Our Mo
RIP Mo Mowlam, a pioneering woman in politics.
I’m finding it hard to watch the rolling footage of her - both because of the contrast between the beautiful young woman who started out in politics and the patently-ill woman who left Parliament, and because of the sheer hypocrisy of that standing ovation during the leader’s speech, when her friends stood to applaud as a sign of their support for her amid the briefings and whispering, and the briefers and whisperers stood to demonstrate they were doing nothing of the sort.
My favourite Mo moment?
Journalist to Mo as she leaves No. 10 the day after the 97 election: “So, what did you get?”
Mo, clearly still slightly confused by it all: “Shadow Northern Ireland. No, no, I mean Northern Ireland Secretary!”
Robin Cook and Mo Mowlam, inside a month.
It’s so sad, and I totally agree with you about the standing ovation at conference. Tssk.
Seh was exactly the kind of woman we should be setting up as a role model for young girls.
Wow - unfortunately they dont really give this news in Perth Western Australia - though when we get the BBC world I can catch up on news -I still can’t believe Robin Cook is gone - and now Mo - she was a great politician - Gave the impression that she always new what direction she was going in - even if she was tongue tied on her department
RIP