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Former schools commissioner in the Blair administration who later went on to run the E-ACT academy chain (before being forced out after financial mismanagement on a massive scale was uncovered), Sir Bruce Liddington dead at 70. He was also my former headteacher and personally suspended me twice.

Association of ideas there?

It might be a sign but they are both well in their 90s and the US is being ravaged by Corona.That alone is reason not to go

Look at the name of the thread Einstein.

The oldest debut names for each year: In contrast, the youngest:

I'm in my 20s and trust me, you're not alone

Getting more real and real with Nikkei: https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Obituaries/Lee-Teng-hui-Taiwan-s-Father-of-Democracy-dies-at-97

Founder of US conservative think tank "Turning Point USA", Bill Montgomery, dead of the Corona: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/turning-point-usa-founder-dies-coronavirus-complications-387077 Reddit is going to have a field day with this. They like to call it "Toilet Paper USA".

Whilst I have no negative health news to report I note that Jack Higgins books are fucking awesome.

Whilst I have no negative health news to report I note that Jack Higgins the prolific author is now 91 and hasn't published a book since May 2017 - until then he was producing about 2 a year. I'd rather DL missed with Jack Higgins than hit with Sir Lord Captain Sergeant Lieutenant Tom 'I walked round the garden on my zimmer' - the committee need to reimpose some standards into their 50 picks. 'Candidates must be famous enough such that their death is expected to be reported by the UK media; Candidates cannot be famous solely for the fact they are likely to die imminently' Tom spent 99.75 years of his life failing the first test and only passes the second because when he started walking round his garden he was likely to die imminently.

Kate Bush is 62 today

Cleese appears to be in perfectly good health and is still quite active.

French politician Albin Chalandon dead at 100 years: https://www.europe1.fr/politique/lancien-garde-des-sceaux-albin-chalandon-est-mort-a-lage-de-100-ans-3983468

Having net issues but that one will be everywhere by the morning if true. Very respected name in TV.

Looks like you posted this at the same time I spotted a mistake. Thanks for spotting Paddyfools score. All corrected now.

I don't understand any of this at all. Sometimes I think life might be passing me by, but am I really missing that much?

Louie Gohmert takes hydroxychloroquine... "My doctor and I are all-in": https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/30/gohmert-says-hell-take-hydroxychloroquine/ Anybody calling his bet?

Lee Teng-hui QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-8576383/Taiwans-Mr-Democracy-Lee-Teng-hui-dies-aged-97-Taipei.html

Not so much a turning point, more of a dead end.

Sydney Lotterby is definitely dead - Lizo Mzimba is all over this on Twitter.

A lot of interesting french deaths this month : Zizi Jeanmaire, Gisèle Halimi, Jacqueline Sauvage, Albin Chalandon... I was just thinking about him yesterday ! +1 for my french team, RIP

Bob Dole is throwing a belated (virtual) birthday party tomorrow and we're all invited ! PS I've accepted and registered to that site so I'll let you know if there's any exclusive video footage of him and see what shape he's in!

British international rider Barry Marshall diagnosed with liver cancer and with "not much left to do": https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/barry-marshall-british-rider-and-judge-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer-720861

Just gutted