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Analysis: It’s Time for a Republican Movement – And Young People Will Lead It

by Kimberly McIntosh

Millennials and Gen Z have been accused of killing many an institution, from hook-up culture to the after-work happy hour. Could the monarchy be next?

Opinion: Britain’s Media Gatekeepers Are No Match for America’s

by Aaron Bastani

With the success of his memoir Spare, Prince Harry has offered a blueprint for how others can circumvent the British media: go West.

Opinion: God, Will Prince Harry Shut Up?

by Moya Lothian-McLean

Harry’s objection to the monarchy is not - shock! - based on anti-imperialist principles, but a deep hurt that he was prevented from participating in the institution the way he wanted, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Image shows Britain's King Charles III wearing a suit and leaning on a stick.

Opinion: Are The Royals ‘Anti-Racist’ Now?

by Moya Lothian-McLean

A recent incident at the palace has seen the royal household make a rare admission of racism in its ranks. But individual efforts will never make up for what the institution of monarchy embodies, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

Downstream: People Used Anything to Attack Me

Jeremy Corbyn talks to Aaron Bastani about the mainstream media, the antisemitism crisis, Alistair Campbell and King Charles III.

Report: A Teacher Was Suspended for Encouraging Students to Question the Monarchy

by Rivkah Brown

A Scottish secondary school teacher was suspended on Tuesday after encouraging students to question the media’s one-sided view of the monarchy. Rivkah Brown reports.

Crowds of people face a set of gates and behind it, a broad white-brick palace

Analysis: Britain Is a Nation of Bootlickers, Polls Suggest

by Ell Folan

46% of young people think the army should be in charge.

Downstream: The Queen Bears Responsibility. Aaron & Ash Monarchy Special

On the 8th of September this year, Queen Elizabeth II died. In a special episode of Downstream, Aaron and Ash discuss her life and the aftermath of her death.

Report: Let Them Eat Nothing: Food Banks to Close for Queen’s Funeral

by Simon Childs

Food banks across the UK are closing to allow volunteers to pay their respects.

A protester is arrested in Edinburgh. Photo: Twitter / @chrismarshll

Report: Anti-Monarchy Protesters Keep Getting Arrested

by Simon Childs

Campaigners say protests at the coronation of King Charles III will go ahead, despite the risk of arrest.

Analysis: The Royals Are at the Heart of British Capitalism

by Laura Clancy

Are the royals an enthralling soap opera, or an aristocratic vestige of a bygone era? Neither, argues Laura Clancy – the royal Firm is at the heart of British capitalism.

Analysis: Without the Queen, the Monarchy Could Fall Apart

Queen Elizabeth’s reign was defined by her ability to steer the institution through the media revolution. But as Charles becomes King, the crises of identity and purpose that were deferred by his mother's stewardship could rear their heads.

Opinion: The Jubilee Bank Holiday is the Worst Deal in the World

by Moya Lothian-McLean

For a nation obsessed with getting a fair deal, rationality flies out the window when it comes to the royals, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Live: They Partied While the Queen Mourned

What's worse than partying while people suffer under lockdown rules? For the Tory grassroots, it might well be offending Her Majesty the Queen.

A billboard at Piccadilly Circus pays tribute to the late Prince Philip. Garry Knight/Flickr

Opinion: Prince Philip Knew One Important Thing: For Monarchies to Survive, They Must Learn to Adapt

by Ash Sarkar

Prince Philip was born into a monarchy in the grips of existential crisis – and died with the British royal family in a state of relative stability. Ash Sarkar argues he adapted to survive, understanding better than anyone else in The Firm that “everything must change, for everything to remain the same”.

Live: David Cameron Investigated Over Greensill Scandal

The government have announced an independent review into David Cameron and the Greensill affair. Is another white-wash incoming?

Downstream: Abolish the Monarchy

Will Harry and Meghan bring down the monarchy? Ash Sarkar is joined by gal dem political editor Moya Lothian-Mclean and Novara Media’s very own James Butler to discuss how we ended up with a family of dysfunctional aristocrats at the very top of British society, why republicanism is still so marginal, and the collision course […]

Live: The Oxford Vaccine Setback

The Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine is already being rolled out in the UK, and is the most ordered jab in the developing world. However, this weekend results from trials showed the vaccine is ineffective against the South African strain of the virus. How big a blow is this news to the global fight against coronavirus? We […]