Democracy

I've just finished watching this year's Richard Dimbleby Lecture, which was given by Prince Charles, our heir to the throne.

In general, I have very little time for the royal family, not on personal grounds, but because I fail to see how they have either any right or relevance in a modern democratic world. But this post is not about my own views on the monarchy.

Prince Charles has had a rather odd job for his entire life: that of basically waiting for his mother to die. But while waiting, he has certainly spent plenty of time reading and commenting on things on which he has a view. Given my earlier statement on the right of monarchy, why should this guy be listened to rather than anyone else? Well I guess that he shouldn't, though his lecture is up on YouTube, along with anyone else in the world who wants to be, so I suppose there is some equity in this.