Prince Charles warns GM crops risk causing the biggest-ever environmental disaster.

The mass development of genetically modified crops risks causing the world's worst environmental disaster, The Prince of Wales has warned.

Prince Charles warns GM crops risk causing the biggest-ever environmental disaster
Listen: The Prince of Wales speaks out

In his most outspoken intervention on the issue of GM food, the Prince said that multi-national companies were conducting an experiment with nature which had gone "seriously wrong".

The Prince, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Telegraph, also expressed the fear that food would run out because of the damage being wreaked on the earth's soil by scientists' research. (see article here) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/12/eacharles112.xml

Not the greatest advertisement for the anti-GM movement, unfortunately. Personally, I'd imagine the cause would be better served if the good ol' PoW was vehemently in favour.

Think of it this way.

Here's someone who is effectively unemployed - in fact, unemployable - who nevertheless does not have to lift a finger in order to survive. So the only outlet for his intellectual workings, such as they are, is to latch on to "causes".

Unfortunately, given his heritage and disposition, he does not actually have to work through the ideas he comes up with to their logical conclusion. Hence, he does not have to consider how his idealism might efect, say, the millions that are starving in Africa.

In fact, he is a perfect example of the cafe latte, chardonnay set idealist, who agonize over the realities of industrialism, capitalism and progress in general from the security of their leafy suburbs.

Or, in the PoW's case, one or the other of his stately homes.

For an additional insight into the stature of this royal sponsor, check out some of his other utterances, ranging from "modern" architecture" through to tampons.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/01/design.architecture

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_54/ai_n27052712

Educational stuff.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article4525870.ece

Choose your friends wisely, eftfnc.

Pericles, your silly claims regarding Prince Charles being an unemployable bludger are just that; silly and misinformed. You obviously know nothing about Prince Charles except what you read "and believe" in daily gossip newspapers. His work ethic and skills, intelligence and commitment to duty, country and it's people would put many people to shame (what are "your" qualifications, "your" work ethics, "your" achievements compared to Prince Charles? Could "you" command a Royal Navy battleship? How much could "you" earn in the free market compared to the earning capacity of the multi talented and multi qualified Prince Charles? I think we know the answer to that don't we Pericles.

You're just another Aussie who hates "tall poppies"; that is, people who are better than "you". Sad!

Prince Charles, just like anyone else in the public eye, is entitled to express an opinion.

Pericles,

How do you know whether the Prince or anyone else for that matter speaks the truth? Isn't it clear that one looks at least at their actions and NOT their advertising, which BTW uses film stars,actors and people of importance, to make their products more appealing to the masses. The question that advertisers and manufacturers of dangerous goods are concerned about people's and animal's is hogwash, their pockets is of their only interest.The question remains,have you ever tasted the difference between Organic and mass produced (factory farming) food? Probably not! Raw milk straight from the cow or goat compared with this supermarket bought, almost white stuff and nutritional depleted, called milk, I guess not! The list is long.

It's a fair cop, samsung.

>>You obviously know nothing about Prince Charles except what you read "and believe" in daily gossip newspapers.<<

So please enlighten me. Where do you get your information from? And what leads you to believe that he is intelligent, or even smart, come to that?

Was it his brilliant scholastic achievements, perhaps?

Is it maybe his understanding of poverty and hardship, gained from his intimate knowledge of organic farming? No doubt Home Farm's Oaten biscuits are even now feeding the starving millions of Africa.

Or his dedication to the re-introduction of rare native breeds into British farms, because... because... they are not suited to intensive farming, and must therefore be "better".

He's a nice lad. I'd hate to have his life, and I genuinely feel sorry for him. But he really is the last person on this planet you would want to support your worthy cause.

He is the classic dilettante, with the added disadvantage that he has fads. There is no evidence - inside our outside the "daily gossip newspapers" - that he has the mental capacity to come to grips with any significant issue.

Hence, I am certain, his faddish disdain for GM food.

samsung is right. Please stop Pericles. Our Federal sports minister and AOC official have already made us look like obnoxious retards and pathetic....this wouldn't apply so much if the the jokes weren't witless.