The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

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Parish Notice: Shortening your links

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Your comments are always welcome and I am delighted when you post relevant links to support your case. The 'net natives among you should note that you don't need any HTML code to do so. The platform software converts URLs to links automatically. If your link is very long though, could you please use a URL shortener like goo.gl or bitly.com? Otherwise it throws off the formatting, making your comment unreadable. 

Where I notice such problems I go into your comment and insert a shortened version of the URL but I am not always around to do so. I often read and reply to comments via email, which means it may be some time before I notice one is wonky.

Thanks again for all your contributions. I don't come here to read what I think (because I know already). I come here to read what you have to say.

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    Andrew

    “If your link is very long though, could you please use a URL shortener like goo.gl or bitly.com?”
    You might also want to request people use the link preview option available for these services so there are no nasty surprises. Or I think there’s some javascript you can add to your site that does it automatically.
    “I don’t come here to read what I think (because I know already).”
    I always find it useful to write down my thoughts to help clarify them.

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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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