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

Julian <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 04/08/2026 19:04, Tara wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "He once said the reason he used the term ‘bien-pensants’ is because
>>> it’s more acceptable than ‘cunt’.
>> 
>> :D
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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.
> 

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