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Gerald Kaufman

Bedsaddick
Bedsaddick Posts: 24,763
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Has Died aged 86

Proper politician and a great Labour man.

RIP

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    RIP, decent as any politician has ever been.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,678
    Father of the house.

    RIP.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,852
    A true Labour man and also one of those rare things, a principled politician.

    RIP
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,486
    edited February 2017
    bobmunro said:

    A true Labour man and also one of those rare things, a principled politician.

    RIP

    RIP
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,803
    edited February 2017
    SoundAsa£ said:

    bobmunro said:

    A true Labour man and also one of those rare things, a principled politician.

    RIP

    Oh really.....never knew there was such a thing!
    You didn't hear of Jo Cox then?

    Anyway, sad to hear of the passing of Kaufman.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,486
    Nevertheless..... RIP Gerald.....RIP.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    RIP

    Very sharp wit and master of the waspish remark.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,632
    Old school. RIP
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,838
    Could do with a few more like him.

    RIP and great respect to his memory

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    not quite the 'principled' MP as many have said, he was up well past his neck in the expenses 'scandal' .. but a shrewd man who kept the Tories on their toes .. RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,362
    RIP
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    I may not have agreed with all of his political stances, but he was a politician who thought about what his view would be, rather than let others decide for him (whether it be the media, focus groups, etc.) - which may well be a dying art.

    Less prominent in recent years than he might have been.

    Not just Labour's loss.

    RIP.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,906
    agree with all of the above a thoroughly decent and principled politician who became less fashionable under Blair as he was probably too decent and principled

    may he rest in peace

    forthcoming election for his seat may create a few problems for Labour though

  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,217
    lolwray said:

    agree with all of the above a thoroughly decent and principled politician who became less fashionable under Blair as he was probably too decent and principled

    may he rest in peace

    forthcoming election for his seat may create a few problems for Labour though

    Pretty safe Labour seat. Corbyn will be gone if they lose this one.

    Met Gerald Kaufman a few times when he was Eric Varley's no 2 at the Dept of Industry. Very bright man. Shame he never got the Cabinet position he deserved.

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