Memento mori

This week, a former Conservative MP and Minister, now a member of Farage's Reform died.

Not only that, it was announced that Anne Widdecombe was murdered.

A shocking event.

Now, I don't wish death or a violent one on anyone, and I wish she were still alive.

But. She was a dreadful racist and homophobe, who used her claimed faith as an excuse. She also spoke strongly against immigration and immigrants, and once asked a person who challenged her on thos views as to if the person was a communist. No she was the Chairman of the Association at which you were invited to speak.

As a general rule, if you don't want people to speak ill of you when you're dead, don't do bad things, or say bad things, when you're alive. Especially as miost on the right spend so much demonising those of us in the centre or on the left, what do you expect?

Margaret Thatcher's policies destroyed industries and communities accross the nation, sent generations onto the scrapheap. And yet Conservatives were surprised when many others celebrated her death: what did they expect.

I have heard many of Widdecombe's friends say what a straight talking person she was. Well, if your firend is racist, then it is time for your friendship to end. Demonising a minority is bad enough, but to use your religion and beliefs as an excuse. I am sure if there is a an afterlife and Heavan and Hell, then she will be on the escalator going down, St Peter having turned her away.

Should we pretend her views were those of a bigot? No, we should tell the truth.

I have always said that we all light up a room, either when we enter or when we leave. Be a person who lights up a room, or the world when you enter it, not have others be happy when you leave.

Sorry if any are offended by this, but it is what it is.