Notable Obituaries.

[fillyboy]

He was once a ship's steward and whenever he stood up in the HOC Nicholas Soames would call out "Mine's a gin and tonic, Giovanni, and would you be kind enough to ask my friend what he's having?"
JP initially wasn't too happy about this but as time went on it made him smile.
He had a sensed of humour.

 

[Odds]

Or 'surrounded'.

John Prescott dies aged 86: Keir Starmer joins Tony Blair in tributes to Labour 'giant' John Prescott

The PM joins Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in paying tribute to the former deputy prime minister, who has died aged 86.

www.bbc.co.uk

That bloke had a good left jab on him.

Perhaps he should've been known as 'two jabs', rather than 'two jags', after the egging he took.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

He was once a ship's steward and whenever he stood up in the HOC Nicholas Soames would call out "Mine's a gin and tonic, Giovanni, and would you be kind enough to ask my friend what he's having?"
JP initially wasn't too happy about this but as time went on it made him smile.
He had a sensed of humour.

I like Soames' imperious sense of humour. He once said to Lord Sainsbury "when I want advice from my grocer I'll ask for it!"

When Yvette Cooper was on her feet addressing The House, he used to bellow "speak up, boy!!" across the chamber.

He also got some stick. When someone was discussing a romantic tryst that Soames was supposed to be involved in, he said "being made love to by Nicholas Soames must be like having a wardrobe fall on you with the key in the lock."

 

[blup]

Soames was effectively deselected for having the temerity to support remain. Being Churchill's grandson didn't help. He met Mugabe, drove his quad bike without insurance, believed in balanced migration, constructively criticised middle east politics, wasn't cowed by the media or intimidated into following far-rages agenda like so many colleagues. My kind of an independent minded one nation tory. Moving relentlessly to the right won't help the Cons get re elected.

 

[transam]

I liked Prescott

His missis was well fit as well

Seem to recall that Jarvis cocker (??) deliberately tipped some water over him at some function

Prescott should have smacked him one as well

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

He deserved it, like they all do.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Alice Brock, of Alice’s Restaurant

 

[crystal ball]

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Barbara Taylor Bradford: A Woman of Substance author dies at 91

Her books included A Woman of Substance, which sold 30 million copies and became a hit TV series.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mottie]

John Tinniswood. World’s oldest living man. 112. Now that was a good innings.

World's oldest man dies aged 112 at Southport care home

John Tinniswood died at his Southport care home "surrounded by music and love", his family said.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Vauxhall Luton. 119 years old. Killed by net zero epidemic.

 

[Mottie]

Liz Hatton. Teenage cancer victim. And they say there’s a God?

Liz Hatton, Harrogate teen with cancer who inspired Kate, dies

Photographer Liz Hatton, 17, from Harrogate, died on Wednesday, her mother confirms.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mottie]

Terry Griffiths. Snooker champ.

Terry Griffiths: Former world snooker champion dies aged 77

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77, the World Snooker Tour has confirmed.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Brigadier]

 

[Odds]

The former England rugby union international Tom Voyce, 43, is believed to have died after going into the River Aln in his car, Northumbria police have said...@ the Guardian

Picked a bad day to find out how good a 4x4 is in stormy weather.

 

[Ihavenojob]

The "original" Eddie Stobart

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