So much has been happening - the referendum, death of bin Laden etc. - that I have quite forgotten what it was that I was thinking about in the early hours of this morning. Oh yes, Libya. We seem to have forgotten that Dave has taken the lead in bombing Tripoli. Please stop it. You promised the rebels that we were on their side and then got a permit from the United Nations only to use air power to do this in case we killed civilians. This has only made matters worse. Civilians continue to die on both sides and now there is talk of stalemate. Perhaps it will all end in partition for Libya as I suggested some time ago. What a shame that Dave does not understand that war nowadays means total war and the killing of civilians.
It used to be otherwise in the eighteenth century. When Sterne went to Paris (A Sentimental Journey) he was delayed by officials who pointed out that their two countries were at war with each other and that he ought to have a passport. When he explained that he had forgotten it they all had a good laugh and carried on eating and drinking. War was for soldiers to fight while civilians got on with their own lives. How things have changed. And can we afford to replace the bombs we are dropping? Let's cut those down too.
Who are these judges who keep on issuing injunctions against the Press? I must read more about it but I think that some of our best judges are no longer with us.
Pippa is now favourite for the title of "Rear of the Year". It is not too late to vote for her to make sure that she wins.
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