The world needs ditch diggers too, right Charles?

Considering the incredible support for Tony Blair I suppose it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that the Brits tolerate such windbags as Prince Charles opened his mouth and complained about people trying to move ahead in life. Didn't John Ruskin and that paternalistic thinking go out of fashion about 150 years ago? What is with all of these families (including our own royal families in both political parties) that are "born on third base and think they hit a triple?"