Comments on Obsolete: Fairness and fatutity.

Faithless: Getting out of the wrong side of bed th...

2010-10-07T15:19:05.940+01:00

Faithless: Getting out of the wrong side of bed this morning or not, you more than have a point. That was an awfully poor observation.

No such thing as society, according to Lady Gaga; ...

2010-10-07T13:29:12.547+01:00

No such thing as society, according to Lady Gaga; now it's the Big Society. But it's the same result; you're on your own, pal.

Aw diddums! Poor little Mr Obsolete! Did the nasty...

2010-10-07T11:37:32.501+01:00

Aw diddums! Poor little Mr Obsolete! Did the nasty man not calm your nerves? Despite knowing how much anxiety there is too? Well, Mr Obsolete, I would agree that yes it is "either unsurprising or surprising depending on your view" - that's a very good point you big political commentator you!

...or even lions led by donkeys... stupid typos - ...

2010-10-07T11:10:32.277+01:00

...or even lions led by donkeys... stupid typos - the mortal enemy of biting satire...

...or even lions led by donkeys... stupid typos - ...

2010-10-07T11:09:43.853+01:00

...or even lions led by donkeys... stupid typos - the mortal enemy of biting satire...

'The nation must be taught to bear losses. No ...

2010-10-07T10:55:02.961+01:00

'The nation must be taught to bear losses. No amount of skill on the part of the higher commanders, no training, however good, on the part of the officers and men, no superiority of arms and ammunition, however great, will enable victories to be won without the sacrifice of men's lives. The nation must be prepared to see heavy casualty lists.'

So said Field Marshall Hague, who saw the need to soften up public opinion on the eve of the Somme.
Like Cameron, he was often wrong, but never uncertain:

'Bullets have little stopping power against the horse.'

'The machine gun is a much overrated weapon, and two per battalion will be more than sufficient.'

'The horse is the future. Aeroplanes and tanks only aid the man and his horse and I feel sure that as time goes on you will find just as much use for the horse – the well-bred horse – as you have ever done in the past.'

It's lions lead by donkeys, part 2...