During Ms many years as Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cornwall, the new king, Charles III, earned himself quite a reputation as an outspoken critic of various aspects of modern life, including what he frequently described as "industrial agriculture".He was also active, behind the scenes, in trying to influence the shape of policy developments, making speeches and writing to ministers to get his own views across - his so-called Black Spider memos, on account of his spidery handwriting.
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