@BertDalziel Yes. We would not be hearing from him now if it were not for the class he belongs to. He's a president's son who seems to be planning to run for office.
I like him but that's what he is.
@intothecrevasse I have news: the rest of the book is the rest of the google search. It is also brilliant in all kinds of ways. Think of it as a vast compendium broken down into digestible chunks. Pick a chapter, any chapter, or one with an interesting title. The book rewards random reading.
Rupert Lowe, a 68 year old, privately educated, former investment banker, backed by the world's richest man, is trying to convince you he's not the establishment.
@mikegardner_wb fgs he's hopeless.
It's just inexperienced excited new MPs getting all keen on power plays isn't it? I don't think the membership are quite so thrilled.
I never wanted to be a political account.
I'm a British Jew. A husband. A father of two. An engineer. A man who believed that if you worked hard, treated people decently and kept your head down, the world would mostly leave you alone.
My grandfather survived Auschwitz.
For most of my life, antisemitism felt like history. Something to remember, not something my children would have to face.
Then came October 7th.
Since then I've watched Jewish people told to stay quiet, hide who they are, apologise for who they are, or accept standards that would never be applied to anyone else.
For a long time I said very little. I didn't want to drag my family into politics. I convinced myself someone else would speak.
Eventually I realised that silence comes with its own cost.
Martin Luther King Jr wrote:
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
So I'm speaking.
Against antisemitism.
Against extremism.
Against political intimidation.
For free speech, liberal democracy, integration and honest debate.
You don't have to agree with me on everything.
But if you're willing to have difficult conversations without hatred, you're welcome here.