tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post3961206583256405038..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Another tragedyRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22536046072652711492016-06-21T14:31:05.361+01:002016-06-21T14:31:05.361+01:00James James,
Whatever the result of the referendu...James James,<br /><br />Whatever the result of the referendum, the UK will remain a member of the EU at least until 2020 ... by which time the attacker will be some years into his life sentence (I hope!).<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32475878784869620432016-06-20T07:44:45.459+01:002016-06-20T07:44:45.459+01:00Quite apart from this unwelcome, vicious death is ...Quite apart from this unwelcome, vicious death is the craziness that the attacker thought it could help his cause because there will be a 'sympathy vote' to stay in the EU which in itself is also irrational, as this lone killer does not represent the average person on either side of the political spectrum who wants Britain to exit the EU so that 50% of the laws are no longer made in foreign countries and so that Britain can control its own destiny.Quantrilltoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824237942276969880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-1539726680098469572016-06-18T08:39:59.560+01:002016-06-18T08:39:59.560+01:00Nigel Drury,
You are right; it is a very interest...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />You are right; it is a very interesting comment on the way we treat our MPs.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-4450568651817597492016-06-17T23:55:07.839+01:002016-06-17T23:55:07.839+01:00I'd recommend reading this http://www.telegrap...I'd recommend reading this http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/06/17/the-way-we-treat-our-mps-who-would-want-to-enter-politics-now/<br /><br />Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-15593732693184261862016-06-17T23:34:39.555+01:002016-06-17T23:34:39.555+01:00Fitz-Badger,
The death of Jo Cox MP has shocked a...Fitz-Badger,<br /><br />The death of Jo Cox MP has shocked a huge number of people into realising how violent and aggressive political exchange in the UK has become. Hopefully things will change for the better ... but it is by no means a certainty that it will.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-7416295915729002732016-06-17T23:25:29.599+01:002016-06-17T23:25:29.599+01:00I was sorry to see that news. You're right abo...I was sorry to see that news. You're right about the rancour. There's way too much of it in too many places.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-74622449675244264902016-06-17T16:44:56.286+01:002016-06-17T16:44:56.286+01:00Nigel Drury,
The loner is the most difficult type...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />The loner is the most difficult type of attacker to counter, and I suspect that MPs may well have to take even great precautions when they are making themselves available to meet the public in the future.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76128887297909055062016-06-17T16:37:13.230+01:002016-06-17T16:37:13.230+01:00Ross Mac,
Luckily it doesn't happen very ofte...Ross Mac,<br /><br />Luckily it doesn't happen very often.<br /><br />D'Arcy McGee ... what a great name!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-8408600444361880762016-06-17T16:27:35.524+01:002016-06-17T16:27:35.524+01:00The IRA murdered 5 MPs between 1981 and 1990.
N...The IRA murdered 5 MPs between 1981 and 1990. <br /> <br />Nigel Jones MP (LD) was injured and his assistant killed in a sword attack in 2000. The attacker admitted manslaughter.<br /><br />In 2010 Stephen Timms MP (Lab) was stabbed twice by Roshonara Choudhry who was jailed for attempted murder. Motivation was claimed to be the MP's support for the Iraq war. <br /><br />Fortunately neither of these last two attackers managed to obtain a firearm. Given how accessible our MPs are they are very vulnerable to nutters and/or terrorists.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-29020841302339861902016-06-17T16:07:53.572+01:002016-06-17T16:07:53.572+01:00Our last MP assassinated wad D'Arcy Mcgee in 1...Our last MP assassinated wad D'Arcy Mcgee in 1868 by a Fenian supporter of Irish Independence.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-31916943140735534542016-06-17T14:24:02.246+01:002016-06-17T14:24:02.246+01:00Ross Mac,
The last MP to be killed was assassinat...Ross Mac,<br /><br />The last MP to be killed was assassinated by the IRA at the height of their 'campaign' during the 1990s. This is one reason why this particular killing has been so shocking.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-57476796551914919372016-06-17T14:11:15.515+01:002016-06-17T14:11:15.515+01:00This would be a sad and deplorable event anywhere ...This would be a sad and deplorable event anywhere but from over here it seems somehow particularly disturbing for this to have heppened in England.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-38451707628699874712016-06-17T13:59:55.946+01:002016-06-17T13:59:55.946+01:00Alastair,
At a time when so many politicians are ...Alastair,<br /><br />At a time when so many politicians are held in such low regard by a majority of the people, it is a terrible tragedy that someone who seems to have been genuinely interested in improving the lot of people who is in need, has been needlessly killed before they could fulfil their potential.<br /><br />Hopefully the EU Referendum debate will now be conducted in a civilised manner, if only in honour to Jo Cox's memory.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48365865506801157562016-06-17T13:20:15.982+01:002016-06-17T13:20:15.982+01:00Yet another sad, pointless killing. A friend of ...Yet another sad, pointless killing. A friend of mine knew Jo Cox from work they did together at Oxfam and is truly devastated. <br /><br />Hopefully it might do something to reduce the current rancour and vitriol in the EU debates but I'm not holding my breath.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-69886315182907516432016-06-17T12:46:39.646+01:002016-06-17T12:46:39.646+01:00Joppy,
Very true.
Funnily enough, I find that mo...Joppy,<br /><br />Very true.<br /><br />Funnily enough, I find that most wargamers understand better than the majority of the population that violence is not the best way to decide differences.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91899213787600177732016-06-17T12:42:37.777+01:002016-06-17T12:42:37.777+01:00Martin Rapier,
Thanks.
All the best,
BobMartin Rapier,<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-30301474766978014182016-06-17T12:27:58.544+01:002016-06-17T12:27:58.544+01:00Violence is never the answer. It just put the perp...Violence is never the answer. It just put the perpetrator, and thus their cause, in the wrong, and hardens the hearts of those who could see the other side of the argument. joppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334867727613848852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-3573378655738209292016-06-17T11:16:43.915+01:002016-06-17T11:16:43.915+01:00Spot on Bob.Spot on Bob.Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.com