Posted on 02/16/2013 3:37:18 PM PST by george76
The Prince of Wales was secretly given a say over new laws to ban hunting and to introduce the Governments green deal
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The Prince was most recently asked for his consent for the energy bill in September 2011, which passed into law the Governments green deal which encourages homeowners to take out a loan to make their house more energy-efficient.
He was also asked about the Hunting Bill in July 2003, the same month that MPs voted on a free ballot to ban hunting with dogs in the UK.
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The Prince has faced criticism for sending the letters - known as black spider memos because of his handwriting - to ministers, marked private and confidential, setting out his views on aspects of government policy.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Ha ha - I clicked on the thread just to see how long it would take...
Hey, I was just responding to a need.....
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