G8 / Ending Poverty

[Jules]

I thought this piece in the Guardian on the legacy of Tom Paine was interesting :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/st...519560,00.html

[Mikey_C]

On Radio 4 today:

Headstrong and Proud
BBC Radio 4 FM
Tue 5 Jul, 15:45 - 16:00 15 mins

Michael Crick examines the small political societies that survive as discussion forums for the like-minded, and follow in the spirit of some of the foremost political theorists of the past.

2/5. The Headstrong Club in Lewes

Members consider the work of Thomas Paine and debate the major issues of the day.

As a point of interest: apparently Thomas Paine didn't like being called 'Tom' and was only known as such in his lifetime by his enemies. Despite that, everyone calls him it nowadays!