Mo Mowlem

[Peter]

A great lady RIP

[Chris Perkins]

Is she dead? I hadn't heard. I thought she was pretty funny sometimes.

[Emperor Oli]

I just read in the paper she didn't want to be resuscitated. Checked the BBC and it's true: she's dead.

[krasnaya_vityaz]

Growing up I thought that no one would ever really somehow manage to bring peace to NI, at least she put more effort into it than most ever tried to.

[Geordie582]

WShe tried very hard to break down that Irish wall, but it was too thick for even her. A great lady!

[Emperor Oli]

A great lady!

A great lady indeed, but I think Mr. Blair was slightly misguided in calling her "one of the most remarkable and colourful personalities" in the history of British politics. Eulogies are expected to have a little embellishment, but this was laid on with a trowel.

Same goes for Robin Cook. No mention of when he was at the airport with his wife (due to go on holiday), and he announced he was leaving her for his secretary.

[krasnaya_vityaz]

A great lady!

A great lady indeed, but I think Mr. Blair was slightly misguided in calling her "one of the most remarkable and colourful personalities" in the history of British politics. Eulogies are expected to have a little embellishment, but this was laid on with a trowel.

Same goes for Robin Cook. No mention of when he was at the airport with his wife (due to go on holiday), and he announced he was leaving her for his secretary.

Many of the greats in politics have skeletons in their closets. Remember power corrupts, and temptations are great.

[Sylvester]

She was one of the few politicians i actually admired. If David Blunkett hadn't annoyed me so much over so many issued i'd probably admire him too. As it is i don't like him one bit.

I think it's good that these people can overcome obstacles that set them at a disadvatage. I can't help but feel sorry for Mo as she'd battled with a brain tumour and had all but won, unfortunately the treatment had done serious damage.

There are many people in this country that say they can't do this, or they can't do that. The get some slight backache or some slight leg pain (usually from being overweight) and they milk it for all it's worth, they sit on the dole and they do naff all whilst claiming disability allowance. And they are the first person to complain when they don't get their benifits on time and how bad everything is. These people disgust me. It's as if life owes them a living.

Whilst people like Mo Mowlem battle life dangering illnesses and show that they can get high up the tree of power and work on one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs going; Secretary for Northern Ireland. One wrong move and it'll all blow up in your face, one bad judgement could lead to violence breaking out and more murders and deaths resulting from a few words out of place.

It's a heck of a responsibility and it's one most ordinary politicians would find challenging, but battling with a serious illness as well as doing that kind of job, that takes something else and that gets my respect.

[Geordie582]

Isn't it the "British" thing to knock all heroes or heriones. It's also a sick trait.

[Emperor Oli]

Isn't it the "British" thing to knock all heroes or heriones. It's also a sick trait.

Oh she wasn't a heroine nor was Cook a hero. I'm sick to death of people overusing these precious words. Heroes are people who go above and beyond the call of duty. These people are just doing their jobs.

I'll give credit where it's due. She certainly did a lot for the NI peace process, and that deserves our thanks. However, to equate her with war heroes or civilians who act to save others is slightly skewed.

Edited August 21, 2005 by Emperor Oli

[Sylvester]

I never said she was a hero. She's not. She was an able politician.

Heros are something rarer.

[Geordie582]

A hero is someone who manages to do something we all want, but cannot do!