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Thread: Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77

  1. 22nd December 2018, 21:10 #1
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    Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77

    RIP old fruit. Never been aligned with his views, still :salute: is in order.
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  2. 22nd December 2018, 21:11 #2
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    RIP Paddy. Always seemed a genuinely nice chap.
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    Ex Marine, SBS, MI5, MI6 certainly deserves a salute... RIP
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod View Post
    Ex Marine, SBS, MI5, MI6 certainly deserves a salute... RIP
    Agreed. A politician who commanded some respect- a rare type.
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    Sorry to hear that.
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    I always got the feeling he knew a lot more about the real world than most of his brethren in politics...
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    Legend. His autobiography, A Fortunate Life, is an amazing read, it could easily pass as a work of fiction, the crazy life Paddy led.
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    RIP sir
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod View Post
    Ex Marine, SBS, MI5, MI6 certainly deserves a salute... RIP
    Agreed,
    RIP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod View Post
    Ex Marine, SBS, MI5, MI6 certainly deserves a salute... RIP
    Yup.
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    Always had a lot of respect for Paddy and he was a voice of common sense on many an occasion, but to me he will always be Paddy Pants Down. You have to credit the headline writers with that one.

    I watched a documentary the other week that he presented about the SBS guys in WW2 who invaded a French port in no more than a simple kayak and he was really good.

    He never did eat his hat did he...

    RIP
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    One of the few politicians that seemed to have some integrity. R.I.P.
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    Didn't always agree with his politics but I particuarly liked his no nonsence practical style. A rare politician who had lived alot, seen the world and experienced something deeper than the Westminster bubble.
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    RIP Paddy, you seemed like one of the few good ‘uns’ in that place.
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    RIP. We could certainly do with a few more like him.
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    Shame.
    Seemed a decent guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Passenger View Post
    RIP. We could certainly do with a few more like him.
    Agreed. RIP Lord Ashdown.
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    Never agreed with his politics but always respected him. Wish that were true for more politicians.
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bcgsln

    I enjoyed this recent interview with the man - what a life he lived!
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    Whether you agree or not with his liberalism what a genuine bloke he was, not only a credit to British politics but the military and intelligence services RIP


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    RIP Sir Paddy
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnW View Post
    RIP Sir Paddy
    RIP Lord Ashdown
    'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
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