RIP 1 - Michael Foot

[charlie]

Much maligned I feel ... maybe a national day of mourning by wearing Donkey Jackets would be a good idea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8547228.stm

[net-curtains]

Aw no, I liked him 

Saw him speak once at a CND rally. Good man.

[Mike@TheWhippinpost]

Passed away, aged 96

[yawner]

 

A lovely lovely guy.

[charlie]

beat ya

http://www.dotdragnet.com/forum/index.php/topic,4559.0.html 

[yawner]

beat ya

http://www.dotdragnet.com/forum/index.php/topic,4559.0.html 

Topics merged 

[yawner]

He used to come to Grasmere every year to do a spot of poetry reading at the annual Wordsworth festival. A real romantic and a real gentleman.

[Chris H]

When he resigned as Labour leader was when I got disillusioned with the party and left it. 

[net-curtains]

Prime Minister and Labour leader Gordon Brown led the tributes, describing Mr Foot as a "man of deep principle and passionate idealism".

I wonder if his speech writer had to explain what some of those words actually meant.

[charlie]

At least he had strong principles unlike the current bunch  .. I don't know if it's me getting old (probably is!) but I never watch Question time now .. they're such a bunch of dullards .. so dull that they have to have 'celebrities' on it !!

Give me the old days when both left and right had characters .. a panel of Tony Benn, Dennis Skinner, Norman Tebbit .. great fun  

[yawner]

I don't know if it's me getting old (probably is!) but I never watch Question time now ..

I feel exactly the same Charlie. There again I think we're about the same age aren't we? 

How I long for the day when Robin Day would shut somebody up with an outrageously rude remark.