Just heard on the news that Mo Mowlem is getting weaker and that she is unconscious. I don't think it's going to be long before the end of this very brave Ladies life is announced.

Yep :( she made a living will not to be resuscitated; that 'they' are adhering to.

Originally posted by owdlad
Just heard on the news that Mo Mowlem is getting weaker and that she is unconscious. I don't think it's going to be long before the end of this very brave Ladies life is announced.


it said on the news she has been unconcious since she banged her head..

my thoughts are with her and her family she is really one great lady ..

Sad, Sad News :(

Thoughts are with her

If all politicians were like Mo Mowlam we'd all be a lot better off

She stood up for what she believed in using hard work, determination and humour and in the last few years her own personal courage stood her well

She'll be very much missed

A truly great lady

yes wrap your arms around this brave lady and keep her safe.
look after her lord.

Originally posted by mikeyspikey
yes wrap your arms around this brave lady and keep her safe.
look after her lord.

Oh no the news is sad enough and this quote has made me well up. I hope she isn't suffering.

It's horrible news. God bless you Mo!

OMG this is the first I have heard about this... how long has she been in hospital?! I feel really bad now :( Bless her!

Mo passed away this morning.

A great lady - RIP

Peace and pain free at last.

R.I.P. Mo it was my pleasure to have lived at the same time as such a wonderful human being.

Her own words sum her up so well. "I can't sing; I can't dance; I can't write; I can't spell; but something I can do is get on with people." R.I.P. Mo.

Just heard the sad news

R.I.P

God Bless You Mo.

A wonderful person now free from pain.

My sympathies to your family and many friends.

Dave.

A fantastic lady and a wonderful human being.
Mo will be sorely missed in this country.

RIP Moe!
xxx

I don't think much of many politicians, but she was more human than most and did a lot of lasting good for the people of Northern Ireland. R.I.P. Mo

Even through my distaste for the Labour party, Mo Mowlem was someone I admired. RIP to a great politician!

The second MP who stood up to Mr Blair dies ... hmmmm :suspect:

Another big personalilty gone in the world of politics.

Gosh she made politics interesting to me.

Could never call Mo wishy-washy.

One of the Labour government's most ignoble actions (goodness, there are so many of them) was the attempt to smear Mowlem once she had fallen out of favour with Blair, Campbell and Mandleson. There was an orchestrated whispering campaign, to convince the media that she was losing her marbles and that her illness had dulled her intellect. Moreover, once it became clear that the Irish peace negotiations were getting somewhere (at least temporarily) she was quickly nudged aside and sidelined by the limelight-obsessed Blair, searching for the leading role as usual in 'historic moments'

R.I.P. Mo.

I felt she never got the credit she deserved for her work in the Northern Ireland peace talks. So sad. :(

R I P Mo.A shining light in a world of shady characters.

Mo and Robin can now plot the downfall of the ******* that is Blair

Oh that's so sad. :(

She will certainly be remembered.

god bless you mo--no more pain----thoughts go to family---in my prayers.

R.I.P Mo Mowlem.

'Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone'. An inspiration to our generation.

Night Night Mo. God Bless you. Loving thoughts go out to her friends and family...

So sorry to hear this very sad news.

Love Claire

RIP, Mo,

You were a rare breed...

a trustworthy parliamentarian, and a person of integrity.

I am so very saddened to hear that Mo has gone. There were few that could match her in parliament for her integrity, and straight-talking.

Politics will be, by far, worse off, for the loss of Mo Mowlem.

PT

Very very sad news. There's nothing I can add to the moving tributes above.

Rest in Peace Mo, you will be sadly missed x

just heard she has passed away,she will be missed,she came across as such a lovely woman,she will be missed by all,our thoughts are with her family at this sad time.........

First Robin Cook and now this.

At a time when we need good politicians to stand up to the Government this is sad news indeed.

There are very few Labour politicians left that i have any respect for.

These eulogies are becoming rather tedious and repetitive. Can't we have a little posthumous **** taking, as we did recently with Heath and Cook? Has no one got anything bad to say about her?

sad or wot!!!:mad:

I also would like to add my thoughts on her passing,although she was labour she was that very rare breed in the poltical world who you knew would tell it as it was,no bull and spin from her.
Its a shame she has passed away,she was probably the last labour figure I had any time for, a good woman,she will be missed.

id get worried if i was blair, there seems to be quite a few labour mps popping it lately, he'll start thinking maybe im next

I was sad to see this on the news. Mo seemed to me that rare breed - a likable, forthright polititian you could trust.

I had the honour of meeting Mo socially, she was a truly brilliant woman, scholar and MP.

Rest in Peace Mo. People will only realise what a wondeful person we have lost now she has gone.

So sorry to hear about Mo Mowlam- she appeared to be a great gal. Our loss Heavens benefit.

All my relatives in Ireland and I mourn the passing of this great lady. Nationalist and Unionist alike admired her down to earth and human approach to a very difficult problem.
It is not yet solved and I doubt if it will while Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley walk the earth, but Mo would have solved it.

Marjorie Mowlam, always affectionately known as Mo, was a rare politician. She was unafraid of speaking bluntly, and once famously told Iain Paisley to "f off" (only she actually used the full expletive!).

Her father was an alcoholic. After graduating at Durham university, Mo completed a PhD at the University of Iowa in political science.

In 1981, she organised a series of lectures, which were published as Debate On Disarmament, which she jointly edited, with all proceeds from the book going to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

She won the safe Labour seat of Redcar in 1987, becoming opposition spokesperson on Northern Ireland that same year, and opposition Shadow Secretary for Northern Ireland in 1994. She was a principal organiser in support of Tony Blair for the leadership, following the death of John Smith.

Her plain speaking at times caused controversy, such as her call for Buckingham Palace to be demolished and replaced with a modern palace. Upon becoming Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (often regarded as the poison chalice of cabinet posts) she threw herself into the job with gusto. She helped restore the IRA ceasefire, and bravely visited the Maze prison to achieve that objective.

As difficulties with Unionists surfaced, Tony Blair took a more active role in the affairs of the province, and Mo was prompted to remark to Bill Clinton "Didn't you know? I'm the new tea lady around here".

She was appointed to the post of Cabinet Office Minister, which she clearly disliked, having previously described the post as "Minister for the Today programme". Mo was head of the Government's anti-drugs campaign and attracted media attention when she admitted to trying cannabis as a student - "I tried dope. I didn't particularly like it. But unlike President Clinton, I did inhale".

Her fight against a brain tumour, during which time she lost her hair and wore a wig, is well known, and endeared her to many people. She left Parliament at the 2001 election, and set up a charity, MoMo Help, to help rehabilitate drug users and provide support for the parents of disabled children.

Mo described herself as "devout atheist". Her early death, at 55, has sadly robbed us of a much loved personality, and she will be sadly missed.

She was a fantastic woman and inspirational in many ways. I am deeply sorry for her family and friends.

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