How the British Establishment is conspiring to prop up the AGW myth

The London Telegraph ^ | March 8, 2010 | James Delingpole

[2ndDivisionVet]

News has just reached me that the great Professor Ian Plimer, scourge of climate-fear-promoters everywhere, has been suddenly disinvited by the Royal Society of Artists (RSA) from a lecture he was due to give in May before an audience including the Duke of Edinburgh.

Here’s part of the embarrassed kiss-off Prof Plimer received from the RSA’s chief executive:

I am afraid I am writing to you with some disappointing news regarding the Prince Philip Annual Lecture on 5 May.

As you well know, the debate around climate change has recently become highly politically charged, both globally and especially in your home country. Equally, as I am sure you are aware, members of the Royal Family need to be scrupulous in avoiding any appearance of advocating or supporting a particular political stance. The RSA’s charitable status also requires us to maintain absolute political independence in our programme of events and research events.

After discussion with Buckingham Palace, it is therefore with great regret that we must withdraw your invitation to give this year’s Prince Philip Lecture. The Duke of Edinburgh is personally disappointed as he read your book with great interest and was looking forward to hearing you speak, but I know that you will recognise that the now highly controversial debate surrounding this issue would make it inevitable that he was seen to be taking a particular position.

Actually, no I don’t think that Prof Plimer DOES “recognise that the now highly controversial debate surrounding this issue would make it inevitable that he was seen to be taking a particular position.”(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

Prince Charles' kookiness will spell the end of the Royal Family within a few decades, IMO.

[norton]

"Charles' kookiness will spell the end of the Royal Family within a few decades..."

Decades = years?

[Brad from Tennessee]

It was alleged a few years ago that Charles was “reared by a queen.”

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

It’s about Global Governance....

[bjc]

The puzzle is not that we lost an Empire, but how the bloody hell we got one to begin with.

[mike-zed]

Thank God we chased the lunatic royals from our shores.

What a textbook result of inbreeding.

[cookcounty]

Nobody ever accused this British Royal family of having guts.

[Marine_Uncle]

Why am I fearing the whole issue on the false science of global warming may soon disappear from the world news?
Am I simply very tired and worn out or do I pose a legit question?

[csense]

...members of the Royal Family need to be scrupulous in avoiding any appearance of advocating or supporting a particular political stance.

I Guess Prince Charles didn't get the memo, eh....

[Mr. Lucky]

You’re not familiar with Elizabeth’s wartime service as a teenager in London nor with Philip’s service in the Royal Navy during the war.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[naturalman1975]

He did - and that's the problem.

The Royal Family are allowed to speak out on political issues as long as their position matches that of "Her Majesty's Government". Climate change is the virtually the only issue on which the Prince of Wales agrees with the current government on, so it's the only issue he's allowed to discuss.

He's actually a very conservative individual with, generally, very conservative ideas. Climate change is the one big exception, and so a significant proportion of his speeches address that issue.

He's not allowed to talk about things like gun rights (of which he is a supporter, at least in general term). He's not allowed to talk about welfare (except in very general terms). Or about education. Or about criminal justice. Not unless he agrees with the current government.

[SunkenCiv]

We never suspected a thing. ;’) Thanks Ernest.

[csense]

Interesting.

Thanks for the info...