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Yousaf is not alone in embracing republicanism. Stephen Flynn, the SNP's leader at Westminster, and Mhairi Black, his deputy, are also in favour of a republic.
As a republican, I respect the personal duty she has to the monarchy, but not the institution itself.
I also have great difficulty in singing or even identifying with 'God Save The Queen' which I reckon is a tune to slash your wrists to. On top of that I'm a republican and I'm an atheist, so fair to say I'm not the anthem's biggest fan.
I agree with your reasons for our need for an English anthem (though, as a republican, I dislike God save the Queen).
In a transparent time, secrecy will be the enemy of monarchy. Charles is already jeopardising the compact that his mother has made with the nation. As a lukewarm republican, I intend to send him a new pen and invite him to start writing to George Osborne, but monarchists ought to be anxious.
I think that's a separate issue, which is the way in which the Royal Family I think does something incredibly traumatic to human beings which is puts their interpersonal lives, their loves, their insecurities front and centre of national life and I think that that's one of the reasons why I am a staunch Republican.
Speaking as a staunch republican, the Prince of Wales' birthday is not a banner date in my calendar.
I'm a republican.
West continued: "I'm a republican and I play quite a lot of kings."
Q: Are you a republican?
A: I am, I am. An M.P. once suggested I be put in the Tower of London for saying derogatory things about the royals. There's no First Amendment in my country. I love your Bill of Rights!
The only time Frears stumbles is when I ask if he's refused honours: "Er, that's not relevant. I'm a Republican, but I like the Queen. Like everyone else, I'm sentimental about the Queen."
Looking back, what's odd about that list was that two names on it had already made it very clear they would refuse the position: staunch republican Tony Harrison, and the proudly Irish Seamus Heaney.
One of the things I thought staggering," says Michael Mansfield, QC, another republican, who acted for Mohamed al-Fayed in the inquest into the deaths of Dodi al-Fayed and Diana, Princess of Wales, "was the increase of the Queen's sovereign grant. She's getting £5m more than she got last year. That was the day after Osborne outlined cuts of £11.5bn. Now, I know she's got expenses – I dare say the refurbishment of Kensington Palace is necessary but why does the public have to foot the £600,000 bill, rather than the Queen?
Bishop of Willesden. Spurs season ticket holder. Socialist. Republican. Banter & epigram fan. Chair of Essential Christian (Spring Harvest & ICC). City lover.
Barbara was an avid Guardian reader and staunch republican.
Writing to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the expedition in 2003, Morris wryly observes that her role in reporting the successful ascent was "very improbabl[e], for I am a lifelong republican", nevertheless describing the coincidence of the queen's coronation and the breaking news of Everest's conquest as 'a happy conjunction'.
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