Joanne M. Pierce mercatornet.com Joanne Pierce is a professor emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, in Massachusetts. Her research interests include liturgical studies, medieval Christianity, ritual studies, ecumenical theology, theology and speculative/science fiction. Thousands of Christian cathedrals and churches rang
It would take a heart of stone not to have been moved by Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Even my son, who recently shrugged at the fuss over the monarch’s death, because “it’s such an outdated system”, sat glued to the ceremony for hours. From the touching personal
Jack thecommoner.substack.com As many late-80s babies like me who grew up watching 90s children’s television will surely relate, Phillip Schofield is a face ingrained upon our early childhood memory. Paired with the ever-present Gordon the Gopher on BBC’s Going Live! between 1987 and 1993,
September 19th, 2022. The United Kingdom, and indeed the world bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II today. London was full of people lining the route from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey, then to the Wellington Arch and finally along non-motorway roads to her last resting place in St. Georges
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com “Time to sever the tie with these soap opera characters,” wrote Joe Bennett in Stuff of the British Royal Family. I totally agree. Along with Australia and Canada, plus a handful of tiny island states, every other Commonwealth state has already done this. Royalists ascribe
September 18th, 2022. Since my last letter, a week of mourning has passed. The nation still seems stunned by events and the mourning has taken a sombre tone. Away from the queuing and the accompanying feeling of being part of a festival, the country is very subdued. People are carrying
Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
One of the commonest criticisms of monarchs and peers is that they often act as if they’re above the rules that apply to we plebs. But even the Sun King had nothing on the entitlement mentality of some elected officials. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese seems to be channeling
David Thunder mercatornet.com David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. Few high-ranking officials closely involved in the decision-making process that led to lockdowns have come clean on what really happened or how it came to pass
Cheap, abundant energy has been critical to the high standard of living enjoyed in the West. Has been. Because now, thanks to the mad delusions of the Climate Cult, cheap, abundant energy is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. And that’s just with a still-small penetration of
John Curtice University of Strathclyde John Curtice is a Senior Research Fellow at NatCen Social Research, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde and Research Consultant to the Scottish Centre for Social Research. He is particularly interested in electoral behaviour, electoral systems, and political and social attitudes. The death
Kontrast.at / Jakob Zerbes https://scoop.me/scotland-rent-freeze/ Rent prices are being frozen in Scotland until at least March 2023 – evictions are also to be suspended. The Scottish First Minister sees the cost of living crisis as a “danger to life” and demands an energy price cap from
September 11th, 2022. It’s now the third day following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and things are settling down. Charles has officially become Charles III following his proclamation after the accession council meeting of the Privy Council. Away from the stifling atmosphere of the television and print media
You can always rely on the Greens to be the worst people in the room — and they haven’t disappointed, as the world wakes to the news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away. Australia’s living past prime ministers and current leaders, even adamant Republican Anthony Albanese, were united
Laura Clancy Lancaster University Laura Clancy is a Lecturer in Media at Lancaster University, UK. Her research explores the cultural politics of the British monarchy, considering the role of the monarchy in producing consent for global inequalities and class power. When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952,
September 8th, 2022. A life of service. Whilst the House of Commons were debating the cost-of-living crisis and proposals regarding limiting energy prices for the next two years, the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle interrupted the proceedings to make an announcement. “Her Majesty the Queen has been announced to
