Former Conservative Party Chairman Edward Du Cann Dies At 93

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41178448

Anyone else remember Sir Edward ?

He was on the telly in the 1970's and was said to be instrumental in the defeat of Heath and the subsequent rise of TGL !....so its all his fault !

[cassa333]

What is TGL?

[mikey4444]

Ask TTT !

[mikey4444]

I no longer use her name !

[-Talbot-]

You like Trump and Farage more than Thatcher then?

[naomi24]

Why don't you use her name?

[ToraToraTora]

yep good man, got rid of the Tory "wets" and gave the nation TGL a true hero of the people. The fact that the lefties and anti British are still whining about it means he did a great job.

[albaqwerty]

never heard of him, so I take it that makes him famous.

A great heroine of the people, surely TTT?
(or heroin - poisonous) Yeah, a great hero, communities and families are still split asunder several decades on. (ie, miners' strike)

[ToraToraTora]

there are none so blind as those that will not see.

[Khandro]

I remember he was on the board of Directors of Beaties store, Wolverhampton.

(One of the millions of useless facts in my brain!)

[zebo]

The Great Leaderene was the populist name.

[mikey4444]

ATH was another Zebo !

[cassa333]

Do you mean Margaret Thatcher?

If so then he did an astounding job in helping the country to a better place. Unfortunately Labour then went and sent it back to hell in a hand cart.

[Peter Pedant]

// Why don't you use her name?//
yeah why not Mikey ?

more seriously - Du Cann was fingered in one of the many Tory corruption scandals innit ?

My dear late Dad used to say the Tories were power mad and would get us into wars whereas the Labour ones were always caught with their hands in the till
Edward du C obviously proved the rule