Godot 149 Posted November 26, 2006 Ah good, I was a bit surprised that he didn't have his own thread. I'm learning a lot too. Right now, Thorpe is at a cautious #16 on my list of about 30, which of course makes him eligible for the DDP. What I've heard about Parkinson's is close to what MBH2 said, that especially at 20+ he's one to watch. Just not enough information out there really though (on Thorpe, not Parkinsons). Well, I suppose one must feel a great deal of sympathy for Jeremy Thorpe. After all, he did lose everything by being a very naughty boy, didn't he? He didn't lose his freedom. Neither did he lose the support of his wife. He was, as the prisoner suspended from the ankles says in The Life of Brian, a "lucky, lucky bastard" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted November 26, 2006 He didn't lose his freedom. Neither did he lose the support of his wife. He was, as the prisoner suspended from the ankles says in The Life of Brian, a "lucky, lucky bastard" Though "lucky bugger" might express it more nicely in Mr Thorpe's case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 28, 2008 Interview in the Guardian... I think he might be alright for a bit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 28, 2008 Interview in the Guardian... I think he might be alright for a bit... damn, I put him slightly higher up in my list from last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 28, 2008 Interview in the Guardian... I think he might be alright for a bit... damn, I put him slightly higher up in my list from last year Hmmm...he's on my DDP. Still, you can't have them all and I'm not exactly doing badly am I? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 28, 2008 Interview in the Guardian... I think he might be alright for a bit... damn, I put him slightly higher up in my list from last year Hmmm...he's on my DDP. Still, you can't have them all and I'm not exactly doing badly am I? true, I've managed to get 4 so far in the DP that I'm running. I was daft enough to keep Edmund Hillary off my list. Still can't remember why I left him off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted June 27, 2008 No news healthwise on Jeremy Thorpe, but the BBC tell us that he used to enjoy a spot of deathwatching himself. Lib Dem lore has it that Jeremy Thorpe used to eye up ailing MPs and put an expected date of death on his office calendar to prepare the party for a by-election. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted June 27, 2008 No news healthwise on Jeremy Thorpe, but the BBC tell us that he used to enjoy a spot of deathwatching himself. Lib Dem lore has it that Jeremy Thorpe used to eye up ailing MPs and put an expected date of death on his office calendar to prepare the party for a by-election. Oh the irony.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted May 25, 2012 Nothing to add since 2008? Considering how ill he is meant to have been he must be worth a revisit. Apparently (according to Wiki) he has contributed to an official biography which may clear up some of the circumstances surrounding his resignation but will not allow it to be published until after his death. The Author has tried to get it published but each time it has been blocked by a court injunction. The publishers must be just waiting for that particular payday and will probably break records from announcement of death to hitting the bookshelves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J.T Posted May 27, 2012 Hello.I am not doing so well, so you may have good news shortly.I have been a fan of deathlist since it's inception in 1987,as I am unable to leave my house due to long term illness and tend to idle my days and nightsw away 'online' or reading..There is nothing I would like more than to add to your tally.Maybe my death will be more productive and useful than my life has been! Anyway good luck,and goodbye for now.Yours, JT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted May 27, 2012 Hello.I am not doing so well, so you may have good news shortly.I have been a fan of deathlist since it's inception in 1987 ...now.Yours, JT Amazing...especially when you consider the DL didn't appear online for 10-15 years after 1987. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted May 27, 2012 Hello.I am not doing so well, so you may have good news shortly.I have been a fan of deathlist since it's inception in 1987,as I am unable to leave my house due to long term illness and tend to idle my days and nightsw away 'online' or reading..There is nothing I would like more than to add to your tally.Maybe my death will be more productive and useful than my life has been! Anyway good luck,and goodbye for now.Yours, JT Hello fuckwit. We don't give a shit about you being added to our tally, you're not on the list. Maybe next year or 2014. Yours, PB P.S. Did you really hire the hitman to bump off Norman? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 18, 2013 Jeremy Thorpes successor as MP for North Devan Tony Spellar has died http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/North-Devon-Conservative-MP-Tony-Speller-dies/story-18182352-detail/story.html#axzz2LGF0kAFh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 7, 2014 Jeremy Thorpe has lost his wife of 40 years Marion Thorpe at 87 .She was a famous pianist in her own right http://www.artsjourn...e-has-died.html With Jeremy in a bad way himself this could finish him off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted March 7, 2014 Jeremy Thorpe has lost his wife of 40 years Marion Thorpe at 87 .She was a famous pianist in her own right http://www.artsjourn...e-has-died.html With Jeremy in a bad way himself this could finish him off Is Norman Scott still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted March 7, 2014 Jeremy Thorpe has lost his wife of 40 years Marion Thorpe at 87 .She was a famous pianist in her own right http://www.artsjourn...e-has-died.html With Jeremy in a bad way himself this could finish him off Is Norman Scott still alive? Was as of 2009 and living in Dartmoor (after all, as one judge - or was it Peter Cook ? - said, Andrew Newton was incapable of carrying out a simple murder plot without buggering the whole thing up). He was involved in such a juicy scandal of the 70s, you would assume one of the papers would note his death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 9, 2014 Here's a nice tribute to Marion from the excellent Iain Dale http://www.iaindale....horpe-1926-2014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 4, 2014 Former liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe has died Here's a link to news of Jeremy Thorpes death http://www.bbc.com/n...litics-30336167 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,531 Posted December 4, 2014 A dog gone shame 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Grizzzly Posted December 4, 2014 Lot's of juicy revelations to follow no doubt. "Bunnies can & will go to France" indeed......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,614 Posted December 4, 2014 oh, go on then... http://youtu.be/Kyos-M48B8U Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 4, 2014 Great (Norman) Scott! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,645 Posted December 4, 2014 Thorpe was the last living Liberal MP from the 1950s. The earliest now are from the 1964 election... *Eric Lubbock (86) who we heard the other day is terminally ill *George Mackie, who's 96 next year Both sit in the Lords. Tick tock, tick tock... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted December 4, 2014 ITV put a picture of him at the end of his news at ten obituary with a caption saying 1929-1914:Who employs these morons who don`t proof-read ha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
