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[News] RIP Lord Ashdown
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Everyone has their flaws, but some still do great things.
rogersix
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- Jan 18, 2014
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how did his wife feel about it?
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Perhaps being most famous for being Paddy Pantsdown shows he was something of a rogue and nothing wrong with that
Mistake 1. Decided to pursue a political carreer as a liberal
Mistake 2. Caught with his pants down.
Mistake 3. Did absolutely bugger all politically, left no legacy.
Apart from that, top lad, solid gold bloke.
Aside from that, never nice when someone dies, in his 70s, far to young for a vigorous energetic, if misguided bloke to pop his boots. RIP.
Mistake 2. Caught with his pants down.
Mistake 3. Did absolutely bugger all politically, left no legacy.
Apart from that, top lad, solid gold bloke.
Aside from that, never nice when someone dies, in his 70s, far to young for a vigorous energetic, if misguided bloke to pop his boots. RIP.
rogersix
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Mistake 1. Decided to pursue a political carreer as a liberal
Mistake 2. Caught with his pants down.
Mistake 3. Did absolutely bugger all politically, left no legacy.
Apart from that, top lad, solid gold bloke.
Aside from that, never nice when someone dies, in his 70s, far to young for a vigorous energetic, if misguided bloke to pop his boots. RIP.
1 out of 3, poor effort
Publius Ovidius
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No you wouldn't big T as you think,anyone who is not a raging lefty or union man is a ****! We all see through you mate.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
RIP Royal. Fair winds and calm seas.
Sorry, you've lost me. All three are facts. In what way is that one out of three?
Actually he thinks nothing of the sort I suspect. Nobody would shame the labour party with such tripe if they were a true believer.
He's a tory troll.
n1 gull
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Mistake 1. Decided to pursue a political carreer as a liberal
Mistake 2. Caught with his pants down.
Mistake 3. Did absolutely bugger all politically, left no legacy.
Apart from that, top lad, solid gold bloke.
Aside from that, never nice when someone dies, in his 70s, far to young for a vigorous energetic, if misguided bloke to pop his boots. RIP.
Have some respect. He was a Royal Marine and tried to do something in public service
Don't be a twit. Read my whole post. He's not a god.
rogersix
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- Jan 18, 2014
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clue;
you picked the wrong political party and you have achieved nothing in your career
Well, I was right with those two comments (and I mean political career - the one that got his face in the newspapers, rather than any military or diplomatic successes). Being a liberal is the wrong choice unless its 1905 or you prefer being on the opposition benches like the idiot Corbyn rather than actually being able to do anything. So are you suggesting I'm wrong about his extramarital legover?
Baldseagull
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When he was in the Commons, I recall someone commenting that he was "the only trained killer in the House of Commons, Maggie Thatcher is self taught"
Well I feel that he was an honourable politician. There are plenty that aren't. We could do with him now as we are being pulled to the political extremities. We could do with more political heavyweights in the centre ground. Yes he had personal failings - I think we all do
rogersix
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- Jan 18, 2014
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watch the news poppet
I understand your point about his choice of political party, but perhaps as a liberal, when PA went into politics in 1975 his heart-felt conviction was that the Labour Party at that time wasn’t for him. Apparently he was appalled by the mid-70’s strife in our country, so opted for a middle ground. At that stage he was just another budding politician, so followed his beliefs, not second guessing on much later becoming a prominent figure.
Have you got that, chuck?
rogersix
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Just did. He made a 'great contribution.....to his party'
ps 'poppet'?
and what is your contribution?
GT49er
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A political heavyweight in the centre ground who would have pushed and pushed to find any way, devious or otherwise, to avoid leaving the EU. The point being, that as far as Brexit is concerned, there are no heavyweights in the centre ground. There is no centre ground for them to be in.