tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post6201901107951919493..comments2024-03-04T08:34:20.376+00:00Comments on John's Labour blog: London Marathon 2012 WK 21: Olympic Park Machine Gun and Anti-tank trapsJohn Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14269161145575667147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post-29328857849926907142012-03-16T21:20:12.241+00:002012-03-16T21:20:12.241+00:00Hi
It’s surprising how controversial Churchill i...Hi <br /><br />It’s surprising how controversial Churchill is still. On Facebook I posted the same story and there were quite a few hostile comments.<br /><br />There is recognition of his WW2 record. He was the "right man, at the right time for the right job" but he was not a good peace time leader.. <br /><br />I've no doubt he would have wanted to go ashore with the first wave in Normandy and it might indeed have also been vintage champagne he would have been quaffing as he charged the panzers advancing on Downing Street.John Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269161145575667147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post-46100741971617307672012-03-16T20:36:11.573+00:002012-03-16T20:36:11.573+00:00An unlikely image John, Churchill was no fan of si...An unlikely image John, Churchill was no fan of single malts, though he did drink Johnny Walker - more likely it would have been vintage vintage brandy.Gilberdykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107638756665365762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733583.post-24958912692717065612012-03-16T11:24:49.881+00:002012-03-16T11:24:49.881+00:00I seem to recall reading that Churchill wanted to ...I seem to recall reading that Churchill wanted to go ashore at Normandy in the first wave...and only changed his mind when the King told him that the only way he was going was if he went as well!plymdazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213211691104659606noreply@blogger.com