Hero and Zero of the Week

Posted in Features. Written by Donal Blaney on March 13th, 2009

This Week’s Hero Is…

…Jeff Randall, for his excellent observation: “What’s the difference between Bernard Madoff and Gordon Brown? Answer: one has drained fortunes from gullible victims, plundering their income and savings to create an illusion of prosperity. The other is going to jail.”

This Week’s Zero Is…

…or rather Zeros are, the protesters in Luton, who so offended the nation by chanting abuse at British soldiers at their homecoming parade. The story made the news throughout the country, and actually served to galvanise support amongst those of us who do appreciate the work of the armed forces.

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