ladyfiona 2,577 Posted April 8, 2020 Discovered Lord Wright of Richmond died a few weeks ago. (Telegraph obit) He was in House of Lords up till last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted April 8, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 00:28, YoungWillz said: Obit for Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond, former Head of the Diplomatic Service who retired from the House of Lords at the end of last year: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lord-wright-of-richmond-obituary-pbrkxxr5f (Paywall) 31 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: Discovered Lord Wright of Richmond died a few weeks ago. (Telegraph obit) He was in House of Lords up till last year. Mwahahahahaha! Not quite the longest break between reports, but it'll do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted April 9, 2020 On 17/12/2012 at 16:02, Death Impends said: Breaking news that Daniel Inouye has died. Though he was old and in hospital it's still a shame to hear IMO, I had much respect for his service during WWII. His wife Irene has died at 71 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 11, 2020 Kristin Jacobs, a Florida state representative, has died after a battle with colon cancer. She was 60. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-kristin-jacobs-obituary-20200411-cchct6s5endqngfdhrcb7q23ze-story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted April 12, 2020 The former PM of South Korea Chung Won Shik has died at 91 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200412003200325 His successor as PM was Hyun Soong Jong who of course is currently the oldest living head of state or govt 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,577 Posted April 12, 2020 Been going through current and past members of House of Lords still alive. I had to remove a lot of people in their 80's because list was getting too long: L = Left HOL/retired since 2014 when HOL reform act came into place and are still living since April 2019. Baron Michael Shaw - 99 (L) Baronees Pamela Sharples - 97 (L) Baroness Jill Knight - 96 (L) Baron Henry Plumb - 95 (L) Baron Francis Tombs - 95 Baron Norman Macfarlane - 94 (L) Baron Tony Christopher - 94 Baron John Eden - 94 (L) Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford - 93 (L) Baron David Stoddart - 93 Viscount William Lloyd George - 92 (L) Baron Bertram Bowyer - 92 Baronees Trixie Gardner - 92 Baron James Mackay - 92 Baron Terence Higgins - 92 (L) Baron John Sainsbury - 92 (on leave of absense) Baron Stanley Clinton-Davis - 91 (L) Baroness Sally Oppenheim-Barnes - 91 (L) Baron Nicolas Rea - 91 Baron Bill Rodgers - 91 Baron Dick Taverne - 91 Baroness Betty Boothroyd - 90 Baron Rodney Elton - 90 Baron David Craig - 90 Baron Doug Hoyle - 90 Baron David Nickson - 90 Baron Tony Lloyd - 90 (L) Lady Flora Fraser - 89 (L) Lord John Prescott - 81 (recently had a stroke) Why are there people in their 90's making decisions on laws in HOL? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted April 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: Lord John Prescott - 81 (recently had a stroke) Been very quiet since. I did ask about last November but the question was ignored, so, you never know. (Although hopefully not, Prescott's one of the few politicians I outright liked.) As for age, I'd have trusted the wisdom of a nonagenarian Betty Boothroyd or the late Lord Carrington over pretty much all of the Cameron, May, Johnson and Corbyn front benches! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted April 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: Been going through current and past members of House of Lords still alive. I had to remove a lot of people in their 80's because list was getting too long: L = Left HOL/retired since 2014 when HOL reform act came into place and are still living since April 2019. Baron Michael Shaw - 99 (L) Baronees Pamela Sharples - 97 (L) Baroness Jill Knight - 96 (L) Baron Henry Plumb - 95 (L) Baron Francis Tombs - 95 Baron Norman Macfarlane - 94 (L) Baron Tony Christopher - 94 Baron John Eden - 94 (L) Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford - 93 (L) Baron David Stoddart - 93 Viscount William Lloyd George - 92 (L) Baron Bertram Bowyer - 92 Baronees Trixie Gardner - 92 Baron James Mackay - 92 Baron Terence Higgins - 92 (L) Baron John Sainsbury - 92 (on leave of absense) Baron Stanley Clinton-Davis - 91 (L) Baroness Sally Oppenheim-Barnes - 91 (L) Baron Nicolas Rea - 91 Baron Bill Rodgers - 91 Baron Dick Taverne - 91 Baroness Betty Boothroyd - 90 Baron Rodney Elton - 90 Baron David Craig - 90 Baron Doug Hoyle - 90 Baron David Nickson - 90 Baron Tony Lloyd - 90 (L) Lady Flora Fraser - 89 (L) Lord John Prescott - 81 (recently had a stroke) Why are there people in their 90's making decisions on laws in HOL? Tombs retired in 2015. