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Another prominent walker is Rory Stewart MP, for the time being International Development Secretary of the UK. Among his prominent walks is his hike across Afg
by ttepasse 7y ago
Another prominent walker is Rory Stewart MP, for the time being International Development Secretary of the UK.
Among his prominent walks is his hike across Afghanistan in 2002, part of a longer walk through Iran, Pakistan, India and Nepal. As an MP he walked all across his constituency. Recently he campaigned (unsuccessful) for Leader of the Conservative Party (and as such Prime Minister) and did that by walking and talking with strangers across British cities and tweeting the resulting videos. He is expected to resign or be sacked when the next prime minister takes over and has already announced to walk some more.
(And that's not even the most interesting part of his biography. Tutor to the princes, representative to Montenegro, Iraq War provincial deputy governor, and a very persistent MI6 rumour.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Stewart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Stewart
- foldingmoney 7y ago>He is expected to resign or be sacked when the next prime minister takes over So they're going to tell him to take a walk?
- inflatableDodo 7y ago>a very persistent MI6 rumour He doesn't help himself much in that regard - https://www.indy100.com/article/rory-stewart-tory-leadership-twitter-thread-climbing-office-window-building-8967506 https://www.indy100.com/article/rory-stewart-tory-leadership...
- pjc50 7y agoGiven his CV it's inconcievable that they haven't attempted to recruit him repeatedly.
- julienchastang 7y agoYes, Rory Stewart's book "The Places In Between" is a great read. His recounting, for example, of visiting the impossibly remote Minaret of Jam (built in the 12th century!) is fascinating.