Labours Robin Cook dies after taken ill

mike65

The ex foriegn minister Robin Cook has died in after being taken ill while walking in the Scottish highlands.

Cook was famous for his forensic skills in opposition when Labour came to power he stated the governments foreign policy would be "ethical". Needles to say that proved easier said than done. He fell out with Blair over Iraq resigning his position.

I was'nt a fan (a bit old labour with beard) but at least he did resign over Iraq rather than do a Clair Short.

Mike.

Shrimp

I had great respect for him, esspecially after he resigned in protest to the Iraq Invaision.

murphaph

Indeed, a principipled man. Can anyone imagine one of our lot resigning in protest at anything? :mad:

daveirl

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dathi1

very sad....a great principled guy.. even on Palestine.

A Dub in Glasgo

Rip

Villain

Rip

hill16

Rip

LadyJ

What a pity. He was a personal favourite of mine.
A hugely courageous and intelligent man. A credit to politics.

gandalf

Shame he will be missed in UK politics, a principled man such a rarity in politics and non existant in Irish Politics.

L5

hill16 wrote:

Rip

hear hear

gregos

murphaph wrote:

Indeed, a principipled man. Can anyone imagine one of our lot resigning in protest at anything? :mad:

Unthinkable.

If you never agreed with a word of his views, you'd have to admire him for having some principles.

county

gregos wrote:

Unthinkable.

If you never agreed with a word of his views, you'd have to admire him for having some principles.

spot on

Flukey

People keep saying it, but yes he was indeed a man of principle. His stand over the war in Iraq was correct. It is sad to lose him. We need more like him.

arbeitsscheuer

I always had great respect for him as a politician, whatever his failings in his personal life.

In politics, when it really counted, he took a stand for what he believed in, and what he thought was right. In many ways, he was one of the Old Labour guard, and as such was, IMO, a more honest and intelligent man than the two dimensional, sneaky lot that have come to prominance in the New Labour experiment.

He shouldn't just be remembered for his stance on Iraq however. As Foreign Secretary between 97 and 2001, he performed admirably, particularly with reference to the combined US and British response to ethnic genocide in Kosovo. In addition, he had been an MP since 1974, and, as is clear by the response of Boardsies to the tragic news, had garnered an immense reputation as a man of honour.

He will be sorely missed.

Robert Finlayson Cook
28 February 1946 - 6 August 2005
R.I.P.

Hobbes

Rip.

SebtheBum

SebtheBum wrote:

I always had great respect for him as a politician, whatever his failings in his personal life.

In politics, when it really counted, he took a stand for what he believed in, and what he thought was right. In many ways, he was one of the Old Labour guard, and as such was, IMO, a more honest and intelligent man than the two dimensional, sneaky lot that have come to prominance in the New Labour experiment.

He shouldn't just be remembered for his stance on Iraq however. As Foreign Secretary between 97 and 2001, he performed admirably, particularly with reference to the combined US and British response to ethnic genocide in Kosovo. In addition, he had been an MP since 1974, and, as is clear by the response of Boardsies to the tragic news, had garnered an immense reputation as a man of honour.

He will be sorely missed.

Robert Finlayson Cook
28 February 1946 - 6 August 2005
R.I.P.

I agree 100%
RIP

rsynnott

One of the only decent politicians of this era.

Ajnag

Seems the good never die old.