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted April 13, 2020 Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega has been missing for a month now: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-ortega/nicaraguan-president-missing-in-action-for-nearly-one-month-and-counting-idUSKCN21S010?utm_source=reddit.com 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted April 13, 2020 12 hours ago, ladyfiona said: Lady Flora Fraser - 89 Lady Saltoun has pretty much retired from public life now and her daughter is running the show. The family seat is about 4-5 miles from where I live (Fraserburgh was founded by her ancestors) but Flora herself is now retired somewhere in Deeside. Nothing to suggest she’s at death’s door; just suffering from the usually fragility of being 90. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted April 13, 2020 16 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Tombs retired in 2015. I think he should be on next years list just so they can use the headline 'Tombs in the Tomb' when he dies ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKing 18 Posted April 13, 2020 On 12/04/2020 at 09:34, ladyfiona said: Been going through current and past members of House of Lords still alive. I had to remove a lot of people in their 80's because list was getting too long: L = Left HOL/retired since 2014 when HOL reform act came into place and are still living since April 2019. Baron Michael Shaw - 99 (L) Baronees Pamela Sharples - 97 (L) Baroness Jill Knight - 96 (L) Baron Henry Plumb - 95 (L) Baron Francis Tombs - 95 Baron Norman Macfarlane - 94 (L) Baron Tony Christopher - 94 Baron John Eden - 94 (L) Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford - 93 (L) Baron David Stoddart - 93 Viscount William Lloyd George - 92 (L) Baron Bertram Bowyer - 92 Baronees Trixie Gardner - 92 Baron James Mackay - 92 Baron Terence Higgins - 92 (L) Baron John Sainsbury - 92 (on leave of absense) Baron Stanley Clinton-Davis - 91 (L) Baroness Sally Oppenheim-Barnes - 91 (L) Baron Nicolas Rea - 91 Baron Bill Rodgers - 91 Baron Dick Taverne - 91 Baroness Betty Boothroyd - 90 Baron Rodney Elton - 90 Baron David Craig - 90 Baron Doug Hoyle - 90 Baron David Nickson - 90 Baron Tony Lloyd - 90 (L) Lady Flora Fraser - 89 (L) Lord John Prescott - 81 (recently had a stroke) Why are there people in their 90's making decisions on laws in HOL? Maybe we will be lucky and the virus will put them 6 feet under. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 13, 2020 On 12/04/2020 at 11:34, ladyfiona said: Been going through current and past members of House of Lords still alive. I had to remove a lot of people in their 80's because list was getting too long: L = Left HOL/retired since 2014 when HOL reform act came into place and are still living since April 2019. Baron Michael Shaw - 99 (L) Baronees Pamela Sharples - 97 (L) Baroness Jill Knight - 96 (L) Baron Henry Plumb - 95 (L) Baron Francis Tombs - 95 Baron Norman Macfarlane - 94 (L) Baron Tony Christopher - 94 Baron John Eden - 94 (L) Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford - 93 (L) Baron David Stoddart - 93 Viscount William Lloyd George - 92 (L) Baron Bertram Bowyer - 92 Baronees Trixie Gardner - 92 Baron James Mackay - 92 Baron Terence Higgins - 92 (L) Baron John Sainsbury - 92 (on leave of absense) Baron Stanley Clinton-Davis - 91 (L) Baroness Sally Oppenheim-Barnes - 91 (L) Baron Nicolas Rea - 91 Baron Bill Rodgers - 91 Baron Dick Taverne - 91 Baroness Betty Boothroyd - 90 Baron Rodney Elton - 90 Baron David Craig - 90 Baron Doug Hoyle - 90 Baron David Nickson - 90 Baron Tony Lloyd - 90 (L) Lady Flora Fraser - 89 (L) Lord John Prescott - 81 (recently had a stroke) Why are there people in their 90's making decisions on laws in HOL? What were the odds they’d all be named Baron like that? Incredible! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted April 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: What were the odds they’d all be named Baron like that? Incredible! As a child I used to marvel at how all judges had the forename "Justice". Mr Justice Davies, Mrs Justice Robinson and so on. Their parents must have had extraordinary foresight, I thought. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,740 Posted April 13, 2020 38 minutes ago, Toast said: As a child I used to marvel at how all judges had the forename "Justice". Justice James Robertson Justice. "M'lud with the deepest respect one is surely extracting the Michael?" