Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted August 26, 2018 12 hours ago, Thatcher said: Jenny Tonge so they can compete with Labour in terms of antisemitism. Yeah, sounds fair. I hear that both Corbyn and her have even refused to watch that film Jumanji. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted August 27, 2018 On 24/08/2018 at 10:17, drol said: Islamabad London mayor Sadiq Khan reports the death of Labour MP Tom Cox, aged 88. Still no obituary after three days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 27, 2018 On 24/08/2018 at 04:17, drol said: Islamabad London mayor Sadiq Khan reports the death of Labour MP Tom Cox, aged 88. Not a newspaper obituary, mind you, but at least something. https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/news/obituary-tom-cox/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 28, 2018 Henry McNamara, a former New Jersey state senator for more than two decades, has died. He was 83. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/wyckoff/2018/08/27/henry-mcnamara-former-state-senator-wyckoff-dies-83/1115383002/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted August 28, 2018 Seems to have been missed in the McCain mayhem - at least, couldn't find anything through the search bar - but former Republican member of the US House of Reps for Connecticut, Lawrence DeNardis, died on Aug 24th, at age 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted August 28, 2018 Death Notice for John Townend, former Tory MP for East Yorkshire (formerly Bridlington), aged 84: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/226765/townend Edit: If anyone was in any doubt about the Tory Party's ongoing love affair with racism, read his contributions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted August 28, 2018 Also, we've just missed the 76th birthday of former Tory MP John Carlisle. The man who thought apartheid worked in South Africa and is on record as describing Nelson Mandela as a terrorist. Lest we forget... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted August 29, 2018 9 hours ago, YoungWillz said: The man who is on record as describing Nelson Mandela as a terrorist. Bloody hell. Drol is 76? 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted August 30, 2018 Frank Field can't handle the antisemitism in the Labour Party anymore and is resigning the whip. Interesting little side note: he was one of the 36 MPs that originally nominated Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted August 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Frank Field can't handle the antisemitism in the Labour Party anymore and is resigning the whip. Interesting little side note: he was one of the 36 MPs that originally nominated Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership. At 76 years old he must have been Jew to retire soon anyway? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 31, 2018 Dale Cochran, the former Iowa Speaker of the House and state agriculture secretary who spent decades in state government, died Monday in West Des Moines. He was 89. Iowa Democratic Rep. John Forbes, Cochran's son-in-law, said Cochran had been in hospice care for several weeks and died of heart failure. Cochran, a Democrat, was elected to the Iowa House in 1964 and represented the Fort Dodge area. He served as Iowa Speaker of the House between 1975-79. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted August 31, 2018 On 09/02/2015 at 15:47, msc said: Surviving members of the UK government from 1951-79. There's a lot of crossover between them, so I just listed them under their PM, with their year of birth and notable jobs for ease of access. Harold Wilson (1974-6) ------- Robert Maclennan b. 1936 (Undersecretary Consumer Protection 1974-9) Lord Melchett b. 1948 (Undersecretary Industry 1975-6) Michael Meacher b. 1939 (Undersecretary Industry 1974-5, Undersecretary Health 1975-9) Roland Moyle b. 1928 (Minister N Ireland 1974-6) ------ Jim Callaghan (1976-79) ------- Raymond Carter b. 1935 (N Ireland minster 1975-9) Les Huckfield b. 1942 (Undersecretary Industry 1976-9) Lord Melchett b. 1948 (Minister, N Ireland) Michael Meacher b. 1939 (Undersecretary Health 1975-9) Roland Moyle b. 1928 (Minister Health, 1976-9) ------- Lord Peter Melchett, served in both the Wilson and Callaghan governments, dead aged 71. Edit: BBC, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph obituaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted August 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Lord Peter Melchett, dead aged 71. Damn, big fan of his. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,726 Posted August 31, 2018 30 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Lord Peter Melchett, served in both the Wilson and Callaghan governments, dead aged 71. Don't worry my lord, I have a cunning plan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted August 31, 2018 On 30/07/2018 at 11:11, gcreptile said: Now the mother, Shamim Begum, is also hospitalised: https://nation.com.pk/30-Jul-2018/shamim-begum-hospitalised Discharged and realeased an interview about what's happening to her son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted September 2, 2018 On 16/02/2015 at 21:48, guylevesque said: Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who was ousted last month by Houthi rebels, is apparently in critical condition with deteriorating heart problems. He is under house arrest and is being denied any treatment. Transferred to the US for treatment this evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted September 5, 2018 On 12/07/2018 at 22:06, gcreptile said: Yeah, I'm kind of waiting as well. Picked him several times in something. Though currently only at the bottom of my Windy City Deadpool team. Edit: He's part of that group of immortals from the subcontinent, with Sri Sri Sri, M Karunanidhi and Dilip Kumar. Dilip Kumar hospitalized for a chest infection, but family says he's recovering. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 6, 2018 Robert Coulter, a Ulster Unionist politician from 1998 to 2011, has died. He was 88. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-45426538 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 6, 2018 Lise Payette, who served in the separatist Parti Quebecois government as Quebec Minister for the Status of Women from 1979 to 1981 and whose resume includes feminist, journalist, author & columnist, has died. She was 87. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/author-former-pq-minister-lise-payette-dead-at-87-1.4082069 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 8, 2018 Samuel Bodman, Energy Secretary under George W. Bush during his second term, has died. He was 79. https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/former-energy-secretary-samuel-bodman-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted September 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Samuel Bodman, Energy Secretary under George W. Bush during his second term, has died. He was 79. https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/former-energy-secretary-samuel-bodman-dies Also the first member of the Dubya Cabinet to die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 8, 2018 Gennady Gaguliya, three-time Prime Minister of the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia, has died. He was 70. http://tass.com/emergencies/1020630 More on Abkhazia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazia 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 9, 2018 The former President of South Korea Chun Doo Hwan has reportedly died at 87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun_Doo-hwan no proper link as yet though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted September 9, 2018 30 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: The former President of South Korea Chun Doo Hwan has reportedly died at 87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun_Doo-hwan no proper link as yet though Gone now. Looks like vandalism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted September 9, 2018 11 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Gennady Gaguliya, three-time Prime Minister of the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia, has died. He was 70. http://tass.com/emergencies/1020630 More on Abkhazia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazia In 2008, Georgia led a small war to re-conquer Abkhazia and hoped that NATO would come to its aid. But they didn't because they didn't want to face Putin over this. The whole action was a bit kamikaze from then-president Saakashvili. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
