Left Being Realistic: Playing at 70

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12083945

This Grandad of eight is still playing rugby at the age of 70 years young. He is my inspiration.

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Ideas are important, but this column will argue public policy has to be realistic, especially in foreign policy, in order to be effective. After all, the IR theory of Realism explains more about how the world is, than any other theory, doesn't it?

And keep your eyes open, you may even spot the odd book review.

The author has worked in various industries, including a year's national service for a public body that is heavily into it's audit, and still has not been invited on to a current affairs broadcast to pontificate on the issues of the day. LBR can only conclude that he is therefore an intellect of no importance.

The picture in the header title is the bottom part of the Adam Smith statue in Edinburgh.

Hedley Bull "...the lessons of the realists have to be learnt afresh by every new generation."

Hunter S. Thompson "The only thing I ever saw that came close to objective journalism was a closed circuit TV..."

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Playing at 70

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