tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7915327465482376849..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Assessing ValueJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-39049604227655603732010-09-18T17:12:16.636+01:002010-09-18T17:12:16.636+01:00I have many reasons to keep reading your blog John...I have many reasons to keep reading your blog John, not the least is the way it feeds the hiraeth of this exile. One reason though is the memories you invoke. <br />I remember the days when being a member of the Liberal Party was synonymous with membership of CND. It changed when the Lib's came close to being an influence in government and their opposition was seen as a disincentive to vote Liberal. David Steel gave a speech to his party conference I believe I remeber it correctly;<br />"I am not at all interested in power without principle and only vaguely interested in principle without power."<br />That was how he moved his party away from their traditional cold war position and it seems they have kept on moving. Speaking at a Plaid conference I once described them as "The wishy-washy liberals with their forked tongues." I see that nothing has changed.<br />I also recall that the great enemy of Nuclear weapons and champion of the CND was the president of the Young Liberals, one Peter Hain. Turn, Turn and Turn again.Peter Freemanhttp://labusdriver.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com