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Apr. 20th, 2005
Iain was picked to be Tory leader because he wasn't a rabid leftie radical like Portillo or Clarke, ie people who could actually reverse the decline in popularity and influence. Far better to have someone sound, at least as far as the people who get to pick the leader are concerned, on the issues that are splitting the organisation, even if that means driving away followers. TINA lives!
I am particularly amused by the opening of the BBC's story "Pope reaches out in first message".
Of course he wants to strive for unity of all Christians!
It's just that they would have to abandon their heresies (as he sees them) and return (as he sees it) to accepting the One True Faith with him as leader... easy!
I am particularly amused by the opening of the BBC's story "Pope reaches out in first message".
Of course he wants to strive for unity of all Christians!
It's just that they would have to abandon their heresies (as he sees them) and return (as he sees it) to accepting the One True Faith with him as leader... easy!
One of the people on my "friends" list, thus proving once more how silly it is to call it that, is Samuel Pepys, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
pepysdiary.
Yesterdays entry, for Saturday 19 April 1662:
There are links to the various names. Turns out that what they "did to the King" was be signatories to Charles I's death warrant and, with the restoration of the monarchy, that was enough to get one yourself.
Their final speeches and prayers are here (update: were at www.christianheritageworks.com/monarchists.htm, now squatted by Spanish personal injury claims ad!), which brought home again what a resource the internet is.
I'm also quite impressed that they had chances to avoid their fate, having been abroad, but returned.
pepysdiary.Yesterdays entry, for Saturday 19 April 1662:
This morning, before we sat, I went to Aldgate; and at the corner shop, a draper’s, I stood, and did see Barkestead, Okey, and Corbet, drawn towards the gallows at Tiburne; and there they were hanged and quartered. They all looked very cheerful; but I hear they all die defending what they did to the King to be just; which is very strange. So to the office and then home to dinner, [..]
There are links to the various names. Turns out that what they "did to the King" was be signatories to Charles I's death warrant and, with the restoration of the monarchy, that was enough to get one yourself.
Their final speeches and prayers are here (update: were at www.christianheritageworks.com/monarchists.htm, now squatted by Spanish personal injury claims ad!), which brought home again what a resource the internet is.
I'm also quite impressed that they had chances to avoid their fate, having been abroad, but returned.