Tag Archives: secrecy

Who pulls the strings?

Posted on 18/02/2021 by stewculbard

When I was a theological student at Whitley college, University of Melbourne, I acquired the reputation of being “the champion of lost causes”. There was no specific cause of which I was attested as being a champion, it just seemed … Continue reading →

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Heaping insult on injury

Posted on 12/01/2017 by stewculbard

In this, the first article for the New Year 2017, I wish to return to an issue that first appeared in this blog in the early part of 2015. At that time two articles, (“Caught in a trap”, 03.03.2015, and … Continue reading →

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To call Australia home

Posted on 18/08/2016 by stewculbard

Nauru is a tiny island nation in the eastern Pacific region of Micronesia, approximately 2000 miles to the northeast of Australia. The geography of the island features a coral reef and white-sand beaches fringed with palms. Inland, tropical vegetation surrounds … Continue reading →

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The state we are in

Posted on 22/12/2015 by stewculbard

The state is the United Kingdom, but what is the state of the UK? The daily tabloid newspapers recently carried the story of how Charles Windsor has been covertly receiving top-secret Cabinet papers for decades. Following a Freedom of Information … Continue reading →

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Growing to win

Posted on 22/07/2015 by stewculbard

“For all the issues Republic campaigns on our focus has never wavered.  Our mission is simple: to achieve the abolition of the British monarchy in favour of a democratic republic. That’s a tall order, a tough challenge and there are … Continue reading →

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Behind closed doors

Posted on 31/03/2015 by stewculbard

What has Charles Windsor, the heir to the British crown, been saying to government ministers?  For the past nine years or so that has been the question asked by The Guardian, ever since that newspaper requested copies of 27 pieces … Continue reading →

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Above, but not beyond

Posted on 03/09/2014 by stewculbard

Royalty is above politics. These words are often used in a collective defence of royalty with respect to political matters. If, therefore, that is actually the case – if the royals are indeed politically neutral – then why is secrecy … Continue reading →

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