What’s behind King Charles’s bumper pay rise?
Greed, lies and a ton of public money
Graham Smith
[There have been growing calls for an end
to royal secrecy in recent months,
with historians, campaigners and
journalists demanding greater access
to the official records of the UK’s head of state.
That secrecy has been compared
unfavourably to MI5, with the royals having
an absolute exemption from the
Freedom of Information Act
while squirrelling away thousands of official
records in their archives in Windsor.
There is a reason why the monarchy is
more secretive than our security services:
it has plenty to hide.
It is not unreasonable to conclude that
the institution is corrupt,
if corruption is the abuse of
public office for personal gain.
Whether it’s using tens of millions
of pounds each year to cover costs
such as travel or palatial homes,
or lobbying the government
in pursuit of their private interests
or political agendas,
the royals exploit their status
and position week in, week out.]
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...e-king-charles