They Gave Their Lives For What?

On 9 November 2025, 100-year-old Alec Penstone, a WW2 veteran, was interviewed for 'Good Morning Britain' by Kate Garraway and Adil Ray. 

The interview was excruciatingly patronising. Garraway and the producers of the piece treated Alec like a child. However, he succeeded in embarrassing the powers-that-be almightily when he diverged markedly from the required narrative. 

Here's what was said:

GARRAWAY: "What does Remembrance Sunday mean to you? What is your message?" 

ALEC: "My message is: I can see in my minds eye rows and rows of white stones of all the hundreds of my friends... They gave their lives for what? The country of today? No, I'm sorry, the sacrifice wasn't worth the result that it is now."

GARRAWAY: "Ah, well, I'm sorry..." 

RAY: (Scenting a racist, Fascist, Nazi bigot) "What do you mean by that, though?" 

ALEC: "Well, what we fought for, what we fought for was our freedom and we're finding that, even now, it's a darn sight worse than it was when I fought for it!" 

GARRAWAY: "Oh, Alec, I'm sorry you feel like that because I want you to know that all the generations that have come since, including me and my children, are so grateful for your bravery and all that of service personnel.

It's our job now to make it the country that you fought for. That you absolutely fought for and we will do. I guarantee everyone watching at home will want to send lots of love."

Alec, who comes from a trusting generation, took Garraway's patronising garbage at face value and said:

"It's so wonderful to know there are people like you who spread the word around to the younger generation."

You may be waiting for a while, Alec. However, what the lady fails to do, we will gladly so for her.

"Spread the word around," folks!

A very good health to you, my dear chap! 🍺