Norman Tebbits RAF service
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A good point well made OP - even if off topic.
Even Ted Heath had his yacht and his piano (and IIRC a military MBE), and of course the Blessed Margaret famously invented Soft Ice Cream when a chemist for Walls......
But this lot (of any political complexion) are just as you describe ..... the likes of Hain and Straw first painted on the radar of those of us of a certain age as NUS activists - and have never yet done a proper job ..... harrrumph!
Even Ted Heath had his yacht and his piano (and IIRC a military MBE), and of course the Blessed Margaret famously invented Soft Ice Cream when a chemist for Walls......
But this lot (of any political complexion) are just as you describe ..... the likes of Hain and Straw first painted on the radar of those of us of a certain age as NUS activists - and have never yet done a proper job ..... harrrumph!
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Norman lived just up the road from me in Mannings Heath and was thought of as a good bloke. He and Lady Tebbit have now indeed moved away to be nearer to their kids.
Margaret is of course permanently in a wheel chair thanks to the IRA fascists who bombed the Grand in Brighton as part of their futile and failed campaign.
Norman lived just up the road from me in Mannings Heath and was thought of as a good bloke. He and Lady Tebbit have now indeed moved away to be nearer to their kids.
Margaret is of course permanently in a wheel chair thanks to the IRA fascists who bombed the Grand in Brighton as part of their futile and failed campaign.
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futile and failed campaign
Ironic really on a thread discussing the past military exploits of political leaders
Northern Ireland Assembly:
Martin McGuinness MP MLA - Deputy First Minister
Gerry Kelly MLA
Gerry Adams MLA
Alex Maskey MLA
Etc, Etc
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Denis Healey = M.C.
And was not Harold Macmillan a WW I MC?
Of course, Harold Wilson's war was as a junior minister - President of the Board of Trade?
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"Born in 1894 to an American mother and British father, Harold Macmillan served in WWI. He was wounded three times and received the Military Cross."
"Born in 1894 to an American mother and British father, Harold Macmillan served in WWI. He was wounded three times and received the Military Cross."
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Lord Tebbit.
I stood next to him (by accident, not intentionally) during Remembrance Sunday at Bury St Edmunds, where he now lives. Didn't recognise him to start with andalthough showing his age a bit he still looked in pretty good nick. I did hear him comment that the Rocks marched very well!
I thought he'd flown VC10's at some point.
Didn't Tony Benn serve in er Mugabe land. I recall that sadly his brother Mike was killed flying an FB6 Mosquito during WW2 (on take off I think). Read that in a book a while ago.
I thought he'd flown VC10's at some point.
Didn't Tony Benn serve in er Mugabe land. I recall that sadly his brother Mike was killed flying an FB6 Mosquito during WW2 (on take off I think). Read that in a book a while ago.
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Lord Tebbit
Senior First Officer Norman Tebbit ended his BOAC career on the Boeing 707 fleet, having started on the Canadair Argonaut. He was also an extremely hard-nosed and very skilled BALPA union rep., leading some people in management to suspect he might have communist leanings.You could have knocked us all down with a feather when the BOAC News - aka 'PRAVDA' or 'The Friday Firelighter' - announced that he'd been adopted as the Conservative Party candidate for Chingford! Yes, really!
Another BOAC/BA First Officer/union man/high flyer was Dennis Tunnicliffe , who became CEO of International Leisure Group (Air Europe) before heading London Regional Transport.
