“We will never, ever see those days again. The world has done a complete roundabout turn. Never, never will it be like that…
“I did like (Elizabeth) because I felt she was a good egg, do you know what I mean by that?”
"Are you happy with the state of British politics? If the answer is no, then seize this opportunity for change."
“(Under an AV system) Supporters of fringe parties, such as the far-right BNP, are likely to have their second, and perhaps third, preferences counted, while those backing mainstream parties may be counted only once.
In an open letter yesterday historians warned that the proposed changes would undermine ‘the principle that each person’s vote is equal, regardless of wealth, gender, race or creed... a principle upon which reform of our parliamentary democracy still stands’.
They added: ‘For the first time in centuries we face the unfair idea that one citizen’s vote might be worth six times that of another. It will be a tragic consequence if those votes belong to supporters of extremist and non-serious parties.’
1) You Can’t Play The Game If You Don’t Know The Rules by Dr Irene Alexander.
2) Beyond The Gates of Splendor (documentary).
3) Hillsong Tour Collection (after four CDs of Hillsong, you may need to hear some minor chords).
Another favourite approach was the whine of masochism, as the lover suffers torments that his lady love may leave him, and receiving her letters becomes a form of torture. As Denis Diderot, the French encyclopaedia compiler, pointed out in his letter to Sophie Volland in 1759: "How impatiently I waited for it! I am sure my hands trembled when opening it. My countenance changed; my voice altered; and unless he were a fool, he who handed it to me would have said – 'That man receives news from his father or mother, or someone else he loves.' I was just at that minute about to send you a letter expressing my great uneasiness. While you are amusing yourself, you forget how much my heart suffers."
