1.0Councillor Dermot Laceyhttp://dermotlacey.ie/blogWebmasterhttp://dermotlacey.ie/blog/author/keith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oYGx9ob8RK"><a href="http://dermotlacey.ie/blog/2004/08/myers-and-scouting-for-boys/">Myers and Scouting for Boys</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://dermotlacey.ie/blog/2004/08/myers-and-scouting-for-boys/embed/#?secret=oYGx9ob8RK" width="600" height="338" title="“Myers and Scouting for Boys” — Councillor Dermot Lacey" data-secret="oYGx9ob8RK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Letter to the Editor of The Irish Times, 16th August 2004. Madam Kevin Myers never ceases to amaze. Despite his usual efforts to honour those who sought to uphold and defend the former British Empire, he managed, in his review of “Scouting for Boys” (Weekender July 31st) to attack the one former Imperial Soldier. Robert […]