BBC: Former minister Mo Mowlam dies

[Greeby]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4126986.stm

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam has died, aged 55.

She went into hospital at the end of July before being moved to a hospice. It was unclear if her illness was linked to her previous brain tumour.

Ms Mowlam, Labour MP for Redcar between 1987-2001, oversaw the talks which led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

As an MP Ms Mowlam was a popular and charismatic figure, known for her sense of humour. She leaves husband, merchant banker turned painter Jon Norton.

[Pert_UK]

1. Another one of the very best leaves us......

Here's one to Mo - fantastic sense of humour, honest, hard-working and a genuinely wonderful person who made a HUGE contribution to politics in the UK and peace in Ireland.

Here's to you, Mo...

:toast:

Thanks for your work.

May you be in heaven before the Devil knows you're dead.

:cry:

P.

[mrfrapp]

2. We were expecting this

This wasn't entirely unexpected but it's still a blow to hear such news.
My thoughts are with her family and colleagues.

[JawJaw]

3. One Of Us

Mo Mowlam Receives Peace Award In New York


Rest In Peace, Mo.

[SweetLeftFoot]

4. Unsurprisingly

the good Reverend Ian Paisley has yet to offer his condolences

[Greeby]

5. If he opens his mouth

The noise will shatter windows five miles away :evilgrin:

[non sociopath skin]

6. Oh. Is there a good one?

The only one I've heard about is a bad-minded, far-right-wing, bible-thumping bigot who has made a career out of intransigence, hate and fear.

The Skin

[SweetLeftFoot]

8. What I find terrrifying

is that he has a son. That means an adult human female agreed to have sex with him at least once.

[...of J.Temperance]

11. It's worse, it's thrice

The bigot Paisley has two other children. So an adult female agreed to have sex with him THREE times :scared:

Yuk! I feel ill ALREADY.

[non sociopath skin]

12. SECKSH? YU DORTY PAPISH! LET MAY SMELL YOR BRETT!

GUID PROTESTANTS NEVVOR HAVE SECKSH!

IT'S DUN BY PRAYORRRR!!!!

The Skin

[...of J.Temperance]

13. Ha!

[non sociopath skin]

7. A warm, feisty, funny and gifted human being.

It was a privelege to meet her.

Sleep well, Mo.

The Skin

[Anarcho-Socialist]

9. Farewell Mo

:cry:

[Henny Penny]

10. sad news indeed.

She has not been active in politics for a while, but when she was, she sure made an impact.

Thank you Mo

:pals: :cry: :toast: