Re: Rod Liddle’s death is a terrible blow to public l ife (was: Rod Liddle???s death is a terrible blow to public l ife)

On Aug 4, 2026 at 1:16:40 PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:

> He was the finest and funniest chronicler of the absurdities of our time.

Rod Liddle was the balm that helped us, with laughter and wit, to cope with
those absurdities. 
Britain was lucky to have him.

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> "He once said the reason he used the term ‘bien-pensants’ is because
> it’s more acceptable than ‘cunt’.

:D
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> https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/08/03/rod-liddles-death-is-a-terrible-blow-to-public-life

Excellent articule and tribute by Brendan O'Neill
 Excerpt:
"The fools called him ‘far right’ but he was more properly left than any of
them – a lifelong Thatcher sceptic and devotee of the Social Democratic Party
who longed for the restoration of the common sense of our once great kingdom."