tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post515713510236417758..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: A rant about eurosceptics Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-9360527730773430672015-06-02T10:57:10.666+01:002015-06-02T10:57:10.666+01:00Actually, I am rather pleased when people comment....Actually, I am rather pleased when people comment. As you say, that shows people read what I write and no blogger can ask for more. So, thank you. As to being baffled by my comment about Powell and Benn, think back to the political scene and to the number of people who found one or both of those difficult and unacceptable. Benn, in particular, would have lost a good many votes as he represented all that was going wrong with the country and all that people thought, mistakenly, could be solved by membership of the EEC. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-6090245776923515872015-06-01T19:12:57.053+01:002015-06-01T19:12:57.053+01:00No, not strictly relevant, but I said it to show p...No, not strictly relevant, but I said it to show people read what you write. I'm baffled by the suggestion about Powell and Benn.John Shakespearenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-33827422606727446752015-05-30T16:17:18.005+01:002015-05-30T16:17:18.005+01:00Delighted to hear it but not entirely relevant to ...Delighted to hear it but not entirely relevant to the present debate. Sorry if that sounds curmudgeonly but I am rather cross. (Just in case you missed that.) Incidentally, Enoch Powell and Wedgwood Benn probably helped to lose that referendum. Just saying.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-76290227696312372062015-05-29T19:17:48.569+01:002015-05-29T19:17:48.569+01:00For what it's worth, I attended two rallies in...For what it's worth, I attended two rallies in Birmingham prior to the 1975 referendum. At one, the sole speaker was Enoch Powell. The other was addressed by Anthony Wedgwood Benn and Audrey Wise. All three speakers were excellent. I can't say what the audience's gender mix was in either case. In neither case were sandwiches or tea provided. Just saying.John Shakespearenoreply@blogger.com