€™ are released by a US court. There has been no comment from Prince Andrew as yet. Prince Andrew 'had underage orgy on Jeffrey Epstein's private island'
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The absolute irrelevance of the royals on full display here. #AbolishTheMonarchy
@BBCNews
BBC News (UK)
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge dance and taste chocolate on royal tour of the Caribbean
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I follow lots people on here, and see a lot more talking about all sorts of things from Dr Who to the latest Tory drama. The only people talking about Charles and Kate are those obsessed with them and those paid to do so. The country isnโ€™t โ€˜reelingโ€™, the country isnโ€™t interested.
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Wow. Thatโ€™s a really poor audience figure. Less than half that of the funeral and major sporting events. And you only have to watch for a few minutes to be counted.
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BBC Press Office
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๐Ÿ‘‘ On @BBCOne , The Coronation of TM King Charles III and Queen Camilla was watched by a peak of 13.4 million and an average audience of 11.9 million. ๐Ÿ‘‘ On @BBCTwo , a peak of 1.7 million and average of 1.4 million watched signed coverage of the day's events.
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Graham Smith ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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The royals should stop using their children as PR props. And just because they release photos it doesn't mean the media have to share them. It's not news.
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Chris Ship
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This photo of Princess Charlotte has just been released by William and Kateโ€™s office. She is 9 years old today ๐ŸŽˆ The photo was taken by the Princess of Wales ๐Ÿ“ท
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He could instead pay for ยฃ200-300million inheritance tax on his motherโ€™s estate and give up the ยฃ25m a year income we give him via the Duchy so that money can be spent on the NHS.
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King Charles announces patronage of cancer charity
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Extraordinary news. Parents organise sixth birthday for son. This must be what they mean by the magic of monarchy.
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ITV News
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Prince Louis is expected to mark his sixth birthday with celebrations organised by his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales
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@robbiehawkins__ Why would anyone want that anywhere?
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If youโ€™re complaining about ยฃ100k expenses for an ex-PM but donโ€™t care about the ยฃ22m a year we pay Prince William, have a word with yourself.
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This is utterly disgraceful. Given the Metโ€™s multiple failures in protecting women from their own officers it is extraordinary they even contemplated this action.
@JayAkbar13
Jay Akbar
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On Saturday night, the Met arrested three Night Stars charity volunteers. Among other items, they seized rape alarms they hand out to vulnerable women. My story for @itvlondon , with thanks to @brokenbottleboy who spoke to me at length having met with the arrested volunteers:
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This isnโ€™t news.
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ITV News
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Prince and Princess of Wales prepare to celebrate 13th wedding anniversary
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Kate does the full time equivalent of about two weeks a year โ€˜workโ€™. She has clearly done nothing to deserve a national honour.
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The King has honoured the Princess of Wales and her support for the arts by making her a Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour. There are also new honours for Prince William and Queen Camilla.
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I assume the red represents the blood upon which the monarchy was built.
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NEW: The King has unveiled the first portrait since the Coronation by artist Jonathan Yeo. Yeo, said he wanted to โ€œcommunicate the subjectโ€™s deep humanityโ€, describing Charles as "extraordinary and unique". An endangered monarch butterfly is seen over HM's shoulder. Thoughts?
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William reveals new social housing.
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Roya Nikkhah
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MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PRINCE WILLIAM, his first as the Prince of Wales, on his ambitious plans to end homelessness. Wiliam tells me heโ€™ll "absolutely" put "social housing" on his land and continue Princess Diana's legacy with his kids @thetimes
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Aside from anything else, they just look ridiculous. Hard power dressed up as pantomime dames.
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@MatthewStadlen So do most countries. So what? It cost ยฃ250m, the right to protest and the liberty of innocent people. So some people could dress up and march down the road to celebrate a corrupt institution founded on medieval hereditary principles.
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Someone has been to Dunhelm for new curtains.
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A corrupt institution that stands firmly against values of democracy, equality and the rule of law. #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
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Chris Ship
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We Three Kings ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿ‘‘ A photograph of King Charles and his two heirs has just been released by Buckingham Palace. It was taken after the Coronation last weekend. ๐Ÿ“ท Hugo Burnand Full story:
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Fanfare of boos and shouts of not my king. โฆ @BBCNews โฉ making no mention of large protest outnumbering onlookers.
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