Van Rompuy publishes his book, "Falleentium in the Storm".

Speaking at the Institute for Journalism, former leader of the Conservative and Reform Party (now Coalition of Conservative Unionists), and MP, Herman Van Rompuy published his book for sale for the first time. Van Rompuy was asked why he had decided to publish his book now and not after the war, he replied:
"Because the book is extraordinarily relevant at this moment in our history. We are in a storm. We are trying to steady the boat. Publishing it post-war would have defaulted its meaning and I see this as the perfect opportunity to get my message across".
Van Rompuy spent the day signing copies and in meet and greets. To finish the day, Van Rompuy gave a reading of the first chapter, titled: "A legacy-less legacy". He read:
"As I sat to recollect my thoughts, memories, diaries, best moments and the worst ones, funny laughs, dry hours, I forefrontly thought to the title of this memoirs. Originally I drafted, 'A Final Goodbye to Politics'. My wife changed my mind on the titles after remarking such, 'A goodbye implies you're leaving, for good. You and I both know, Herm, you won't be leaving - for good'. I didn't take that in a literal fashion, but I took it serious enough to change the title. Why? While I don't intend on coming back to politics, my devotion to my party - or former, rather - shall not be forgotten from history. Not in a naive sense, but when a party goes from nothing to a major stamp in merely two elections, there'll always be an interest from writers, historians, political scientists and in years to come, ordinary folk. A fact often forgotten: we are living history; we are drafting it, writing it, setting it in stone. Certainly, I shall never forget the years I spent in the frontlines. The utter horrors you face and the raving press who act like untamed prostitutes is, to say the least, horrific. I make no apology for what I have said, am going to say or write or do. You read these memoirs in full knowledge that I care little for snowflake feelings: life is too reserved to be a self-entitled bigot. What you are about to seemingly read and interpret is my account of the Empire in Falleentium in the Rocky, Unstable Storm which it has set sail in, with no direction back to Port. If there's one thing I would wish for you to take away from this book, it would be this:
>> REMAIN OPEN MINDED".
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