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,577 Posted April 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Sir Creep said: What were the odds they’d all be named Baron like that? Incredible! Honestly I gave up writing everyone's proper titles halfway through because i've spent a week trying to organise this list, lol. Lord, Lady, Baroness...fuck who cares. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted April 13, 2020 On 12/04/2020 at 18:26, Ulitzer95 said: Tombs retired in 2015. 13 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: I think he should be on next years list just so they can use the headline 'Tombs in the Tomb' when he dies ! I'm afraid this discussion was moot before it began. Francis Leonard Tombs, Baron Tombs of Brailes died on 11th April, according to this death notice: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/240863/tombs-francis-leonard-(lord-tombs-of-brailes) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted April 14, 2020 Hugh Rossi, Conservative MP for Hornsey and Wood Green (1966-1992), had died aged 92. He served as Minister of Social Security from 1981-1983. Edit: The Times, Daily Telegraph obituaries. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted April 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Hugh Rossi, Conservative MP for Hornsey and Wood Green (1966-1999), has died aged 92. He served as Minister of Social Security from 1981-1983. Second of my subs to go on the DDP. Edit: Actually third, Peter Hobday, Zoe Caldwell and Hugh Rossi. Rick Jones from Fingerbobs better watch his back! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted April 14, 2020 31 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Second of my subs to go on the DDP. Edit: Actually third, Peter Hobday, Zoe Caldwell and Hugh Rossi. Rick Jones from Fingerbobs better watch his back! One of those I never even considered me for "get them on the DDP" spots as I had assumed someone in all those political theme teams must have him. But they don't! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted April 14, 2020 1 minute ago, msc said: One of those I never even considered me for "get them on the DDP" spots as I had assumed someone in all those political theme teams must have him. But they don't! Yep, that's why I had him as a sub. Rossi's wife died oh maybe 15 months ago, since then on my watch list. Time has run out on that watch! Anyhow, still waiting on a news source before clunking him off the masterlist of politicians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted April 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Yep, that's why I had him as a sub. Rossi's wife died oh maybe 15 months ago, since then on my watch list. Time has run out on that watch! Anyhow, still waiting on a news source before clunking him off the masterlist of politicians. British politicos tend to expire circa 92-97 no matter how robust they were before. Well, unless they are Ronald Atkins of course, who is probably more famous now for his age than anything he did or said in parliament! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted April 14, 2020 On 13/04/2020 at 11:17, CoffinLodger said: I think he should be on next years list just so they can use the headline 'Tombs in the Tomb' when he dies ! Dammit ! Cheated out of a great headline next year ! He must have died just to spite me! http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/240863/tombs-francis-leonard-(lord-tombs-of-brailes edit- Actually turns out he was allready dead.My apologies and condolences to his family of course.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Thatcher said: Hugh Rossi, Conservative MP for Hornsey and Wood Green (1966-1999), has died aged 92. He served as Minister of Social Security from 1981-1983. As a matter of interest does anyone happen to know if there's a list of currently oldest living MPs anywhere?I drew up one of MPs over 90 a while back but it only got as far as Ben Ford who was no 29 on the list but is now the 7th oldest as most have died .Hugh Rossi was too young to be included ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted April 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: As a matter of interest does anyone happen to know if there's a list of currently oldest living MPs anywhere?I drew up one of MPs over 90 a while back but it only got as far as Ben Ford who was no 29 on the list but is now the 7th oldest as most have died .Hugh Rossi was too young to be included ! Maybe have a look at page 127 of this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
