commandlinegamer
Philosopher
The sudden death of Labour's leader a quarter of a century ago was to a lot of people genuinely shocking.
A decent man, though with a reputation (at least in the media*) for being dour (though this was the time of John Major's premiership, so go figure). After his passing, some viewed him as the best PM Britain never had.
So many what-might-have-been questions. Though three years later the party would go on to win three elections in a row under Blair and then Brown.
* - Only a week or two before his death, Spitting Image was lampooning him for just this.
A decent man, though with a reputation (at least in the media*) for being dour (though this was the time of John Major's premiership, so go figure). After his passing, some viewed him as the best PM Britain never had.
So many what-might-have-been questions. Though three years later the party would go on to win three elections in a row under Blair and then Brown.
* - Only a week or two before his death, Spitting Image was lampooning him for just this.
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