Robin Cook collapsed, hospitalised, in Scotland

[evermind]

http://www.dehavilland.co.uk/webhost.asp?wci=default&wcp=NationalNewsStoryPage&ItemID=15018022&ServiceID=8&filterid=10&searchid=8

Former foreign secretary Robin Cook is reportedly in a serious condition in hospital after apparently collapsing while on a Highland mountain walk with friends.

The Labour MP for Livingston was near the summit of Ben Stack near Sutherland when he was taken ill, Sky News reports.

The news channel reports that the coastguard was called at around 14:30 GMT and that Mr Cook was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital near Inverness.

Further details about the MP’s condition are not yet known.

The poor chap is only 59. Hope he gets better soon.

[roguevalley]

1. this is bad news. I agree. I hope he recovers. he had stones in the

run up.

[jean]

2. medical people can tell us, but it seems a good thing he survived

the wait - it had to take some time to get the airlift to his mountain location - plus transport him to the hospital. I hope he recovers fully - the world needs men of his character.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. This sounds very serious from the BBC link

(in tjwmason's link below):

He was flown by helicopter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, and is understood to have received 40 minutes of resuscitation en route.

[tjwmason]

3. The B.B.C. has a link up now

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4127654.stm

[Briar]

7. This is dreadful news

We can't do without people like Cook.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

5. BBC is reporting Robin Cook has died

It's on the front BBC page ticker.

It's a shame.

[Taxloss]

8. It's on the Guardian now. 7pm news.

Aged 59, Robin Cook dies. An awful, awful loss. I'm absolutely gutted.

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1544109,00.html

Such a terrible, terrible blow to British politics. I won't be watching any coverage right now. I think if I hear Blair praising him I'll throw up.

[tjwmason]

6. B.B.C. Reports that he has died

Just got their e-mail alert.

[non sociopath skin]

10. This is terrible. First Mo is critically ill then we lose Robin.

Best Speaker I ever heard "live".

I'm gutted.

The Skin

[lockdown]

9. Terrible, terrible news

A good man gone and an important voice lost. It is tragic.

:(

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Damn. The last good senior Labour politician

He was actually honest. If they were all like him, I'd vote Labour. None of the cabinet can hold a candle to him.

[T_i_B]

22. Tragic for the Labour party

as well as for Britain. The only person I can think of who comes close to Cook is Frank Dobson, and it is hard to think of anyone decent in Westminster with Cook's intellect.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

12. The conspiracies have begun already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1681767

[Mr Creosote]

13. I'm devastated

he was one of the great parliamentarians, and when it really counted he had the courage of his convictions, and actually told the truth. I harboured hopes, foolishly, that one day he would replace Bliar.
As a result of some of the posts in this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1681767#1681771
I'm going to leave DU alone for a bit, before I get banned.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

16. I saw that too

Some DUers seem to want to see conspiracies, often where there are none.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Screw the conspiracies

If any appear here, I'll alert on them.

[Mr Creosote]

18. Just spent the last half hour

updating what I like to think of as the "twat list". And it's actually very encouraging, because what's left shows that a lot of DUers do have some brains and a little, or even a lot, of class.
But turning to the twats, I like to imagine them all sitting in a little circle, expostulating that Scotland Yard, whoever that shadowy organisation may be, murdered John Smith.

[beam me up scottie]

19. Please keep alerting,

I hope the mods can keep up with them.

Also, if you could, please alert on this one in my obituary thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=191x7839#7851

I'll be using that feature a lot today.

I am sorry that some people don't understand how inappropriate PCT's are when a country is mourning.

And I am even sorrier about the imbeciles who just don't care.

[non sociopath skin]

21. Mr. C, can I put it like this ... St. Nicholas hospital in Newcastle

... does excellent courses, and I shall keep going to them even though some of the patients are schizophrenic.

The Skin

[Mr Creosote]

23. Well now that you put it like that

I'll hang around.

[non sociopath skin]

24. Good!

:toast:

The Skin

[LeftishBrit]

14. Oh hell!!!!

Why is it always the decent ones??

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

15. Man, I don't know what to say

such a tragic, tragic loss.

[lockdown]

20. Hopefully some good can come from this,

and more in the Parliamentary Labour Party will be shamed into growing a spine and making stands they should have made in 2003. :grr: