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• Saturday 24 July 2010

• The Queen should have let Nick Griffin in – he'd have made a fool of himself

  Marina Hyde: The idiotic BNP leader is lacking support and mired in infighting. We should not dignify him with preachy exclusion Continue reading...
  Posted by Marina Hyde 08.59 BST

• Thursday 22 July 2010

• A storm over a teacup

  

  All dressed up and nowhere to go: BNP leader Nick Griffin in London, on the day his invitation to the Queen's garden party was withdrawn, 22 July 2010. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP

  Nick Griffin's invitation to the Queen's garden party has been withdrawn on the grounds that he was using it for 'party political purposes'. Is barring the BNP leader the right decision?

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  Posted by 17.52 BST

• Wednesday 7 July 2010

• Goodbye Queen, and good luck

  

  Queen Elizabeth II speaks with a native Canadian at City Hall, Toronto. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

  Heather Mallick: Canadians tolerate the Queen's visits because she does so little – and because Prince Charles will be far, far worse Continue reading...
  Posted by Heather Mallick 17.30 BST

• Sunday 4 July 2010

• Prince Charles, if I may make so bold as to offer some advice

  Catherine Bennett: My open letter to Prince Charles – with just few helpful pieces of advice Continue reading...
  Posted by Catherine Bennett 00.04 BST

• Tuesday 1 June 2010

• No pay rise for the Queen

  

  The annual civil list payment, which is set every 10 years, comes up for renewal in three weeks' time. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

  Alan Travis: David Cameron must resist Buckingham Palace's calls for a huge increase in civil list payments Continue reading...
  Posted by Alan Travis 15.30 BST

• Sunday 23 May 2010

• Fergie: a desperate duchess

  James Whitaker: The Queen's failure to adequately provide for her daughter-in-law has embarrassed them both Continue reading...
  Posted by James Whitaker 20.00 BST

• Friday 9 April 2010

• My vote is for mayhem

  Marina Hyde: We should embrace the mystery and hilarity of a hung parliament: it may be the trigger for vital constitutional reform Continue reading...
  Posted by Marina Hyde 22.00 BST

• Thursday 18 February 2010

• Clegg's coalition ruling is one more nail in Labour's coffin

  Martin Kettle: Brown should learn from Ted Heath's hard lessons. A hung parliament cannot resurrect a defeated government Continue reading...
  Posted by Martin Kettle 22.00 GMT

• Tuesday 12 January 2010

• The government's secret prayers

  Leo Hickman: A centuries-old ritual still takes place in the Houses of Parliament, behind closed doors – praying

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  Posted by Leo Hickman 18.00 GMT

• Monday 21 December 2009

• Stop the royal secrecy

  Graham Smith: With Prince Charles up to his neck in political lobbying, the royal family must be subject to freedom of information rules Continue reading...
  Posted by Graham Smith 17.00 GMT

• Saturday 28 November 2009

• Commonwealth summit: What are we doing here?

  Editorial: The Commonwealth's strength lies in its informality: a body of massive states and microdots, north and south, rich and poor, all, in theory, given equal status Continue reading...
  Posted by Editorial 00.06 GMT

• Friday 27 November 2009

• No one trusts bankers any more. That's hardly a surprise

  

  Bankers are no longer trusted Photograph: Alamy

  Alexander Chancellor: They destroyed the livelihood of millions with their greed but feel no shame. Now they're even less trusted than journalists - and that's saying something

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  Posted by Alexander Chancellor 00.05 GMT

• Tuesday 17 November 2009

• Queen's speech: post some bills

  

  The Queen and Prince Philip at the Queen's speech in 2000. Photograph: Mike Forster/Npa Rota/Rex Features

  Open thread: If you could add one piece of legislation to the Queen's speech, what would it be and why?

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  Posted by Open thread 13.30 GMT

• Wednesday 19 August 2009

• What Forbes reveals about women and power

  

  Head girl, but not in Forbes: Victoria Beckham seen after it was announced she was to appear on American Idol. Photograph: Mark Sullivan/WireImage

  Joan Smith: It is not to influential females that the Forbes list of most powerful women pays homage, but to the eternal might of money

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  Posted by Joan Smith 23.00 BST

• Friday 31 July 2009

• Let me explain, Ma'am...

  Thomas Palley: My own letter to the Queen explains that economics bears at least some responsibility for the financial crisis

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  Posted by Thomas Palley 10.00 BST

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