Lord Luvvie and a Prince who speaks for England ; He's the Labour crony and towering ego demanding a constitutional inquiryafter Prince Charles scuppered his latest eyesore. But who's really abusing their position? [Edition 3]

Summary

---

WITH his mature Italian charm and well-practised gestures, Lord Rogers of Riverside (better known as Richard Rogers, the millionaire architect) never tires of hearing people saying how wonderful he is.

Most of this approbation comes from the lips of his wide circle of cronies, the oh-so-metropolitan elite of the architectural world, as well as his fellow New Labour luvvies and admirers such as the editor of The Guardian.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Lord Luvvie and a Prince who speaks for England ; He's the Labour crony and towering ego demanding a constitutional inquiryafter Prince Charles scuppered his latest eyesore. But who's really abusing their position? [Edition 3]

They treat his American wife Ruthie's River Cafe (a favourite of Tony and Cherie Blair), situated next door to his office by the Thames at Hammersmith, as their unofficial club and talking shop.

Lord Rogers, an open and vocal admirer of both former London Mayor Ken Livingstone and ex-Labour deputy leader John Prescott, is one of those New Labour sorts who have scant respect for our his- torand Britain's heritage.

Next month, he ...

See the full content of this document

---