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8.1.06
Today's bad news

Something to think about today for those of us going to Athens in four months' time for Eurovision. Greece (including Athens) has been hit by a 6.9 earthquake. Astonishingly, for a quake of that size, there seem to be no reports of deaths or even serious injuries.

First Robin Cook, then Mo Mowlam, and now Tony Banks has died. The unfair cull of Labour politicians continues. If they keep losing the ones who have personalities and lives outside of politics at this rate, there won't be anyone left soon who 'non-political' people actually recognise. I liked Tony Banks. He was a good Sports Minister (who just about lived long enough to see his beloved Chelsea win the Premier League last year after 50 years) and he was always good value on TV. I wonder if anyone has told George Galloway? I don't know if they ever got on, but he must have known Tony Banks pretty well. They were both in the same party for a long time, and both have been MPs for East London constituencies.


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