[Diggers350] Is Prince Charles' 'Heart In The Right Place'?

[Ian]

Defend his heart if you must, but off with his head.

Ian.

On 22 Jun 2013 at 1:16, Simon Fairlie wrote:

> I'd be prepared to defend Prince Charles' basically hippy heart, to an extent , but not the Duchy. 
> 
> Simon 
> 
> On 21 Jun 2013, at 23:31, Zardoz wrote:
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>     Happy solstice all who were and were not at Avebury.
> 
>     Steward of many of our hopes for land justice and editor of 'The Land' Simon has said here the Prince 
>     Of Wales's 'heart is in the right place'? 
>     Well maybe he's a charming man, I've never met him, but haven't yet seen a review on Charles' book 
>     'Harmony', a vision for Britain in the mag. Might be interesting?
> 
>     Tony
> 
> 
>     New questions over relationship between Prince Charles and Waitrose
>     http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/New-questions-relationship-Prince-Charles/story-19339931-detail/story.
>     html
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>     Thursday, June 20, 2013 - West Briton - By Miles Davis, West Briton
> 
>     NEW QUESTIONS have been raised over the relationship between the Prince of Wales and Waitrose 
>     and a property deal that would transform the east of Truro.
> 
>     It has emerged that Prince Charles paid more than £38 million for a depot in Milton Keynes used by the 
>     chain. The Duchy of Cornwall, which represents the Prince's business interests, is a key player in the 
>     Truro Eastern District Centre (TEDC) project that would see a Waitrose built along with a park and ride, 
>     110 homes and a recycling centre at the junction of Union Hill and Newquay Road.
> 
>     A spokesman for the Prince dismissed any presumed connection between the duchy and Waitrose as 
>     "coincidence".
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>     The deal for the duchy to buy the 396,000sq ft warehouse at Milton Keynes was completed 18 months 
>     ago at a cost of £38,385,500, as reported by the Independent newspaper.
> 
>     Waitrose leases it as a lorry distribution hub.
> 
>     Plans for the controversial TEDC were approved by Cornwall Council in March 2012 but that planning 
>     consent now faces a judicial review brought by Truro City Council.
> 
>     Councillor Rob Nolan, member of Truro City Council and Cornwall Council, said: "The city council is 
>     keen to maintain the vibrancy of the high street in Truro and would welcome Waitrose into the city 
>     centre.
> 
>     "But we consider an out-of-town shopping centre to be a threat to that vibrancy.
> 
>     "I'm surprised to see this strong link. It appears that the duchy and Waitrose are putting their own 
>     interests before those of Truro."
> 
>     The duchy's financial dealings are expected to come under closer scrutiny from the Commons Public 
>     Accounts Committee and a Private Members' Bill in the House of Lords demanding an overhaul of its 
>     structure and the distribution of surplus income to the people of Cornwall.
> 
>     Prince Charles's income in 2012 was £20.48 million, with £18.28 million coming from the Duchy of 
>     Cornwall and £2.19 million from government departments and grants-in-aid.
> 
>     In all the Duchy of Cornwall owns some 131,000 acres of land in 23 counties, including large swathes of 
>     Cornwall, Dartmoor and the Prince's Gloucestershire home of Highgrove.
> 
>     A spokesman said of the Waitrose depot: "The property acquired was a commercial property investment 
>     and it is not related to Duchy Originals. It is a coincidence that Waitrose is the tenant."
> 
> 
>     Revealed: Prince Charles's secret property deals - including £38 million industrial carbuncle
>     http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/revealed-prince-charless-secret-property-deals--incl
>     uding-38-million-industrial-carbuncle-8659596.html
> 
> 
>     BBC fails in bid to have critical clip removed from YouTube following copyright complaint
>     http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/bbc-fails-bid-have-critical-clip-removed-youtube-following-copyright-comp
>     laint
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