Queen Elizabeth

Bees contribute more to the UK economy than the Royal Family

David McCann on June 18, 2015, 9:14 am | Readers 828

Here’s a story to bring a smile to our Nationalist readers faces. According to research conducted by the University of Reading, Bees contribute more to the UK economy than the Royal Family. They found that bees contribute £651 million to the UK economy a year, £150 million more than the Royal Family brings in through tourism. I await with pleasure all your “Queen Bee” puns. …. Full story here David McCannDavid McCann holds a PhD in North-South relations from University …

Is it the end of the line for Queen Elizabeth?

David McCann on December 17, 2014, 2:52 pm | Readers 1795

Earlier today the bookmaker Coral closed the market on bets around whether the Queen would announce in her Christmas broadcast this year that she was to step down. This would follow the practice of other European Monarch’s who have annouced their abidications in favour of a younger generation. There was a flurry of bets in the aftermath of her speech being recorded by the BBC. Buckingham Palace has denied the report. So, will Queen Elizabeth step down in 2015? David …

Queen Elizabeth and our attitude towards the Monarchy

David McCann on June 24, 2014, 5:08 pm | Readers 1044

It is always a big occasion when the Queen pops over from Buckingham Palace to pay her subjects in this part of the kingdom a visit. Before, I go any further I must declare an interest, I am a republican and not just in a narrow Irish sense, but I generally think that monarchies around the world are in 2014 pretty redundant. The recent example in Spain of King Juan Carlos having to abdicate because of his extravagant holidays while …

Cartoon – Loyal to whom?

Brian Spencer on April 22, 2014, 8:28 pm | Readers 88

Brian SpencerBrian is a writer, artist, political cartoonist and legal blogger. Actively tweeting from @brianjohnspencr. More information here: http://www.brianjohnspencer.com/ www.brianjohnspencer.com/

Cartoon – Mission accomplished

Brian Spencer on April 14, 2014, 3:08 pm | Readers 64