St Michael's Cathedral was destroyed during the Coventry Blitz, in which 554 people were killed

UK: Coventry Cathedral – WWII Ruin – Reconstruction Drive! (30.9.2026)

My paternal grandmother – Gladys Wyles – would tell us stories about how she lived in Leicester during WWII. She remembered the bombing of nearby Coventry and how the Luftwaffe pilots came down on parachutes amongst the streets. Many were so polite and smart that the UK government permitted them to roam freely around the city carrying-out various aspects of rescue and reconstruction work. Many were glad to be out of the war – but considering how many British were killed in their bombing-raids – it is interesting that such POWs were not routinely attacked out of revenge. I have never visited Coventry.

Indigenous activist and elder Robbie Thorpe to bring a private prosecution against the monarch!

Australia: Bid to Prosecute King Charles [for “Genocide”] Reaches International Court! (30.9.2026)

The confusion probably arises from the fact that the English Parliament uses the non de plume “British Crown” to refer to itself – and uses a “crown” symbol to represent its power (believe it or not – the crown changes design – depending upon whether there is a king or queen on the thrown). In our election system, capitalism and liberal democracy (both invented by the bourgeoisie) cannot be voted out of office. Only the political parties “representing” and “managing” this bourgeois system can be “changed” by voting every four or five-years. Even if King Charles III was prosecuted – he is of German origin and his family was not on the throne when Australia was discovered. It is the permanent bourgeois institutions that are supported by the English Parliament – the Executive (which enforces laws), the Legislature (which makes laws), and the judiciary (which interprets laws) – and the English Parliament itself, that would probably need to be prosecuted. In other words, the national government of the UK administered from Westminster. In this regard, the responsible Prime Minister (which would be Frederick North – Lord North) would probably be the target of such a prosecution. As he has not been alive for hundreds of years – there may be a legal hurdle here that cannot be overcome.