Submitted 2 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
Only the king has more power than this gas executive in a Russian emergency.
I can’t help but think that publicising his name and role are literally the worst possible fucking thing someone could do.
Jesus wept, we may as well just tell the Russians where he lives and what car he drives
They probably already know.
But I hope that it’s his team that has this power, not just solely on him. I’d have to imagine (HOPE) that there’s a chain of command and some kind of playbook that whoever is in charge can authorise and act on whatever needs doing in such situations.
True, but still. Having someone named who coild so easily fall victim to some blackmail scheme is a problem waiting to happen
tal@olio.cafe 1 day ago
I’m pretty confident that the prime minister has a larger role than the king in a “shit hits the fan with Russia” scenario.
Womble@piefed.world 1 day ago
I think the point there is that the government of the day cant just overrule him by saying so. If it comes down to it, in an supply emergency his word goes until the government either change the law or get one of these "Order in Council" directives signed off by the king.
It doesnt mean that much as it seems very unlikely that the monarch would refuse the PM something like that, but crises are where the unthinkable happens.