Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Prince Charles also acts the Voice of the People

Dear Mr. Tan
As Minister Shanmugan has been referencing British Convention, it is useful that to Prince Charles has not been "dumb". He has been the Voice of the People in the UK. He has for example spoken out againt Tony Blair on the Iraq war.
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/15513366

The following url has a list of other instances where Prince Charles very publicly voices his opionon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/01/alastair-campbell-tony-blair-prince-charles

In the following article, Prime Minister Tony Blair is noted as saying that

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/04/tony-blair-defends-prince-charles


"A prime minister may sound off from time to time, especially when sensitive discussions with members of the royal family leak into the papers, in the middle of some high-profile issue.

"However, I want to make it clear that I always found my discussions and correspondence with Prince Charles immensely helpful. I thought he had a perfect right to raise questions and did so in a way that was both informative and insightful. So I welcomed his contributions, and have no doubt he will continue to raise issues with the new government as he is entitled and indeed it is his job to do, and that they will also find it helpful."

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Thank you for showing that Prince Charles is also acting as the Voice of the People !