Take that, royal quack!

[mr blur]

The heir to the throne has always prided himself on his alternative views, establishing himself as something of a royal iconoclast who gives voice to public fears over GM foods and nanotechnology, while pioneering a simpler vision of society based on championing organic agriculture, local produce and traditional architecture.

But this time, Prince Charles's embrace of the alternative has led to him being accused of peddling "outright quackery".

Britain's leading academic expert on complementary medicine has warned that the Duchy Herbals Detox Tincture - a food supplement, which combines artichoke and dandelion and promises to rid the body of toxins while aiding digestion - is based on notions which are "implausible, unproven and dangerous".

The heir to the throne, says Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at Exeter University, is deliberately ignoring science, preferring to rely on "make-believe and superstition".

Ernst said: "Prince Charles contributes to the ill-health of the nation by pretending we can all over-indulge, then take his tincture and be fine again. Under the banner of holistic and integrative healthcare he thus promotes a 'quick fix' and outright quackery.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/11/prince-charles-detox-tincture

The prince is, of course, an inbred halfwit who lives in a dream world.

[TZ]

1. Well this just proves that the monarchy is an anachronism

What better illustration than having the heir have pre-enlightenment type views.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

2. I'm hoping we obtain a parliamentary republic before that idiot becomes a head of state

I've missed this group. I've only just got my donor star back. Yippee!

[moggie]

3. You should have said!

There's usually someone who'll give you a star, if you need help.

As for the republic: I wish that'd happen, but I'm not holding my breath. Most people seem rather apathetic on this question, and don't have any enthusiasm for changing the status quo. It'd take something major, like discovery of a paedophile ring run from Buck House.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

5. Ah thanks

I know times are tough for people, so didn't want to say.

[LeftishBrit]

7. Somehow didn't realize you needed a donor star or this group...

or I'd have stepped in to make sure we got your contributions.

As for Charles, he is a twit and not improving with age. I would certainly prefer a figurehead head of state (they have their points), who was chosen for having a bit of sense, not just by virtue of birth. But it seems that, whatever the system, you can't get away from health woo aristocrats. We have Charles; America has RFK Jr.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

8. Thanks LeftishBrit!

It's true that even if Britain was a republic we'd still have celebrity using its status to sell/proselytise health woo.

[Silent3]

4. Just wondering...

Does Mr. Gruff ever say, "God, this is good coffee!"?

[mr blur]

6. Never! He says,

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