Prince Charles letters

[bi0boy]

just out now: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

anything juicy or damp squibb

 

[Pickman's model]

but what do you think?

 

[bi0boy]

Something about beef farmers, military helicopters and sustainable buildings. Rather dull so far.

 

[bi0boy]

but what do you think?

I can't read all the correspondence in 2 minutes. It has only just been published.

 

[Pickman's model]

I can't read all the correspondence in 2 minutes. It has only just been published.

i thought you might have an opinion to share with us

 

[bi0boy]

i thought you might have an opinion to share with us

An opinion on something I haven't read yet? No thanks.

 

[Pickman's model]

An opinion on something I haven't read yet? No thanks.

i've opinions on lots of things i haven't read eg anything by jane austen. not having read something is a frivolous excuse for not having an opinion on something.

 

[Belushi]

If there was anything explosive we'd know by now.

 

[bi0boy]

i've opinions on lots of things i haven't read eg anything by jane austen. not having read something is a frivolous excuse for not having an opinion on something.

Ok sorry I will try and make up some bollocks the next time I start a thread about something that has been published in the last two minutes.

 

[brogdale]

Ok sorry I will try and make up some bollocks the next time I start a thread about something that has been published in the last two minutes.

..and there was no need to start a thread..there was a perfectly good one running.

 

[Pickman's model]

Ok sorry I will try and make up some bollocks the next time I start a thread about something that has been published in the last two minutes.

or maybe if you feel so strongly that you should have read stuff before you can offer an opinion why not read the stuff before starting the thread?

 

[Pickman's model]

..and there was no need to start a thread..there was a perfectly good one running.

& quite likely a better informed one too.

 

[Belushi]

So the Guardian pursued a ten year legal battle to get these letters published..

 

[brogdale]

So the Guardian pursued a ten year legal battle to get these letters published..

sea birds are big at the Grauniad

 

[Dogsauce]

Stuff on quack medicine, but it was no secret he's a fan.

 

[brogdale]

As we trawl through the cache of correspondence, it’s becoming clear that Prince Charles wrote to ministers almost exclusively on matters that are well known to be his closely-held personal interests.

Farming, the environment, armed forces, supermarkets, architecture, schools, Prince’s Foundation projects, badger culling and even Patagonian toothfish and albatrosses.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Big fan of the albatross, not so keen on badgers.

 

[Belushi]

Charles comes out of them quite well

 

[laptop]

I see few spidergrams.

Mostly letters typed by his officials (and in some cases apparently pasting from National Farmers' Union documents!) and replies by Ministers...

Is there more to come?

 

[JimW]

Nothing on the Bolivian Arse Wasp?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

If there was anything explosive we'd know by now.

The explosive part of this happened years ago tbf.

 

[Pickman's model]

Big fan of the albatross, not so keen on badgers.

(((Badgers)))

 

[brogdale]

Charles comes out of them quite well

Whatever...but the import of this story lies in the vermin's response to it...

The spokesman said: “The PM’s view around the importance of there being confidential correspondence between the Government and the sovereign and the heir to the throne.

“There is some degree of lack of clarity with regard to a slightly distinct areas of the exercise of the ministerial veto which is in FOI [rules].

“Given that the court ruling has generated a degree of uncertainty in this area this is an issue which the Government will look at and consider carefully and thoroughly.”

The spokesman said it was too early to say whether the changes would require legislation.

It won't happen again. If the monarchy choose to write to the PM demanding that the UK be given to Putin or made part of the IS...we won't know.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Oddly enough I was reading about Patagonian toothfish this morning. They are a major part of the diet of the colossal squid. http://squid.tepapa.govt.nz/anatomy/article/how-the-colossal-squid-feeds

The colossal squid is not the same as the giant squid obviously

 

[gosub]

Charles comes out of them quite well

I'd agree with that. Only written down coz Blair told him to,Charlie even pointed out the FOI implications. A few areas I think he's wrong on but nobody is ever entirely right. For all the Guardian are banging about being constitutionally unacceptable, think its a useful insight into what sort of the thing the next Head of State will be talking about at his weekly meetings with the PM. or do the likes of Michael Crick think the Queen just asked Cameron what he thought of last weeks game between West Ham & Aston Villa? (though that must be a tempting question)

 

[Flanflinger]

Big fan of the albatross, not so keen on badgers.

Does he prefer wafers with them ?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Oddly enough I was reading about Patagonian toothfish this morning. They are a major part of the diet of the colossal squid. http://squid.tepapa.govt.nz/anatomy/article/how-the-colossal-squid-feeds

The colossal squid is not the same as the giant squid obviously

Joey Essex was banging on about the Patagonian Toothfish last night.

Why must I always be the last to hear of these things?

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

The full uncensored version:

 

[brogdale]

"I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Royal Highness's most humble and obedient servant".

New Labour.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

So the Guardian pursued a ten year legal battle to get these letters published..

No, they wanted the interesting ones published. Given that all the correspondence from Chuck is typed, and there is a longstanding joke about black spider letters, it's obvious that a shit load of handwritten loonspud notes remain hidden.