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Author Topic: Paddy Ashdown RIP  (Read 924 times)

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BillyStubbsTears

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Paddy Ashdown RIP
« on December 22, 2018, 10:49:38 pm by BillyStubbsTears »
Always had a lot of respect for him. He was a decent, principled politician.

I've long thought that Blair's biggest strategic mistake was not offering Ashdown PR in 1997. If he had done, and strengthened the left-wing of the LDs, there would have been a Labour-LD coalition in power in perpetuity.
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roversdude

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Re: Paddy Ashdown RIP
« Reply #1 on December 22, 2018, 11:31:53 pm by roversdude »
Billy I agree he always came across as an honest man, which then begs the question how Clegg claims to have got into politics because of him. RIP
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ravenrover

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Re: Paddy Ashdown RIP
« Reply #2 on December 23, 2018, 04:16:21 pm by ravenrover »
Back in the90's we took a bus load of junior school age kids to visit Parliament, Paddy was the only MP who took time out to come and have a chat with them, top bloke
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turnbull for england

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Re: Paddy Ashdown RIP
« Reply #3 on December 23, 2018, 08:23:35 pm by turnbull for england »
Didn't realise what a life he'd had outside of politics. We'd be in a better place now with a few more like him in charge irrespective of the rosette colour
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