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Frank Field RIP

bobmunro
bobmunro Posts: 20,843
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Marking the passing of a great parliamentarian who spent his entire life standing up against injustice and inequity.

RIP Baron Field of Birkenhead
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP to a man of principle. Anti-poverty campaigner, ironically however voted to make the UK population poorer by voting leave.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Old School Labour politician. RIP
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    RIP. A top man. He understood pensions. He went to see Tony Blair after Gordon Brown's infamous raid on the pension funds was announced and told him what would happen. As Field predicted, Brown's stupidity ultimately destroyed the country's defined benefits schemes.  (Blair's response: that's not how Gordon explained it to me.)
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,709
    edited April 2024
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  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,709

    RIP Frank.
    A great man. 
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,587
    RIP, Decent bloke.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    seth plum said:
    RIP to a man of principle. Anti-poverty campaigner, ironically however voted to make the UK population poorer by voting leave.
    So a proper socialist then? Good man.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Tony Blair told him to "think the unthinkable" regarding social security/state pension. He did just that & was then moved at the next Cabinet reshuffle 

    A man of principle. RIP.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    RIP. A great committed politician.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    RIP
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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    A man of great principle and courage. Wish we had more politicians like him. RIP.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,900
    One of the few MPs of any persuasion who had genuine integrity. Oh how the country needs more Frank Fields.A sad day ,condolences to his family. RIP 
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,972
    A sad loss, A politician of principle a rare thing these days.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Proper politician of principle. Labour as it should be.

    RIP Frank
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Sad loss. As others have said he was a principled politician, sadly not seen nowadays!
    RiP Frank, my condolences to family and friends
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,791
    DRAddick said:
    seth plum said:
    RIP to a man of principle. Anti-poverty campaigner, ironically however voted to make the UK population poorer by voting leave.
    So a proper socialist then? Good man.
    Not sure how making the country poorer than it could be is socialism. 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    AddicksAddict said:
    DRAddick said:
    seth plum said:
    RIP to a man of principle. Anti-poverty campaigner, ironically however voted to make the UK population poorer by voting leave.
    So a proper socialist then? Good man.
    Not sure how making the country poorer than it could be is socialism. 
    I think that is why it is a question.
    I suppose it is possible to have principles but not be a ‘socialist’ depending on how you define the term.

  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,675
    I met him once and he struck me as being a man of principle  
    Not too many people of principle in politics nowadays. 
    RIP.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,788
    There's not too many politicians left with the moral compass of Frank Field

    RIP Frank
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    RIP - one of the few politicians I "liked".
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  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    lolwray said:
    One of the few MPs of any persuasion who had genuine integrity. Oh how the country needs more Frank Fields.A sad day ,condolences to his family. RIP 
    Spot on. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,738
    One of the good 'uns.

    Sleep tight, Frank.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Was from a political age when most politicians could be trusted to tell you the truth and not have a higher personal agenda. That’s from both sides of the political divide too. Agree or disagree with their views but I always felt they were at least genuine. I wonder what the likes of Frank Field or Lord Hesseltine or Ken Clarke make of what we currently see.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited April 2024
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Was from a political age when most politicians could be trusted to tell you the truth and not have a higher personal agenda. That’s from both sides of the political divide too. Agree or disagree with their views but I always felt they were at least genuine. I wonder what the likes of Frank Field or Lord Hesseltine or Ken Clarke make of what we currently see.
    I don't remember this time you speak of, although yes it's/they've got worse.
    This was why he stood out as one of the few conviction politicians who could be trusted.
    Anyway, not a good idea to discuss on this thread.
    RIP Frank.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    AddicksAddict said:
    DRAddick said:
    seth plum said:
    RIP to a man of principle. Anti-poverty campaigner, ironically however voted to make the UK population poorer by voting leave.
    So a proper socialist then? Good man.
    Not sure how making the country poorer than it could be is socialism. 
    I was referring to him being anti eu, not any outcome of that.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    RIP exemplary politician.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    Rip.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    RIP
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,826
    RIP Frank Field.
    An honourable politician.
  • Sevensix
    Sevensix Posts: 156
    edited April 2024
    He never appeared to be a 'my party right or wrong' politician but held to his own honestly held principles to depart from rigidly defined party 'lines to take' when his conscience demanded it.  Not a dull party hack like so many MPs nowadays, most of whom seem afraid of showing any sign of independence.  Well done Frank and thanks for your many years of service.

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