The great frock n robe swindle is going mad - we have more followers every day of the facebook page, returns are now coming in from contributors, and me and the frock n robe gang are getting very busy. Just today Heathcote Williams has sent me his blessing to publish extracts from his new epic poem on the monarchy - Royal Babylon, Patrick Jones, the afore mentioned Attila and a serving labour MP are also on board. There also contributions coming from abroad - the US, Australia, Germany and Canada. Artists, designers, journalists and all sort of creative folk are chipping in. It's a great response so far.

Here is a link to Heathcote's poems: http://internationaltimes.it/royal-babylon-6/

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Got me Attila the Stockbroker!!

Wow. I have been writing to a few high profile folk for the anti -jubilee thang. I think it will help get the idea moving and I am just so stoked because he emailed me back to say Yes. Superb thank you Attila - thank you for scratching my punk itch. Legend.

http://www.attilathestockbroker.com/

facebook

Just set the facebook page up - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-great-frock-n-robe-swindle/298538570212260.

IT’S THE GREAT FROCK ‘N’ ROBE SWINDLE!

Under the guise of a celebration of the current monarch’s 60 years as Queen - I believe the establishment is attempting to shore up and
even increase support for the British monarchy to maintain and sustain popular support for future incumbents and their cronies. If you want proof then just see the recent revelation in the form of the leaked email from BBC producers about only positive jubilee and royal news stories (here).
I love the BBC, but am not so naive as to think they are not a part of the problem more than the solution sometimes. I am sickened that they have adopted such a sycophantic approach on this issue. There is simply no logical, moral or political case for having the current system in place any longer – it just stinks (check out Prince Charles secret vetoes here:

What excuse can there be for this anymore? Maintaining tradition and heritage perhaps – is that an excuse to perpetuate a vile, unjust
and wholly parasitic state of affairs? A family of multi-millionaires, kept in the manner in which they are accustomed to - for what? To maintain a proud tradition – such as tax free incomes and never paying taxes or being completely unaccountable in any truly meaningful way to the British people (we are told they serve). As my old man used to say – bugger this for a game of soldiers!

New Diamond Jubilee project

After a bit of a hiatus I am back. After one too many articles about the forthcoming Queens Diamond Jubilee this coming summer and me spittiing and cursing at the radio or telly I had a bit of an epiphanous moment. I can stop sitting on my arse complaining and ranting (I actually stand up to do that once I really get going but you know what I mean) and do something. So I am. "Anger is an energy!!" I am planning to publish a protest newspaper this May to coicide with the Jubilee. It will I hope be full of amusing, serious and informative critical text and images from a wide variety of contributors - all of whom are opposed to the Jubilee celebrations (and the ridiculous concept of the UK monarchy in 21st century Britain). I am beavering away on a project brief at the moment to try to entice folks to submit copy (for free) so once that's complete (in the next 2 weeks I hope) I will launch it and start seriously trawling for content and contributions. If you like the sound of this at any level or if you don't and fancy a debate then please get in touch. One of the aims of this project is to open up a dialogue and raise the profile of republicanism in the UK - signposting them to Repuplic (www.republic.org.uk), an organistaion I am a member of. My email: sp.featherstone@virgin.net

Xchange images

It's been far too long since I posted here, here is an update of images pics from X:change at Made in Spring at Milkwood.