THE LAST DITCH

JuliaM, the AmbushPredator, has a tie for her "post of the month". The first she has selected is from They're Joking, Aren't They? (with the wonderful strapline, "What are our rulers thinking of? And with?"). The second is from Winston Smith. Kudos to both of them, and a tip of the hat to JuliaM.

Here are the gems in question:

They're Joking. Aren't They?: Possessions.

Winston Smith: Making the Right Choice Part 2

For overseas readers (and, for that matter, comfortable middle class readers from the Home Counties) both posts should give some insight into modern Britain, which is about as far from the stereotypical Hugh Grant image as it could possibly get.

One response to “Two brilliant posts (and neither by me, damn it all)”

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    Both top blogs and on my main visiting list.

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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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