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DanMc
FemaleFirst Grand Master (1000+ Posts)
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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Location: UK
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 Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject: Gwyneth Dunwoody |
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Veteran labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody , who was MP for Crewe since 1974, has died.
She was a genuine Labour politician, socialist and self-confessed battle-axe who never feared taking on the neo-Thatcherites who have hijacked her party.
My favourite memory of her is of a slimy Blair, avoiding the question as usual, saying look y'know it's difficult and Gwyneth replying icily "life is difficult Prime Minister".
Perhaps she is best described by Tony Benn as a political signpost, rather than a weathervane. A signpost points in the right direction whereas a weathervane points in whatever direction the opinion polls and focus groups indicate.
Sadly the Labour Party is now run by the latter. |
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Cambridge
FemaleFirst Senior Member (500+ Posts)
Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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| God, I love parliamentary politics. You guys are so lucky to have a small-town political forum on your national stage. Ya gotta love the Brits. God bless, ya guys. |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| What did she die of? |
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