Personaly, I would never dream of lowering my own standards to those of a politician or ass hole of a similar ilk. As to secrets in court cases - we have been having that with the Chilcott enquiry - which everyone believed to be an exercise in lying and whitewashing anyway before it even started. Every child who has died in the gulf or Afghanistan - do their families not deserve the decency of the truth? If your child died, or your parent - would you not want to know the truth so that you can come to terms with the reality rather than grasp whisps of 'what ifs' as they fly through the air.
I am one of those fools who tries to help people - but primarily animals - if you dont look after the people, who will look after their pets - so we go with tact and kindness. I do find, certainly have done recently, that poor manners and vile behaviour is not just the stock of the young. Used to tell my children, good manners cost nothing, but bad manners can cost you a lot.
I know where a rareity goes walking - an elderly gentleman who tips his hat to ladies as he passes with a cheery good morning. Somehow, its sweet and touching - and very old school.
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Didnt we all love this gentleman?