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The Times

May 25, 2002

Anti-monarchist's survival guide

Can’t get into the spirit of all things Royal? Here are some republican distractions.

Top Ten Republican Songs

1. God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols 2. The Queen is Dead The Smiths 3. Elizabeth My Dear Stone Roses 4. Flag Day The Housemartins 5. Storm The Palace Catatonia 6. Repeat The Manic Street Preachers 7. Farewell to the Crown Chumbawumba 8. I Think The Answer’s Yes The Beautiful South 9. We’ll Deal with You Later The Beautiful South 10. Take Down the Union Jack Billy Bragg

Top Ten Republican Reads

1. The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine 2. Republic of Britain 1760 to 2000 by Frank Prochaska 3. The Queen and I by Sue Townsend 4. Das Kapital by Karl Marx 5. My Queen and I by Willie Hamilton 6. Free-Born John: The Biography of John Lilburne by Pauline Gregg 7. Wat Tyler: A Dramatic Poem 1817 (Revolution and Romanticism, 1789-1834) by Robert Southey 8. The End of the House of Windsor: Birth of a British Republic by Stephen Haseler 9. The English Republic 1649-1660 (Seminar Studies in History) by Toby Barnard 10. Winstanley and the Diggers, 1649-1999 by Andrew Bradstock

Events around the country

If you’re looking for company, consider the MA’M (Movement Against the Monarchy) which is organising several get-togethers during the Jubilee.

London

There is an Anti-Jubilee/Anti-Royal street party in Kennington Oval on June 1. MA’M is meeting at Brixton Ritzy cinema with a Guillotine to take to the party. All welcome, bring a bottle and a happy atmosphere. Contact 07946 687192/Guillotine66@hotmail.com .

Wales

Local committees have been formed in some areas to organise alternative activities, eg, a social club in Pontypridd has been hired for the entire Bank Holiday as a haven for republicans. The idea is to have plenty of music, debate, videos, drinking and poetry. If this sounds like your kind of street party, contact stuffthemonarchy@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

The Queen is coming to Bury St Edmunds on July 17. If anyone is interested in coming along for a bit of shouting, get in touch with shauneroo@leftie.freeserve.co.uk.

Hull, Humberside

There is a Royal visit here on July 11-12. Anti-monarchists can hook up with Bob Silby, who is co-ordinating a protest. Contact Bobsilby@aol.com.

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