The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

Link: Bob Piper : Time to reflect.

Bob Piper is going to take a break from blogging. That is sad. Whether or not his republication of the “Ministry of Truth” satire was well-judged, those of us on the right still want Britain to be a free country. Free speech means nothing if it does not include the freedom to offend. So many today are so easily offended that any entirely inoffensive statement is not worth the carbon emissions involved in making it.

Bob Piper’s views could scarcely be further from my own, but he is entitled – nay welcome – to express them. Besides, he is loud-mouthed, uncouth, misguided and ill-natured. What better icon could there be for the modern Labour Party?

I don’t blame the Tory blogger who tried to use Labour’s own “thought crime” weapons against them. An interesting point has been made, although I am not sure it has yet been fully understood. I am sure, however, that no-one outside the Labour Party wishes one of the most recognisable, infuriating voices in the blogosphere to fall silent.

Come back soon, Bob.