The Wit and Wisdom of... JFK, Mk II

What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children — not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women — not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.

President John F Kennedy, June 1963

All In This Together

It's been a busy day on the BBC. They've had camera crews up and down the country, examining the "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists" who've either been elected as UKIP councillors or voted for them. Where this will end today is impossible to tell; and trying to guess how this will affect 2015 and beyond is nigh on impossible. However, I did read one comment today on the BBC news website today which made me wonder what people actually know about UKIP:

Although I have never voted UKIP I find them seductive, despite the loony elements, because they are not part of the establishment... did not all go to the same school and frankly know what a loaf of bread costs.

Of course, it would be uncharitable to ask Nigel Farage, with his public school education, career as a City trader and well reimbursed MEP what he thought about this... so no one has.

P.S. As I write this, the county where I voted in yesterday's local elections remains the only southern English county to not have returned a single UKIP councillor. There's hope for us yet...