John LeCarre no fan of Brexit.

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09-12-2019, 05:00 PM
eastgermanautos

John LeCarre no fan of Brexit.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/spy-ma...in-25th-novel/

Which I thought was interesting.
09-12-2019, 05:41 PM
Sir C

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Originally Posted by eastgermanautos

https://www.timesofisrael.com/spy-ma...in-25th-novel/

Which I thought was interesting.

What would you expect? Le Carre has always been a limp wristed lefty

**** John Le Carre. **** him in the arse. Ass. Wherever.
09-13-2019, 04:36 AM
eastgermanautos

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Originally Posted by Sir C

What would you expect? Le Carre has always been a limp wristed lefty

**** John Le Carre. **** him in the arse. Ass. Wherever.

Not really. He's pro-security, a Tory, as I believe you call them. He's not a traditional liberal. He's long been a voice of reason in your country.
09-13-2019, 11:06 AM
Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

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Originally Posted by eastgermanautos

Not really. He's pro-security, a Tory, as I believe you call them. He's not a traditional liberal. He's long been a voice of reason in your country.

We don't need fücking novelists as our philosophers. We're not fücking France. We have Radio 4 and the Times Letters page.

Still, I'd much rather have Michel Houellebecq than the US system of giving weight to the words of actors. Why on earth should I care what Brad Pitt thinks?
09-13-2019, 11:34 AM
IUFG

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

We don't need fücking novelists as our philosophers. We're not fücking France.

I think you'll find that Comedians ("Comedians"), Television Presenters, Film Stars and various Bloggers are the leading authorities on political and economic commentary.

Authors have no say or sway in these matters.
09-13-2019, 11:37 AM
PSRB

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

We don't need fücking novelists as our philosophers. We're not fücking France. We have Radio 4 and the Times Letters page.

Still, I'd much rather have Michel Houellebecq than the US system of giving weight to the words of actors. Why on earth should I care what Brad Pitt thinks?

My Dad had a letter in The Times yesterday.......
09-13-2019, 11:52 AM
Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

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Originally Posted by PSRB

My Dad had a letter in The Times yesterday.......

Yeah, gizza the name and I'll have a look. I've had over half a dozen. One top right corner, a couple of bottom left funny ones, one got a reply from a Lord Mayor, one of my letters supported a Field Marshal and another ripped the Italian ambassador to shreds.

Or tell me the subject which letter down the order. It's civilised social media. They used to ring you up to confirm it was you before publishing. The guy who called had a voice so posh he made HMQ sound like a chav called Tracie.
09-13-2019, 11:58 AM
PSRB

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

Yeah, gizza the name and I'll have a look. I've had over half a dozen. One top right corner, a couple of bottom left funny ones, one got a reply from a Lord Mayor, one of my letters supported a Field Marshal and another ripped the Italian ambassador to shreds.

Or tell me the subject which letter down the order. It's civilised social media. They used to ring you up to confirm it was you before publishing. The guy who called had a voice so posh he made HMQ sound like a chav called Tracie.

David Robins, there's some amusing replies to it in today's Times as well
09-13-2019, 01:43 PM
Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

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Originally Posted by PSRB

David Robins, there's some amusing replies to it in today's Times as well

Cheers. Will have a look.
09-13-2019, 01:46 PM
Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

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Originally Posted by PSRB

David Robins, there's some amusing replies to it in today's Times as well

That's wicked. Read both days. :clap:
09-14-2019, 07:38 AM
eastgermanautos

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

We don't need fücking novelists as our philosophers. We're not fücking France. We have Radio 4 and the Times Letters page.

Still, I'd much rather have Michel Houellebecq than the US system of giving weight to the words of actors. Why on earth should I care what Brad Pitt thinks?

I like Houellebecq, don't get me wrong, but you have some writers still don't you? Why there's Martin Amis. Also the graphic novelist Neil Gaiman. That should be enough to get you going.

Brad Pitt, love him though I do and strive to suck his coq though I would, is a complete moron.