The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

THE LAST DITCH

Smashing Pumpkins

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She will not forgive me for posting this, but I am so filled with paternal pride at the younger Ms Paine's pumpkin carving that I had to show you. Before more traditional readers accuse us Paines of being un-English, let me explain that it all started when she was at an American School in Eastern Europe as a little girl. I had to carve them for her at first, but she soon surpassed me. I never even aspired to anything like this standard!

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To bring it back to current affairs, do check out this site for political devotion expressed in the same field of endeavour. Pumpkin carvings are supposed to be scary, but in this case the thinking of the people carving them is much scarier. Can you imagine someone doing that for Gordon Brown or David Cameron?

4 responses to “Smashing Pumpkins”

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    Colin Campbell

    Pumpkins are so much easier and have much greater creative potential than the turnips from my childhood. Lovely work.

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  2. JMB Avatar
    JMB

    Oh I think she will, you know, after complaining a bit for show. Beautiful job by Miss Paine the Younger, a very talented young woman. No matter what one’s political belief I hope one can admire the talent of the carvers shown in the link.

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    Guthrum

    Wes thu hal samain Tom and Miss Paine
    On one of the four great festivals of the year, MP Tom Harris has received his copy of 1984 early, his arrogant response and the chorus on his blog is a joy to behold

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    Mac the Knife

    “but in this case the thinking of the people carving them is much scarier. Can you imagine someone doing that for Gordon Brown or David Cameron?”
    Better yet, couldn’t your very talented daughter carve Dave and Gordon instead? It would instantly transform them from complete wastes of skin into objets d’art… 🙂

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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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