Prince Charles' Dimbleby lecture

Badger0-0 · 08-07-2009, 10:08 PM

Now I detest the royal family, but I do like Charlie because he believes what he says, even if I don't always agree

Any thoughts?

I don't suppose anyone even watched it

02Oneill.Gerard · 08-07-2009, 10:35 PM

when was this?

Badger0-0 · 08-07-2009, 10:41 PM

tonight mate BBC1

02Oneill.Gerard · 08-07-2009, 10:43 PM

i'll watch it on iplayer!

Badger0-0 · 08-07-2009, 10:49 PM

Blimey, I don't know if I'd go that far

It was a bit long winded, about the Eco system etc.

But as I said, I like his conviction

02Oneill.Gerard · 08-07-2009, 10:50 PM

haha if his conviction is how you make it sound then perhaps it will be worth it

Badger0-0 · 08-07-2009, 10:59 PM

I'm not going down that road mate.

Be careful, you'll get pounced on by the mods

Seriously and it's honest advice, they're very strict mate.

02Oneill.Gerard · 08-07-2009, 11:01 PM

yeah your probably right. thanks for making me aware of the interview anyway

james7604 · 09-07-2009, 8:46 AM

I caught about 10 minutes of it halfway through. He seemed to be doing an awful lot of talking without actually saying anything.

krish · 09-07-2009, 9:00 AM

Avoided it after the nobhead's recent interference in the democratic process regarding Chelsea Barracks; and my view that, conviction or not, he mostly spouts utter crap, taking a very long and painful time to spout it
- the BBC shouldn't really have give this feudal tax-dodging tosspot a platform

I'm sure the OP doesn't really like anyone who "believes what he says" or has "his conviction"
- could include all sorts of serial killers, sociopaths, dictators, politicians, anyone living in an ivory tower, etc

EDIT ...
It appears that even the Dimbleby brothers were at odds over this year's lecture
- Jonathan extended the invitation to his good chum Charles (he wrote/presented a fawning authorised biography/TV documentary of him 15 years ago) but David objected on the basis of his political meddling, so boycotted the event

Chris0852 · 09-07-2009, 5:31 PM

I thought he was pretty good. What he said needed saying and he clearly new what he wanted to say. Basically the Earth is a finite resource (capital). It can produce a certain amount of income from this capital each year (food and other natural resources). Mankind is consuming all its income and eating away at the capital as well. It cant go on for ever. etc etc.

krish · 09-07-2009, 6:10 PM

I wonder if he's advised brother Andy to cut down on his regular taxpayer-funded flights to the golf course