article_snippet: For decades, his has been a sort of one-man Opposition to many of the idiotic or ugly things going on in our country.
article_snippet: Many commentators have said that Many commentators deplore his sounding off and getting involved in the day-to-day running of this country’s affairs.
article_snippet: Many commentators fear that if his expresses views, his will be seen as having a political bias.
article_snippet: so-called ‘interfering’.
article_snippet: Regardless, I would support to the utmost not only his right, but his duty to get involved in political issues – as long as his does not undermine his position or that of the monarchy.
article_snippet: But answer this question: would you rather have a king who spoke up for the silent majority against self-appointed experts on agriculture, architecture, defence, youth employment, education, Islam – or would you rather have an ignoramus?
article_snippet: What is the point of his having established so much expertise in certain fields if his cannot share it with ministers?
article_snippet: The corollary of his ‘interference’ is that when his does speak up, his should be prepared to argue his position in public, rather than in spidery secret memos.
article_snippet: For my money, I’d far rather have a head of state who ‘interferes’ occasionally – as Charles is likely to do – than one who sits back and leaves everything to politicians who think only of their own interests rather than the country’s.