As Anti-British As Each Other

Thanks to T (who posts comments here) for the words of the Associated Press:

"Despite their bitter differences, Smith and Mugabe shared one common bond — their deep dislike of Britain, which they saw as a meddling colonial power.

Just as Mugabe accused former British Prime Minister Tony Blair of interfering in Zimbabwe to protect the interests of whites, Smith poured vitriol on the government of the late Harold Wilson for pressing him to hand political power to the black majority."

Mugabe was of course a hero to those who became New Labour, to those who are now the Euston Manifesto Group, and so forth. Whereas Smith was of course a hero to those whose formative political experiences were in the Federation of Conservative Students, to those who are now the Henry Jackson Society, and so forth.

But there is now an alternative to both.