Note to Americans: "Republican" in the U.K. refers to the "movement which seeks to remove the British monarchy and replace it with a republic that has a non-hereditary head of state" [1].<p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_Ki...</a>
When I switch to the UK edition and select "Republican?", the lead story in the right column changes from "Duchess of Cambridge admitted to hospital in early stages of labour" to "The world's best swimming pools." I can't really decide which is more newsworthy.
Heh, I'm massively pro Royal. But I really don't give a toss about tittle tattle stories like babies, etc. Even I would click "republican".
Shame they're not tracking its use, at least just for fun: I can't see an HTTP request going out when I click the toggly link. The Wikipedia page quoted elsewhere here cites a Guardian and Observer (same company) poll reporting 54% support for the abolition of the monarchy.
Not that long ago, a UK newspaper call The Independant refused to cover any royal stories at all.<p>I was saddened when they published the birth of that Harry in a column on the inside pages, it should not have been covered at all.<p>I do not know if the Indie still has this policy.