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Maybe not Tony, but one of his kids .... All hush hush, of course. Can't let the proletariat know these things ... Kat's Outta The Bag Kathryn Blair

You are going to be surprised in so many ways soon ...

And as we've all decided its now a hoax ... Thread closed.

Like the way it says a complication is Sudden Death ... Oh, and who edited your post M.Hein ? Anyway, what did anyone think of John McCririck's little talk at the funeral. Although it was possibly not the best place to raise the point, I do think he was right when he said it was a slight that Tony Blair didn't turn up for the funeral of his own ex-foreign minister.

She took brutal advantage of Labour's dire failure to present a decisive and competent alternative to trample with jack-boots over social justice, cohesion and workers representation. Do you think people went on strike for no reason? Don't forget the image you had of strikers from the press was also orchestrated by the Tories (even before they were in power). She got the country moving, but not in the right direction. Also her murdering of British industry did absolutely nothing for unemployment. As didn't her privatisation of anything and everything. This is quite a fair description of some of what she did. /end of political rant. sorry. Directing us to the Socialist Worker, hey ? I would imagine they'd have a very unbiased view of Maggie I have to agree with Cowboy Ronnie's summation of where the UK was when Maggie came in. And despite your rant, she did win 3 elections, which means more people thought she was going to be better for the country than the other choices available. Which weren't great. Don't you like the democratic process ? Two sides an' all that. PS I think it hightly likely she'd get a Ceremonial funeral, given how long she was prime minister, and her status on the world stage. Not to mention the politicians wouldn't want to seem small minded not to give her one.

Probably one of the most restrictive rules I've ever seen to be allowed to register post. And then they talk about censorship ! And, oh, don't they know people on the rest of the planet may not have a State issued ID (you need a ID cards in the US ?) "We have changed to a new messageboard system which will require you to register in order to post. For most users we will require that you email a scan or mail a copy of your state issued ID in order to be activated. This information will not be retained. It will be destroyed once we activate you for the board. Note: If your Social Security Number (SSN) is on your ID, please block it out before sending. "

Well somebody else thinks he's died Fan Site

Recognise anyone ... ? Yourself maybe ?

"The chances of anything coming from Mars were a million to one, they said"

... for now ...

Its Latin. It means Time Flies. A smell a conspiracy ... how many other political critics of the Iraq war are there ? Where did Ted Heath stand ? And isn't Tony Benn getting on a bit ...

Typical isn't it ? Ol' Robin wants to hog this limelight too.

I didn't advocate censorship ... in fact the opposite, as the debate started when someone suggested that this thread be deleted in the name of Good Taste. Well, a) taste is optional ; taste is a personal boundary c) that's censorship. My argument was that the thread should not be deleted just because, effectively, its based on taste. That isn't a criteria I believe should be considered. Still, prove to me that just because a kid (in the news and not by our making) is dying should therefore not have threads ? It seems to rely solely on the fact that its a poor wee kiddie, and entirely an emotional argument, with nothing rational behind it.

There are two separate issues here : Whether someone who is famous just for nearing death should be on the list. & Whether children should be on the list. Taking the first - there is a long standing 'rule' that people who are famous just for dying in the nearish future shouldn't be on the list. However the 'list' actually refers to the Top 50 candidates chosen for the year, and potentials for future years. So 'Worlds Oldest Man' isn't sufficient (and it seems to change monthly anyway). And the Howard's & Tomlinson's of this world don't qualify either. The forums are a different matter - seemingly lately anything goes. The more useless get pruned (Die Brad Pitt !), but it varies. Roughly anything that is relevant (ie death related and vaguely with celebrity status) can stay. Or if we find it amusing. So, for instance, Mo Mowlem, Chuck Berry, even the Osmonds', near demises ARE death related. So they stay on the forum (for now). And this also includes the Tomlinson's & Howard's of this world. Whether children should be on this list - well, argue that they shouldn't ? Why are kids so special that people reading this list (mainly adults & teens) should be protected from the fact that kids die ? Life is tough. Live with it. Or die from it. I fail to see why on a forum talking, even joking, about the deaths of others, and thereby on the fringes of good taste, means there is some line that shalt not be crossed. Or there is a responsibility involved in this discussions. Don't like death in all its glorious forms ? Go elsewhere. We can't pick and choose the deaths that happen in this world, or who to, or when they happen. Go argue with God if you don't like the idea that children die. Not us - it ain't Deathlist's fault. Kirsty Howard is in the public eye. She's gonna die. Age is irrelevant. She stays as far as I am concerned. Insert cute picture here of lit'l babie. Awww. Doesn't it make you feel all soft and ... oh God I'm gonna cry. Boohoohoooooooo. ;)

Sorry, don't believe in censorship based on somebody else's 'Good Taste' filter. Free speech and all that. She's dying. Tough luck & tough sh*t. Not much I can do about it, but mentioning names only in hushed tones seems overly sensitive.

Just wait until Branson gets his rocket off the ground.

... as opposed to a paedophile. Actually this is true. Hi I'm Thick Two Planks Have More Brains

You can't libel the dead. In otherwords, say whatever you want. But if that opera singer is still alive, be careful naming him. Or implicating P. Moore or J. Saville.

Heath dropping dead probably gave her a fillip too.

Who the F**k thought that one out.

It was always a boat - due in part to the fact that the TV company had a deal with the boat makers that gave them a huge discount on the damn things in return for the publicity.

I keep getting the same emails. Despite the fact I live 150 miles away from London. And haven't visited it in over 10 years. And even if I did, there's, like, 8 million people in London. And why worry about the Underground ?

I'm saying nothing about whether my avatar looks like me ...

Maybe it wasn't old age then, but the exertion ...

Can I point out that he has gone where a lot of men (and women, and, well just about every other damn living thing in the universe) have gone before. And those that haven't, will go soon enough. Like the likes of you reading this.