Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted March 27, 2013 Dennis Healey has given an interview to the New Statesman. He still doesn't look like troubling the DL for a while. He takes me back to those long gone times of a Labour Government in the 70s and Franklin, the Sun newspapers cartoonist. Was it really that long ago? Who is the one in the middle meant to be? Possibly Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary under Wilson & Callaghan. Makes sense. That makes half the people in the cartoon still living - not bad for 34 years after Labour lost power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted March 27, 2013 Can I get a picture and a name of all of them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 27, 2013 Dennis Healey has given an interview to the New Statesman. He still doesn't look like troubling the DL for a while. He takes me back to those long gone times of a Labour Government in the 70s and Franklin, the Sun newspapers cartoonist. Was it really that long ago? Who is the one in the middle meant to be? Possibly Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary under Wilson & Callaghan. Makes sense. That makes half the people in the cartoon still living - not bad for 34 years after Labour lost power. Less than half, actually. Only Benn and Healey are still alive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,712 Posted March 27, 2013 Dennis Healey has given an interview to the New Statesman. He still doesn't look like troubling the DL for a while. He takes me back to those long gone times of a Labour Government in the 70s and Franklin, the Sun newspapers cartoonist. Was it really that long ago? Who is the one in the middle meant to be? Possibly Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary under Wilson & Callaghan. Makes sense. That makes half the people in the cartoon still living - not bad for 34 years after Labour lost power. Less than half, actually. Only Benn and Healey are still alive... Maggie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 27, 2013 Dennis Healey has given an interview to the New Statesman. He still doesn't look like troubling the DL for a while. He takes me back to those long gone times of a Labour Government in the 70s and Franklin, the Sun newspapers cartoonist. Was it really that long ago? Who is the one in the middle meant to be? Possibly Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary under Wilson & Callaghan. Makes sense. That makes half the people in the cartoon still living - not bad for 34 years after Labour lost power. Less than half, actually. Only Benn and Healey are still alive... Maggie? Apologies, I failed to spot the old bag at the bulldozer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted March 27, 2013 Can I get a picture and a name of all of them? Hi Eesti. Denis Healey (1917 - ) Michael Foot 1913-2010 Merlyn Rees (1920-2006) James Callaghan (1912-2005) Tony Benn (1925- ) Margaret Thatcher (1925- ) I hope that helps. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,405 Posted March 29, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300601/Denis-Healey-UKIP-b-----Maggie-good-looking-Ed-Miliband-lacks-brothers-charm.html Looks like he has a few more weeks in him yet. maggie good looking dementia much ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted April 18, 2013 Dennis Healey was elected to parliament in 1952 which I think makes him the only survivor of pre the 1955 election. This has only been hastily researched so I'm sure the Richard Osman like amongst you will correct me if I am wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,850 Posted April 18, 2013 Dennis Healey was elected to parliament in 1952 which I think makes him the only survivor of pre the 1955 election. This has only been hastily researched so I'm sure the Richard Osman like amongst you will correct me if I am wrong. John Freeman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 18, 2013 Dennis Healey was elected to parliament in 1952 which I think makes him the only survivor of pre the 1955 election. This has only been hastily researched so I'm sure the Richard Osman like amongst you will correct me if I am wrong. John Freeman Only survivor from 1945. Tony Benn was first elected in November 1950... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 18, 2013 Dennis Healey has given an interview to the New Statesman. He still doesn't look like troubling the DL for a while. He takes me back to those long gone times of a Labour Government in the 70s and Franklin, the Sun newspapers cartoonist. Was it really that long ago? Who is the one in the middle meant to be? Possibly Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary under Wilson & Callaghan. Makes sense. That makes half the people in the cartoon still living - not bad for 34 years after Labour lost power. Less than half, actually. Only Benn and Healey are still alive... Maggie? You were saying? