Mo Mowlem & Robin Cook
Aug 23rd 2005, 2:08 pm
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Re: Mo Mowlem & Robin Cook
Originally Posted by Ian12
It seems that Labour has lost two of its "stars", albeit stars that were not appreciated by their own leadership. Mo was a very popular woman respected by both sides of the house and Cook's speech against the Iraq invasion was a masterpiece. A sad week indeed.
Hopefully Prescott will follow shortly
Aug 23rd 2005, 3:20 pm
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Re: Mo Mowlem & Robin Cook
Yes Blair showed his true colours when he couldn't even be bothered to attend Robin Cook's funeral, prefering instead to stay on holiday in Barbados.
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Aug 23rd 2005, 4:56 pm
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Re: Mo Mowlem & Robin Cook
Originally Posted by kirsty&al
I vaguely remember that she was put in charge of something and f'cked it up really quickly (although probably not as quickly as Estelle Morris). I think she resigned.
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PS: Obviously not being bezzie mates, Tony didn't do much to defend her.
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PS: Obviously not being bezzie mates, Tony didn't do much to defend her.
Aug 24th 2005, 12:28 am
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Re: Mo Mowlem & Robin Cook
Originally Posted by Wintersong
She resigned her post as International Development Secretary in protest over the Iraq war, not because she "f'cked" anything up.
Wasn't there a bit of a hoo ha about it all? Something like she said she was going to resign if such an such happened, and then she didn't, and then the press gave her a hard time, and then she tried defending her decision to stay, and then she got an even harder time, and then she eventually resigned, but lost a lot of kudos because of all the faffing about.
Maybe I'll have a look on the internet later.
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Last edited by kirsty&al; Aug 24th 2005 at 12:33 am.
Aug 24th 2005, 1:15 am
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Re: Mo Mowlem & Robin Cook
Originally Posted by kirsty&al
Sorry. I must have been thinking of someone else.
Wasn't there a bit of a hoo ha about it all? Something like she said she was going to resign if such an such happened, and then she didn't, and then the press gave her a hard time, and then she tried defending her decision to stay, and then she got an even harder time, and then she eventually resigned, but lost a lot of kudos because of all the faffing about.
Maybe I'll have a look on the internet later.
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Wasn't there a bit of a hoo ha about it all? Something like she said she was going to resign if such an such happened, and then she didn't, and then the press gave her a hard time, and then she tried defending her decision to stay, and then she got an even harder time, and then she eventually resigned, but lost a lot of kudos because of all the faffing about.
Maybe I'll have a look on the internet later.
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