Today, Richard Rogers demands a public enquiry into the constitutional issues surrounding Prince Charles' scuppering of his Chelsea Barracks plans. For those who don't know... the site of Kensington's old Chelsea Barracks has been a development battle ground for a number of years - with skirmishes over a listed chapel, finances coming and going as the economic crisis hit. Things have recently looked more positive... a Richard Rogers design, funding by the Qatari royals... until Prince Charles apparently used his influence to persuade his Qatari pals to remove their support for the Rogers plans. Prince Charles famously despises modern architecture; and this is the third time he's intervened in a project by Rogers (Paternoster Square; Royal Opera House). We can forgive Rogers for feeling sore, and we should lend our support in his campaign to stop this unconstitutional architectural bullying. Unless, of course, we want London to look like Trumpton.

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