He was motivated by the right things and went about them in the right way. He was a man of passionate views and beliefs always rooted in the desire to improve the lives of the place and the people he came from. But he was pragmatic not ideological in his pursuit of them. 2/3

My last dealings with him were over a little film we made for the @open_britpress  campaign. We lost that one but it showed he fought to the end for what he believed. And his life and career as a whole were a huge success. His positive legacy in Ireland is immense. RIP

So the Chinese are building a new hospital in a week. How is the lying charlatan getting on with the 40 phantom hospitals he promised during the election?

Listening to @LenMcCluskey1  it is as though the election defeat never happened. And worse, as though he couldn’t really care less. The winning mentality has gone fro @UKLabour  and hard to see it coming back any time soon

Former 'red wall' areas could lose millions in council funding review

Fascinating and important conservation film on the equator by my wildlife pal @gordonjbuchanan  on BBC1 right now ... that boy gets about

Was that the war in 2003 that was followed by the 2005 election? Remind me.

A little clue here (and a great swearing lesson) re the identity of next guest on my and @GraceCampbell  podcast FOOTBALL, FEMINISM AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN - coming soon.

I for one shall be asking shopkeepers for ‘two 20p pieces and a 10’ if they offer me a 50p coin pretending that Brexit is about ‘peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’ given it puts all three at risk. If they insist I will be channeling this man

Hello @CityCorpHeath  people - can’t decide if this bird near the viaduct is stuck or playing