So, fairly hard on the heels of the news that Tony Banks, the former MP not-widely-known-as Lord Stratford, had had a stroke comes the news that he has died.
And that's a shame. Like Robin Cook before him, he was a political animal whose political principles were more important to him that climbing up the Labour Party heirarchy. Like Cook, I didn't agree with all his politics. But I did respect him, and had the chance to meet him, ever-so-briefly, when he spoke at a friend's wedding. I was doing photography for the event, hence the pic above.
In fact, he was the last person I saw from the wedding on the day itself, and my wife and I ran into him and his wife on the Strand, both couple clutching a large Dr Who cookie jar, a gift from the happy couple for services rendered.
Rest in peace. Politics is poorer for your passing.
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January 21, 2006 12:36 PM | Reply
RE Tony Banks. Shouldn't speak ill of the dead, but he was such a an uncouth, loudmouthed git that it was impossible to get a word in while he was still alive, so here goes. His "political principles were more important to him that climbing up the Labour Party heirarchy"!!!??? Political principles!!!??? How can a former member of the communist sponsored GLC become a Lord!!!??? Principles..... pan..... down the..... just like Kinnock, Healey and all of the other anti-British communist sponsored champagne socialist reds that criticise the real wealth creators in this country and then proceed to live of their backs. Pigs in Animal Farm, snouts in the trough, oink oink oink.
January 22, 2006 5:48 PM | Reply
*yawn*