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Acrylic-bob · 19-02-2006, 12:43

What a stupid, unecessary and, frankly, insulting idea. It does not surprise me that Duncan-Smith was first to come up with the idea, that is apparently all he is good for - pointless ideas.

The passing of the last serving soldier of WW1 should merit a sober and respectful piece in the Times and that should be an end of it. His obsequies should be a private matter for his family and friends; not the occaision for a national circus of mawkish sentimentality.

The dead of WW1 are memorialised throughout the land, their sacrifice and their memory is honoured on Armistice Day and on Remembrance Sunday in the presence of the Monarch and the Royal Family and one of their number, representative of all, has already been accorded a State Funeral and now lies in a place of honour beneath the nave of Westminster Abbey. What purpose would another State Funeral serve, except the political self-agrandisement of a bunch of slimy weasles who would not recognise the concepts of honour, patriotism and self-sacrifice if their lives depended on it?

19-02-2006, 12:43	#16
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: last WW1 veteran to get state funeral What a stupid, unecessary and, frankly, insulting idea. It does not surprise me that Duncan-Smith was first to come up with the idea, that is apparently all he is good for - pointless ideas. The passing of the last serving soldier of WW1 should merit a sober and respectful piece in the Times and that should be an end of it. His obsequies should be a private matter for his family and friends; not the occaision for a national circus of mawkish sentimentality. The dead of WW1 are memorialised throughout the land, their sacrifice and their memory is honoured on Armistice Day and on Remembrance Sunday in the presence of the Monarch and the Royal Family and one of their number, representative of all, has already been accorded a State Funeral and now lies in a place of honour beneath the nave of Westminster Abbey. What purpose would another State Funeral serve, except the political self-agrandisement of a bunch of slimy weasles who would not recognise the concepts of honour, patriotism and self-sacrifice if their lives depended on it? __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe