Sean 6,337 Posted December 18, 2019 Emma Dent Coad now former MP for Kensington diagnosed with breast cancer four weeks ago.She is on Victoria Derbyshire this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted December 18, 2019 Another name now unavailable in the by-election bingo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted December 19, 2019 On 18/12/2019 at 10:14, Sean said: Emma Dent Coad now former MP for Kensington diagnosed with breast cancer four weeks ago.She is on Victoria Derbyshire this morning. What an all round tragedy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted December 19, 2019 On 18/12/2019 at 10:23, Sean said: Another name now unavailable in the by-election bingo. Is there no evil the Lib Dems wont stoop to, ruining DL forum games now and all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted December 20, 2019 On 02/11/2019 at 12:12, Skinny kiltrunner said: Nawaz Sharif is presently on an 8 week medical bail program. Expect him to be in and out of the news with variable medical maladies during this time, with an acute crisis or 2 in or around Christmas. Just in time for a whole lot of folks to pick him for their pools. Shortly in the new year, he will experience a miraculous recovery after his medical bail is established as more 'permanent'. He will be with us for years, with just enough info released to maintain his medical bail. He is playing the system like a maestro. As predicted and right on schedule, Nawaz Sharif has released his latest health crisis news. As much as he would like to, it looks like he just won't be able to return to prison. https://www.dawn.com/news/1523295 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted December 20, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50864797 Bashir Maan the first Muslim in the UK to hold an elected position has died aged 93.He was a labour councillor in Glasgow but left the labour party in 2004 over the Iraq war. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 21, 2019 Kashmiri separatist Syed Ali Geelani hospitalised for the third or fourth time this year, but they say he's stable: https://kmsnews.org/news/2019/12/18/syed-ali-gilani-taken-to-hospital/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted December 21, 2019 TJ Ducklo 31, Joe Biden's press secretary, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted December 24, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-50906517 Andrew Miller: Former Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston dies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted December 27, 2019 North Dakota first female senator Jocelyn Burdick dead at 97 years: https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/4841039-Jocelyn-Burdick-North-Dakotas-first-female-US-Senator-dies-at-97 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 448 Posted December 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: North Dakota first female senator Jocelyn Burdick dead at 97 years: https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/4841039-Jocelyn-Burdick-North-Dakotas-first-female-US-Senator-dies-at-97 You beat me to it. She is also the last, I believe, of the widow Senators, wives appointed to fill their deceased husband’s term. Jean Carnahan doesn’t count as she was elected. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted December 27, 2019 Means Bob Dole only has to outlive James Buckley to be the oldest living US Senator now 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted December 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Means Bob Dole only has to outlive James Buckley to be the oldest living US Senator now I've got him down as the 14th hit so I don't mind too much if he doesn't make it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LB93 39 Posted December 29, 2019 US congressman John Lewis diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathClock 379 Posted December 29, 2019 Needs to be on list next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 481 Posted December 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, DeathClock said: Needs to be on list next year He's a good candidate, yes, but I do agree with his statement that it seems like people are living longer (or maybe you just have to be rich?) with new treatments. Harry Reid is still alive, for example, although I don't know if he was at stage IV when he was diagnosed. I could see Lewis making 2021. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, MrWonderful said: He's a good candidate, yes, but I do agree with his statement that it seems like people are living longer (or maybe you just have to be rich?) with new treatments. Harry Reid is still alive, for example, although I don't know if he was at stage IV when he was diagnosed. I could see Lewis making 2021. Iirc, Harry wasn’t reported to be stage 4 though. Whereas Lewis was. Bit of a difference there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 30, 2019 I did check up on him occasionally. He might be the youngest of the Civil Rights Era icons and could have been destined to be the "last of an era". Well, this now makes it hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted December 30, 2019 If I hadn't had to hand my DDP teams in early due to co-hosting, he'd have been a lock with this news. All I'm saying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 481 Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Iirc, Harry wasn’t reported to be stage 4 though. Whereas Lewis was. Bit of a difference there... Yeah, I see that does appear to be the case. On second thought, fire him up for the 2020 Deathlist. (And I take no pleasure in saying that, but hey, we're all here for a reason!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 30, 2019 49 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Iirc, Harry wasn’t reported to be stage 4 though. Whereas Lewis was. Bit of a difference there... I mean, even stage 2 pancan can be pretty deadly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 30, 2019 Former german cabinet member and president of Brandenburg Manfred Stolpe is dead: https://m.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/manfred-stolpe-frueher-ministerpraesident-brandenburgs-gestorben-a-1303131.html I think he's a DDP pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,557 Posted December 30, 2019 59 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Former german cabinet member and president of Brandenburg Manfred Stolpe is dead: https://m.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/manfred-stolpe-frueher-ministerpraesident-brandenburgs-gestorben-a-1303131.html I think he's a DDP pick. Yes, mine. I hope he'll get a QO... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 31, 2019 Has anyone else noticed that quite a lot of Indian MPs/MLAs (mostly MLAs) have been passing recently? 12/30: Vikho-o Yhoshu, MLA 12/29: Sheesharam Singh, MLA 12/28: Indramoni Bora, MP 12/27: Sachhidanand Narayan Deb, MLA & Jasbir Singh, MLA 12/26: Badeti Bujji, MLA 12/21: Banwari Lal Sharma, MLA 12/20: Thomas Chandy, MLA 12/17: Kaushalendra Pratap Shahi, MLA 12/16: Sukhendu Maity, MLA & T. Torechu, MLA 12/15: Rajesh Khaitan, MLA & I. D. Swami, MP 12/10: Rajen Borthakur, MLA & Ashok Kalyanrao Tapkir, MLA 12/9: Gandharv Singh, MLA 12/8: Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty, MLA 12/3: R. Ramanathan, MLA 12/2: Bhagwati Singh Visharad, MLA 12/1: Noksong Boham, MLA That's 20 over the last 30 days. Currently on a 5 day streak. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted December 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Banana said: Has anyone else noticed that quite a lot of Indian MPs/MLAs (mostly MLAs) have been passing recently? 12/30: Vikho-o Yhoshu, MLA 12/29: Sheesharam Singh, MLA 12/28: Indramoni Bora, MP 12/27: Sachhidanand Narayan Deb, MLA & Jasbir Singh, MLA 12/26: Badeti Bujji, MLA 12/21: Banwari Lal Sharma, MLA 12/20: Thomas Chandy, MLA 12/17: Kaushalendra Pratap Shahi, MLA 12/16: Sukhendu Maity, MLA & T. Torechu, MLA 12/15: Rajesh Khaitan, MLA & I. D. Swami, MP 12/10: Rajen Borthakur, MLA & Ashok Kalyanrao Tapkir, MLA 12/9: Gandharv Singh, MLA 12/8: Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty, MLA 12/3: R. Ramanathan, MLA 12/2: Bhagwati Singh Visharad, MLA 12/1: Noksong Boham, MLA That's 20 over the last 30 days. Currently on a 5 day streak. There's more than 4k Indian MLAs, plus they tend to be on the older side to begin with. Not surprising imo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
