TRAVEL BLOG
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Vale Robin Cook
I'm travelling around Continental Europe at the moment and I have been blissfully unaware of most news events. Apart from the goodness of being on the road, it has been a bonus to get away from the grinding non stop coverage of terror in the British newspapers.
Occasionally though I slip from my self imposed news exile when checking emails. While scanning The Independent I read of the death of Robin Cook. The British Labour MP died of a heart attack while walking in the Scottish Highlands.
I didn't know much about him until I saw his resignation speech in the House of Commons. That speech was a voice of reason in the lead up to the Iraq war. Re-reading it 2 years later it is still as lucid and relevant as the day it was delivered.
His passing is a loss for Britain.
Occasionally though I slip from my self imposed news exile when checking emails. While scanning The Independent I read of the death of Robin Cook. The British Labour MP died of a heart attack while walking in the Scottish Highlands.
I didn't know much about him until I saw his resignation speech in the House of Commons. That speech was a voice of reason in the lead up to the Iraq war. Re-reading it 2 years later it is still as lucid and relevant as the day it was delivered.
His passing is a loss for Britain.
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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