Alan Ferrier on Nostr: Fun fact: advocacy of the replacement of the monarchy with a republic is still an ...
Fun fact: advocacy of the replacement of the monarchy with a republic is still an imprisonable offence in UK law. The Treason Felony Act 1848 prohibits such advocacy in print. The penalty, even if the republic is to be set up by peaceful means, is lifetime imprisonment.
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