The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

THE LAST DITCH

A hoon, or merely a chump?

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Geoff Hoon 'checked phone during Iraq war memorial' – Telegraph.

Is it any wonder his surname has become one of the British blogosphere's favourite euphemisms? Yet, in truth, Hoon (the only Labour minister with whom I have had the misfortune to break bread) is only displaying Labour's bog standard attitude to our armed forces.

The true attitude of the British Left is revealed by those teachers who want to prohibit the services from visiting schools. His natural arrogance amplified by years in office, Hoon simply could not conceal his contempt for brave men and women who died so that Tony Blair wouldn't look quite so wet.

2 responses to “A hoon, or merely a chump?”

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    Moggsy

    I figure he was like…
    “I have got to be here because the plebs expect it, but I am far too important and ought to be somewhere else. I hope no one who matters really thinks I am serious about this.”

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    wonderfulforhisage

    At least he wasn’t picking his nose.
    The sad thing is that Blackberryholics are no more aware of glancing at their screens than Balls is of blinking.

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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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