The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

THE LAST DITCH

Do they have any concern for the truth?

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Stephen Pound MP has casually alleged on live TV that Guido Fawkes "hacked" email accounts. Derek Draper also suggested that his email account has been hacked. That is a serious (and, except – of course – when done by the state) criminal allegation. If they could support the claim (which the odious Draper at least had the grace, or caution, to qualify with "apparently") I have no doubt they would have called the Labour Party enforcers Metropolitan Police already.

Mrs Paine's calm wisdom has brought me down from my initial delight at McBride's well-deserved downfall (note, by the way, how he spins falsely to the end, implying in his resignation statement that the Tories are behind Guido Fawkes). The leaked emails are apparently to be published tomorrow and she suspects the lurid allegations – however false – will be remembered far longer than the disgraceful impulse to fabricate them and the suppressed desire to publish them. 

Guido's undoubted personal triumph may well yet do the Conservatives more harm than good.

4 responses to “Do they have any concern for the truth?”

  1. Obnoxio The Clown Avatar
    Obnoxio The Clown

    Who cares, Tom? In a few years’ time, we’ll all be wishing the Tories were dead, too.

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  2. Tom Paine Avatar
    Tom Paine

    Too (metaphorically) true, alas.

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  3. Ian Parker-Joseph Avatar
    Ian Parker-Joseph

    Tom,
    The point here is that whilst so many take for granted that politicians, spin doctors, special advisor’s et al, are doing this behind the scenes backstabbing on a daily basis, it does not make it acceptable.
    The public quite rightly demand more, demand better standards from those in power, so there is an opportunity to show the public that not all those who seek to represent them are made of the same sad material, whilst working to rid Westminster of those who do so permanently.
    If this does harm the Tory party, then it is for the Tory party to clean up its own act, and that can only be construed as a good thing, not something that one should regret.

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  4. Tom Paine Avatar
    Tom Paine

    Yes, I agree up to a point. But the Tories are likely to form the next government. It would be wonderful to have hope of higher ethical standards and greater respect for liberty.

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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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