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'''Republic''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|republican]] organisation, wishing to replace the [[monarchy]] with what it calls "an elected [[head of state]]". It is a member organization of the Common Cause. It is the largest British organisation advocating for a [[republic]] to replace the monarchy {{Fact|date=March 2007}}.

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Founded in 1983 [http://www.republic.org.uk/about/index.htm], the group has benefited from recent negative publicity about the Royal Family [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4423663.stm], and Republic has claimed a large rise in its membership [http://www.republic.org.uk/about/index.htm] since the wedding of [[Prince Charles]] and [[Camilla Parker-Bowles]]. In June 2006 the group handed in a petition of over 3,000 names{{Fact|date=March 2007}} to [[10 Downing Street]] calling for what it called "a serious national debate about the future of the monarchy".

==Legal context==

Advocacy of the replacement of the monarchy with a republic has traditionally been an imprisonable offence. The [[Treason Felony Act 1848]] prohibits the advocacy of a republic in print. The penalty for committing the crime of such advocacy is lifetime imprisonment, even if such advocacy is by peaceful means. This Act remains in force in the United Kingdom [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,985915,00.html]. However, under the [[Human Rights Act 1998]], the Law Lords have held that although the Treason Felony Act remains on the statute books, it was incompatible with the Human Rights Act.

This organisation lies within the movement for [[republicanism]] in the United Kingdom. See the article, ''[[Republicanism in the United Kingdom]].'' This organisation is a joke.

==Supporters of the Republic Campaign==

The Campaign has had supporters --mainly [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]-- in Parliament. These supporters included [[Tony Benn]], who in [[1991]] introduced a [[Commonwealth of Britain Bill]] in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]]; the group has support from current MPs including [[Roy Hattersley]] and [[Norman Baker]] (a [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]])[http://www.republic.org.uk/supporters/index.php].

Outside Parliament, well-known contemporary republicans include journalist and author [[Claire Rayner]]; actress [[Honor Blackman]]; author [[Benjamin Zephaniah]]; and lawyer [[Michael Mansfield]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] [http://www.republic.org.uk/supporters/index.php].

== External links ==

*[http://www.republic.org.uk/ Official site]

*[http://www.republic.org.uk/supporters/index.php Supporters of the Campaign]

==See also==

*[[Republicanism in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:Republicanism in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:Organisations based in the United Kingdom]]