Quote of the day 30th October 2013
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
(Rudyard Kipling)
(Rudyard Kipling)
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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Look at the USofE and thats no typo.
Twice they tried to unify Europe by the sword and twice they failed.
Now they are doing so by the pen, its a much more dangerous foe.
My only disagreement with you is that I'd put the number of times someone has tried to conquer Europe by the sword as higher than two by a factor of at least ten.
Two would be the number of occasions someone has actually managed something close for a decade or longer.