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Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Two-thirds of Britons want Andrew stripped of titles
Some 67 per cent of the public would back the removal of Andrew's York dukedom, according to YouGov. (AP PHOTO) Some 67 per cent of the public would back the removal of Andrew's York dukedom, according to YouGov. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP Two thirds of Britons believe the Duke of York should be stripped of his remaining royal titles, according to a new poll. Research by YouGov found that 67 per cent of the public would back the removal of Andrew's York dukedom, as well as his princely title. An unflattering biography of the disgraced duke by Andrew Lownie in August delved into the private life of the late Queen's son, depicting him as sex-obsessed, a "useful idiot" and easy prey for Jeffrey Epstein. Some 13 per cent opposed the removal of his titles and 21 per cent were unsure, the survey suggested. Three years ago, 62 per cent believed Andrew should have his York title removed, with the current 67 per cent in-favour figure seeing a jump of five percentage points. Another YouGov survey found that just five per cent have a positive view of the King's brother, with Andrew languishing at the bottom of the royal favourability tables, beneath the Duchess of Sussex who has a 20 per cent positive rating and the Duke of Sussex at 28 per cent. Legislation would be required for Parliament to prevent Andrew continuing as the Duke of York, while his birthright to be a prince, as the son of a monarch, could be changed if a Letters Patent were issued by the King. The duke stopped using his style of his royal highness following his disastrous Newsnight interview, but it could be removed entirely by a Letters Patent. Andrew stepped away from his public role in 2019 amid the furore over his friendship with convicted billionaire paedophile Epstein. He later paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with Virginia Giuffre, who was trafficked by Epstein as a teenager and who Andrew claimed never to have met.

Sydney Morning Herald
3 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
I lived in Washington DC. The last thing it needs is a Trump ‘rescue'
If you're wondering what in the hell Donald Trump was going on about regarding the nation's capital this week, it's because Washington, DC, is another one of those long-time fixations of the unhinged American right. In the world of Fox News, right-wing radio and Republican political conventions, San Francisco is synonymous with gay people while DC is a dog whistle that signifies blacks, crime and corruption. When Trump announced a federal takeover of the city this week, putting its local police force under his control, he said he was rescuing it from 'crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor – and worse!' 'Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals,' claimed the Republican president. But he was lying. The Democratic mayor of the overwhelmingly Democratic city, Muriel Bowser, pointed out that violent crime in DC was at its lowest level in more than three decades last year. Yet Trump is sending in the National Guard to crack down on crime and clear the city of homelessness. It's all a bit absurd. But, really, this is just Trump singing a very old tune that most Republicans can hum along to. Why? It's just another volley in his time-tested tactic of throwing red meat to his base to distract them from thinking twice about, say, his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein or his on-and-off bromance with Vladimir Putin. Loading The bad news is that his move is probably legal. DC is a political anomaly. It's not a state, but it's not inside a state, either. It was created by land taken from Maryland; Congress gave itself the power of governance over the area and has a standing committee to control its budget. DC has always been the butt of jokes. JFK famously quipped that it was a city of 'southern efficiency and northern charm'. But DC has grown and is now at the centre of one of the largest (and wealthiest) metropolises in the US. It has a population bigger than several states; campaigners for statehood are quick to point out that, with the full federal workforce on hand on a typical weekday, it's bigger than several more. Yet DC was given no senators; Congress grudgingly gave it three presidential electoral votes in 1961, and a single member of the House of Representatives in 1971, but only as a 'non-voting delegate'.

The Age
3 hours ago
- The Age
I lived in Washington DC. The last thing it needs is a Trump ‘rescue'
If you're wondering what in the hell Donald Trump was going on about regarding the nation's capital this week, it's because Washington, DC, is another one of those long-time fixations of the unhinged American right. In the world of Fox News, right-wing radio and Republican political conventions, San Francisco is synonymous with gay people while DC is a dog whistle that signifies blacks, crime and corruption. When Trump announced a federal takeover of the city this week, putting its local police force under his control, he said he was rescuing it from 'crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor – and worse!' 'Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals,' claimed the Republican president. But he was lying. The Democratic mayor of the overwhelmingly Democratic city, Muriel Bowser, pointed out that violent crime in DC was at its lowest level in more than three decades last year. Yet Trump is sending in the National Guard to crack down on crime and clear the city of homelessness. It's all a bit absurd. But, really, this is just Trump singing a very old tune that most Republicans can hum along to. Why? It's just another volley in his time-tested tactic of throwing red meat to his base to distract them from thinking twice about, say, his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein or his on-and-off bromance with Vladimir Putin. Loading The bad news is that his move is probably legal. DC is a political anomaly. It's not a state, but it's not inside a state, either. It was created by land taken from Maryland; Congress gave itself the power of governance over the area and has a standing committee to control its budget. DC has always been the butt of jokes. JFK famously quipped that it was a city of 'southern efficiency and northern charm'. But DC has grown and is now at the centre of one of the largest (and wealthiest) metropolises in the US. It has a population bigger than several states; campaigners for statehood are quick to point out that, with the full federal workforce on hand on a typical weekday, it's bigger than several more. Yet DC was given no senators; Congress grudgingly gave it three presidential electoral votes in 1961, and a single member of the House of Representatives in 1971, but only as a 'non-voting delegate'.