Even a stopped clock

It's a strange argument that finds me on the same side as Charles Clarke, but this appears to be one. While I can't help but wonder if someone within the Labour Party thought 'quick! opportunity to attack the Royal Family! Now's the chance to show people we're still radical!', as Dave points out you can't help but notice that the comments that sparked the row sound rather like Melanie Phillips, which makes it even more fun to see the Education Secretary dismissing them as 'very old fashioned'.