THE LAST DITCH
Link: Centenarian wins £25,000 on his birthday | Uk News | News | Telegraph.
Perhaps, barring accidents, longevity is a matter of having something to live for? I salute Mr Holden’s spirit and his sense of humour and hope he lives long to enjoy his winnings.
If he gives them to his heirs, he may (depending on his other assets) be gambling again on survival – this time until he is 107. If he has his health, may I therefore suggest cigarettes, whisky and the usual accompaniments?
Let’s hope he has the energy – and the inclination – to let his hair down and have a great party. Good for him.
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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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