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Anyone know why he was at Victoria, given that he's MP for Bury St Edmunds
in Suffolk?


His desired destination is rumoured not to have been Bury St Edmunds.
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Unless he intended to fly there?

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On 21/06/2010 08:51, Batman55 wrote:
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In message2_CdnZl5BI3cxIPRnZ2dnUVZ8t2dnZ2d@giganews. com, at 13:09:05 on
Sun, 20 Jun 2010, remarked:

Anyone know why he was at Victoria, given that he's MP for Bury St Edmunds
in Suffolk?


His desired destination is rumoured not to have been Bury St Edmunds.


Unless he intended to fly there?


The angle's not right for Bury St Edmunds, but if the train had hit him
just right, he might have landed in Ely.
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Latest says he threw himself under a train:


http://www.allvoices.com/contributed...ows-himself-un
der-train

Also The Scottish Sun and Independent -

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...rent-suicide-a
ttempt-on-rail-line-2005610.html otherwise http://snipurl.com/xlirn.

I wonder why this story hasn't got 5 pages in the Daily Mail?

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I wonder why this story hasn't got 5 pages in the Daily Mail?


Why should it?
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wrote in
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In article ,
() wrote:

Latest says he threw himself under a train:


http://www.allvoices.com/contributed...-throws-himsel
f-un der-train

Also The Scottish Sun and Independent -

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...apparent-suici
de-a ttempt-on-rail-line-2005610.html otherwise
http://snipurl.com/xlirn.

I wonder why this story hasn't got 5 pages in the Daily Mail?


Because the reason he wasn't going to Bury St Edmunds wasn't to have an
orgy with tabloid quality "voters" complete with photos in "minimalistic"
clothing.


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"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:46:34 +0100, Roland Perry
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In message , at 18:55:21 on
Sun, 20 Jun 2010, Paul Corfield remarked:

In the normal course of events it is very difficult to suffer injury
from using a train at a terminal station.


Somewhat poor choice of the word "terminal", if I may so bold to say.


It was unintentional. It had not crossed my mind until you pointed it
out.

I am struggling to think of another appropriate term to describe such a
design of station.


The Bitter End (or The Bittern End if it's in East Anglia).
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wrote in message
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In article ,
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Latest says he threw himself under a train:


http://www.allvoices.com/contributed...ows-himself-un
der-train

Also The Scottish Sun and Independent -

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...rent-suicide-a
ttempt-on-rail-line-2005610.html otherwise http://snipurl.com/xlirn.

I wonder why this story hasn't got 5 pages in the Daily Mail?


Because he's a Conservative MP?

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"Basil Jet" wrote in message
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On 21/06/2010 08:51, Batman55 wrote:
"Roland wrote in message
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In message2_CdnZl5BI3cxIPRnZ2dnUVZ8t2dnZ2d@giganews. com, at 13:09:05
on
Sun, 20 Jun 2010, remarked:

Anyone know why he was at Victoria, given that he's MP for Bury St
Edmunds
in Suffolk?

His desired destination is rumoured not to have been Bury St Edmunds.


Unless he intended to fly there?


The angle's not right for Bury St Edmunds, but if the train had hit him
just right, he might have landed in Ely.


Lol!

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"Paul Terry" wrote in message
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See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...s/10357834.stm
for more. Was this Victoria mainline or Underground?

Lucky to be struck by a train and receive minor injuries. Couldn't
have been a slam door anyway!


Sadly, press reports in the last few hours suggest it was a failed suicide
attempt by the MP.


"Ruffley was known to have been devastated that he missed out on a post in
David Cameron's new cabinet due to the prime minister having to find room
for coalition partner Liberal Democrat MPs."


"Mr Ruffley was also said to have been humiliated by revelations during the
MP's expenses scandal where he came in for severe criticism for claims that
he had made."

It sounds like attempting suicide isn't the only thing he's not very good
at.
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