Re: Rod Liddle’s death is a terrible blow to pu blic l ife

On 04/08/2026 19:04, Tara wrote:
> On Aug 4, 2026 at 1:16:40 PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> 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."

I've been a paid up member of the SDP since 2018.