RIP Mo Mowlam
Very sorry to hear that Mo Mowlam has died at the age of 55. She’s one of the few politicians I had any time or respect for – anyone that tells Ian Paisley to “fuck off” can’t be bad. Hardworking, intelligent, honest and funny. A real loss. RIP Mo.
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Mo was one of the very, very select few politicians who I not only respected but liked immensely and represented the type of person you would want to apply for the job of public servant. Mo was also the person who, for me, first set the alarm bells ringing about Blair in his dealings with her. Even after resigning as an MP for health reasons Mo remained an important voice of conscience for the Labour party where her personal views on all issues she talked about simply made sense and in the political sphere were all the more powerful for their contrast with Tony’s “New Labour” project and it’s endemic spin. That Mo could do this with great humour and humility is part of the reason she will be missed by many. In her and Robin Cooke, who I also held in high regard we have lost two of our best people in public life recently who loved what they did and were as involved whether in opposition, in government, in the back benches and even after that. They both achieved so much and would have no doubt continued to do so. They can’t be replaced but I would hope that other worthy people will be inspired by them to work in politics but I worry that there will be more “clones” who are more attracted to what can their country do for them rather than what they can do for their country. Sadly too many lickspittles obsessed with lobbyists, media image and getting out early to line their pockets like John Major and soon to be ex-PM Tony seem to be the new wave.
Mo was one of those people who without knowing them personally, you felt like you did and would have loved to have a pint and a chat with. RIP.
Nice interview with her here:
And on Peter Mandelson (who allegedly led the whispering campaign against her): he doesn’t seem to have a lot of human characteristics.