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Your parents?
Cassius Clay?
Lester Piggott?
Michael Johnson?
Michael Jordan?
Tiger Woods? Ok – forget that one
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Is Tom the fella that sounds like hes muchin’ Prozac constantly? I’d really love to meet him. There’s losers and ders him.
Wat Tyler. Fergus O Connor. Geronimo. Sitting Bull. Crazy Horse. Glenn Hoddle (the player). Masson. Besty. Hudson. Currie. Worthington (until I read his appalling autobiography – ars ehole!) Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Laurel and Hardy. Dancing Brave. Sir Percy. Marcus Tregoning. Roger Moore’s Bond. Martin Amis (the finest writer this country has ever produced and I include Billy S in that.) Ozzy Osbourne. Black Sabbath. Alan Moore. Robert E Howard. Jim Starlin. Jim Starlin’s Warlock (circa 1976-1977); Charles Bukowski (until I read his biography – same with Olly Reed and Richard Harris; toss ers the three of them.) Arthur Scargill. Paul Auster…I could go on all day. Just one hero? Can’t do it I’m afraid.
Arthur Scargill!
Bloody hell. Complete and utter failure even by the abysmal standards of the left
anyway
answer is no
Not really…. People that battle against terrible odds quietly are the real heros rather than politicans, sportsmen or celebrities
Nearest i would get to a hero in punlic life would have been Churchill during second world war. Obvious but his resolution and apllication of incredible rhetorical gifts were the reason why are here today in a democracy with freedoms
(much to Scargils disappointment of course)
Dennis Skinner; a real constituency mp who always stands by and for what he believes. And everyone in the world who struggles against adversity bravely and without complaint putting people like myself [who whinge about everything] to shame.
Vince cable is my Mp, proud to add. And as well as being a superb analysis and questioner during the current crisis, he is a terrific constituency MP too. Lucky enough to have had a couple of chats and a very nice bloke to boot
Dennis Skinner; a real constituency mp who always stands by and for what he believes. And everyone in the world who struggles against adversity bravely and without complaint putting people like myself [who whinge against everything] to shame.
I pretty much hate The Labour Party these days but he was MP for many years & he was everything you could ask for in an MP. I remember writing to him about the EU for a school project & he pretty much sent me the entire Commons Library. Top man.
In answer to the question, and it’s going to be a strange answer, my hero is the city of London. People tend to be let downs but that town never has.
Bloody hell…thats going to go down like a Ena Sharples on Albert Tatlock
But is it a good point? It is by far the biggest economic contributor to the country and time and again beaten off very fierce competition. im not a city worker and some aspects remain a mystery to us all but london’s overall positioning in the world economy (and media should be added here) is only still rivalled by New York. It remains an extraordinary city (other capitals or major hubs seem so one paced and un-diverse (new word) by comparison) and Ive been to most
Robert Blair Mayne
Solicitor by trade.
Irish Rugby International and British Lion prior to WW2.
Irish Universitys Heavyweight Boxing Champion prior to WW2.
Founding member of SAS and commander of SAS during most WW2.
Probably the most controversial soldier of WW2.
Loathed by Hitler who ordered the execution of him and his men upon capture.
Absolutely detested by the Army Top Brass who downgraded his VC to another DSO.
Amongst too many insane operations to list his relatively small group of men destroyed more aircraft in North Africa than the entire RAF.
Pretty much wrote the book on special forces tactics, many of which are still used today.DSO (24 February 1942,Middle East)
1st bar (21 October 1943, Sicily)
2nd bar (29 March 1944, Normandy)
3rd bar (9 April 1945, Germany)
1939-1945 Star
Africa Star (8th Army clasp)
Italy Star
France and Germany Star
Defence Medal
War Medal 1939-1945 w/Oak Leaf
French Legion d’honneur
French Croix de guerre & PalmFascinating bloke- Superhuman, highly intelligent, without fear and probably completely psychotic. Makes most of the heros of the modern era look ridiculous by comparison. Have seen a few documentaries about him in recent years but quite why they havent yet made a movie about him is beyond me.
Bloody hell…thats going to go down like a Ena Sharples on Albert Tatlock
But is it a good point? It is by far the biggest economic contributor to the country and time and again beaten off very fierce competition….
Actually, I was just talking from a personal perspective. I’ve arranged to meet people in London in the past who haven’t showed up but there’s always something to see or do that makes it not really matter. You make a good point though.
On the subject of London heroics, I was very proud of the way most people reacted after the 2005 terror attacks. I can imagine alot of Americans are proud of New York for the same reason.
Arsene Wenger is my hero and always will be, no matter what….
and the inspirational Salma Hayek.
Clive, flawed or not – and he was – Scargill saw what was going on to a once great industry/mass employer and made an unavailing stand against brutality and oppression. He was the last great British working class hero.
Bullers, thanks for that. Very interesting and I’m going to find out more.
Steal, the snake dance is one of the few times in my life my jaw has hit the floor. Unbelievable to this day and I’m going to watch it right now…
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