Quote of the day 6th November 2014
“I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.”
( Henry James )
( Henry James )
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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The UK never has been a democracy as i Understnd it DEMOS - people and KRATOS - power, there is no democracy in changing a king for an elected dictatorship. One that perversely can call in the rules of recall so ministers only have the final say, and so much so even the advocates for voting it through use the "fact it wont be used very often" as the main enabler.
Rubbish i say, that is why we need THIS
It is possible to be respected without being liked. Trying too hard to be liked does not always make one more likely to do the right thing or to deserve respect, whether or not you get it.