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Lord Carrington taking the oath in the Lords earlier.  Walking with cane but seems in better nick than Healey did at his age.

 

Chap who took oath before him mumbled, rasped and looked hideous. When Hansard comes up later, will be able to see who that was.

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His hands are now extremely discoloured though.

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wrong thread.

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Now he is the oldest former member of the House of Lords can we change the subtitle to Never Ending Tory?

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Never did find out who the guy who looked hideously ill was. Hansard just had "taking of oaths" or something like that, and not the actual people.

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Omg 99 years old un june 2018, record for the lord.

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On 2/28/2018 at 04:51, Dalai Lama said:

Omg 99 years old un june 2018, record for the lord.

And it's a record that you've made it to 48 posts.

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1 hour ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said:

And it's a record that you've made it to 48 posts.

Thanks slave.

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As a matter of interest does anyone happen to know who the oldest living UK cabinet minister is? I think it's Manny Shinwell who died aged 101 and 7 months  but if anyone knows different please let me know ! Right n ow I think Lord Carrington is in 4th place behind Shinwell, Hartley Shawcross and Ted Short. He'll overtake Ted Short for 3rd place in late October if he makes it that far.

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Listening to the Today programme this morning there was an interview with Jens Stoltenberg and I wondered how many Secretary Generals of NATO were still alive.

The answer is 7 and our Peter is the oldest.

 

Peter Carrington (b.1919)

Willy Claes (b.1938)

Javier Solana (b.1942)

George Robertson (b.1946)

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (b.1948)

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (b. 1953)

Jens Stoltenberg (b.1959)

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4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

Listening to the Today programme this morning there was an interview with Jens Stoltenberg and I wondered how many Secretary Generals of NATO were still alive.

The answer is 7 and our Peter is the oldest.

 

Peter Carrington (b.1919)

Willy Claes (b.1938)

Javier Solana (b.1942)

George Robertson (b.1946)

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (b.1948)

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (b. 1953)

Jens Stoltenberg (b.1959)

Jens Stoltenberg is a Silly-Nilly. 

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23 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

Jens Stoltenberg is a Silly-Nilly. 

 

Top class political analysis!

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I read his memoirs recently. Carrington, not Lord Silly Nilly. Seems a decent enough chap. Reflect on Things Passed, written in 1988 and he's yet to. A lot about forum legend Bob Mugabe in it.

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13 hours ago, The Quim Reaper said:

 

Top class political analysis!

Thank you;). Not mine actually though, it is a lose English translation of what the Norwegian people think of him. Glad he is out of Norway for a few years anyway. :) Thanks for taking him off our hands for a while.

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11 minutes ago, theoldlady said:

Thank you;). Not mine actually though, it is a lose English translation of what the Norwegian people think of him. Glad he is out of Norway for a few years anyway. :) Thanks for taking him off our hands for a while.

 

Yes, you're welcome *said through gritted teeth*

 

I'm sure we'll come up with some more adjectives for this Silly Nilly before long!

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On ‎16‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 18:37, theoldlady said:

Jens Stoltenberg is a Silly-Nilly. 

 

He lost sleep trying to keep you safe, and that's all you can!

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3 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

He lost sleep trying to keep you safe, and that's all you can!

He is my gift to you. Keep him, Please! 

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99 Today!:party::old::birthday:

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50 minutes ago, Sean said:

99 Today!:party::old::birthday:

Dangerous age to be in 2018....

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But still a bad pick.

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1 hour ago, Sean said:

99 Today!:party::old::birthday:

He’s taken over as Maxwell Smart’s sidekick? 

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59 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Dangerous age to be in 2018....

 

Probably safe though because he's born in 1919 rather than 18

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