There are two problems in my life. The political ones are insoluble and the economic ones are incomprehensible.
Alec Douglas-Home
Goodnight everyone, sleep well.
Life’s a bitch….
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Boadicea's Chariot 
Top marks for honesty.
I can relate to that. Sleep easy, Zen.
He was always depicted by cartoonists as the Grim Reaper. Now I know why!
Shortly before he died, I met Ian Smith and asked him which, if any, British politician earned his respect. He replied Sir Alec Douglas-Home was the only honest one of those he had any dealings with.
The loudest cheer that I’ve ever heard in a rugby stadium was on 24th May 1986, Ian Smith was introduced to the crowd as he made he way to his seat in the Presidents box at Loftus.
(NZ Cavaliers tour)
He may have been honest but he wasn’t very bright.
Witness saying such a stupid thing as a Prime Minister!
It was after all his job to know.