Our political masters, behind their gated offices, protected by armed robocops, surveillance that George Orwell scarcely dreamed of and armour-plated limos, know all about that. They need peace of mind and security in order to go on making Britain a better place to live in.
There is an irony in all this, of course. Fifty years ago this August, the Russians and East Germans erected a bloody great nine-foot high barrier of breeze blocks and barbed wire across Berlin, dividing East from West, communism from capitalism.
How simple that made life. Everybody knew where they stood, by and large, knew which side they were supposed to be on at least. And, let's be honest, the Cold War was a damned sight more interesting than the one that replaced it - the war against terror, Islamic terror.
The likes of John Le Carre were free to write gripping political thrillers about the whole dirty business. These days not even stand-up comedians have the gumption to take on the Europhiles, global warmists and the martyrs who murder in the name of Allah.
Thursday, 3 March 2011
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