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…and a very happy 18th birthday to the younger Miss Paine. Kudos to any commenter who can identify the subject  of the picture.Img_0039

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  1. Welshcakes Limoncello Avatar

    Just came over to say Buon Natale – a bit late – Tom. Happy Birthday from Sicily to your daughter as well. I’m hopeless at identifying photos – sorry!

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  2. jmb Avatar

    I think I bailed on my comment because I didn’t see the verification till I was leaving.
    So once again, if the first one got through, happy Christmas to you and your family, a little late also.

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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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