Alex Thomson
Magna Carta was about money – it wasn’t about a ‘law for all’
A bunch of noblemen fed up with tax hikes under King John was the motive for the Magna Carter, not some overarching need to make the law work for all.
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Poet Nikki Giovanni on white supremacy, the Capitol attack, and teaching the Virginia Tech shooter
Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to to talk about her life and work, how anger has fuelled her poetry at different stages of her life – touching on topics such as domestic abuse, segregation, Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump – and recounts her experience of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.
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King Charles delivers first Christmas message
King Charles has delivered his first Christmas message as monarch.
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Do the young see Meghan Markle as role model?
Britain’s newest royal couple had their first official joint engagement today. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were cheered by excited crowds on a visit to Nottingham, very much focused around the city’s diversity. So now that Ms Markle is to become the first mixed-race royal, do young people see her as an inspirational role model?
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Prince Philip to retire from Royal duties
Most people his age would have retired 30 years ago. But the Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 96 next month – announced he’d be retiring from royal duties in the autumn – with the full support of the Queen.
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FactCheck: is Scotland giving the Queen a pay cut?
Will the Queen really lose millions if the Scottish Government takes over the Crown Estate assets north of the border? Errr… no.
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Alex Thomson
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'National revolt' in Australia as Prince Philip awarded knighthood
Online, Tony Abbott’s decision has been treated with a large dollop of incredulity. It has been likened to an April Fool’s Day prank.
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Jon Snow
What's in a mammary gland?
So it’s revealed that in the warm climes of Provence, Kate bares it all. But what possible satisfaction is met by paying good money for a French magazine to look at what is hers?
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LIVE BLOG: Jubilee river pageant for the Queen
Latest updates from the Thames river pageant as the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.
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FactCheck Q&A: Does the monarchy pay for itself?
“The Crown Estates brought in £230.9m to the Treasury last year and Queen only received £32.1m from the state, so on the face of it there’s a huge net gain for the taxpayer. That’s one reason why monarchists claim that the royal family pays for itself.”
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Gary Gibbon
Royal wedding sparks Labour photographer joke
If the Royal couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton, need a photographer, Labour Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson has a suggestion, as Gary Gibbon blogs.