THE LAST DITCH

StingrayThe Jaguar XK140 I photographed back in September is still at our local shopping mall. Now it has been joined by this splendid 60’s Corvette Stingray. Unfortunately I didn’t have a proper camera with me, but I hope this effort from my phone is at least web-worthy.

My wife was impressed that I knew what it was. Actually, it was easy. One of my boyhood “Hot Wheels” models was a Corvette. Of course it’s not as classy as the Jag and I am sure Jeremy Clarkson would say it “doesn’t do corners.” Still it looks like too much fun to sit idly at a mall.

Shopping centre operators in Russia seem to have a better idea how to keep men interested in visiting, eh?

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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.

Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that

“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

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