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,712 Posted April 18, 2013 Dennis Healey has given an interview to the New Statesman. He still doesn't look like troubling the DL for a while. He takes me back to those long gone times of a Labour Government in the 70s and Franklin, the Sun newspapers cartoonist. Was it really that long ago? Who is the one in the middle meant to be? Possibly Merlyn Rees, Home Secretary under Wilson & Callaghan. Makes sense. That makes half the people in the cartoon still living - not bad for 34 years after Labour lost power. Less than half, actually. Only Benn and Healey are still alive... Maggie? You were saying? As I said before, less than half are alive, even. Reading the list of ex-MPs believed to be still with us - http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05324. Sure there was a few other pre-1955 MPs still kicking about but the last year or two seems to have snuffed them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 18, 2013 Surviving pre-1955 MPs: 1945 - John Freeman (Lab) 1950 - Tony Benn (Lab) 1951 - Donald Chapman (Lab) 1952 - Denis Healey (Lab) 1953 - Roy Mason (Lab) 1954 - James Ramsden (Con), Sir John Eden (Con) Incidentally, Thatcher was the longest surviving female MP as she was first elected in 1959. The next two are the two Shirley's - Summerskill and Williams who were both elected in 1964. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,947 Posted April 18, 2013 1945 John Freeman MBE (b. 1915) Labour Total: 0 / 602 1950 John Freeman MBE (b. 1915) Labour Total: 0 / 606 1951 Tony Benn (b. 1925) Labour John Freeman MBE (b. 1915) Labour Total: 0 / 622 1955 Tony Benn (b. 1925) Labour Sir Richard Body (b. 1927) Conservative Sir Robin Chichester-Clark (b. 1928) UUP Lord John Eden (b. 1925) Conservative Lord Denis Healey MBE (b. 1917) Labour Lord Robert Lindsay (b. 1927) Conservative Lord Roy Mason (b. 1924) Labour Tom Mitchell (b. 1931) Sinn Féin Sir David Price (b. 1924) Conservative James Ramsden (b. 1923) Conservative Total: 0 / 628 1959 Tony Benn (b. 1925) Labour Sir Clive Bossom (b. 1918) Conservative Sir Edward du Cann (b. 1924) Conservative Sir Christopher Chataway (b. 1931) Conservative Sir Robin Chichester-Clark (b. 1928) UUP Lord John Eden (b. 1925) Conservative Sir Philip Goodhart (b. 1925) Conservative Lord Denis Healey MBE (b. 1917) Labour John Hollingworth (b. 1930) Conservative Lord Marcus Kimball (b. 1928) Conservative Sir Timothy Kitson (b. 1931) Conservative Lord Robert Lindsay (b. 1927) Conservative Lord Roy Mason (b. 1924) Labour Stratton Mills (b. 1932) UUP Lord John Morris (b. 1931) Labour Sir John Osborn (b. 1922) Conservative Sir David Price (b. 1924) Conservative Lord James Prior (b. 1927) Conservative Wilfred Proudfoot (b. 1921) Conservative James Ramsden (b. 1923) Conservative Sir Dudley Smith (b. 1926) Conservative Sir Peter Tapsell (b. 1930) Conservative Alan Thompson (b. 1924) Labour Jeremy Thorpe (b. 1929) Liberal Sir Colin Turner (b. 1922) Conservative Sir John Wells (b. 1925) Conservative Total: 2 / 629 1964 Norman Atkinson (b. 1923) Labour Lord Joel Barnett (b. 1923) Labour Tony Benn (b. 1925) Labour Sir Clive Bossom (b. 1918) Conservative Sir Edward du Cann (b. 1924) Conservative Sir Christopher Chataway (b. 1931) Conservative Sir Robin Chichester-Clark (b. 1928) UUP Bernard Conlan (b. 1923) Labour Sir Tam Dalyell (b. 1932) Labour Sir Patrick Duffy (b. 1920) Labour Jack Dunnett (b. 1922) Labour Lord John Eden (b. 1925) Conservative Michael English (b. 1930) Labour Ben Ford (b. 1925) Labour Sir Philip Goodhart (b. 1925) Conservative Sir Anthony Grant (b. 1925) Conservative Sir Eldon Griffiths (b. 1925) Conservative Peter Griffiths (b. 1928) Conservative James Hamilton (b. 1934) UUP Roy Hattersley (b. 1932) Labour Lord Denis Healey MBE (b. 1917) Labour Lord Terence Higgins KBE (b. 1928) Conservative Sir Peter Hordern (b. 1929) Conservative Robert Howarth (b. 1927) Labour Lord Geoffrey Howe (b. 1926) Conservative Lord William Howie (b. 1924) Labour Sir John Hunt (b. 1929) Conservative Lord Patrick Jenkin (b. 1926) Conservative Lord Michael Jopling (b. 1930) Conservative Lord Marcus Kimball (b. 1928) Conservative Sir Timothy Kitson (b. 1931) Conservative Lord Robert Lindsay (b. 1927) Conservative Lord Eric Lubbock (b. 1928) Liberal Lord George Mackie (b. 1919) Liberal Lord Roy Mason (b. 1924) Labour Michael McGuire (b. 1926) Labour Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson (b. 1929) Conservative Stratton Mills (b. 1932) UUP Sir David Mitchell (b. 1928) Conservative Lord John Morris (b. 1931) Labour Stan Newens (b. 1930) Labour Sir John Osborn (b. 1922) Conservative Sir David Price (b. 1924) Conservative Lord James Prior (b. 1927) Conservative James Ramsden (b. 1923) Conservative Lord Ivor Richard (b. 1932) Labour Lord William Rodgers (b. 1928) Labour Paul Rose (b. 1935) Labour Lord Robert Sheldon (b. 1923) Labour Sir Dudley Smith (b. 1926) Conservative Shirley Summerskill (b. 1931) Labour Lord Dick Taverne (b. 1928) Labour Sir Teddy Taylor (b. 1937) Conservative Jeremy Thorpe (b. 1929) Liberal Brian Walden (b. 1932) Labour Sir Dennis Walters (b. 1928) Conservative Sir John Wells (b. 1925) Conservative Alan Williams (b. 1930) Labour Baroness Shirley Williams (b. 1930) Labour Total: 13 / 630 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted April 19, 2013 Ulitzer95 you are top man/woman/small furry creature from Alpha Centuri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,850 Posted May 3, 2013 Surviving pre-1955 MPs: 1945 - John Freeman (Lab) 1950 - Tony Benn (Lab) 1951 - Donald Chapman (Lab) 1952 - Denis Healey (Lab) 1953 - Roy Mason (Lab) 1954 - James Ramsden (Con), Sir John Eden (Con) I Down to 6, Lord Northfield, Donald Chapman, has died - http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/03/lord-northfield-dies-at-age-of-89/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,947 Posted May 5, 2013 Edited list to remove Donald Chapman, but also Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles who has died aged 98. Obituary courtesy of the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/10039104/Rear-Admiral-Sir-Morgan-Morgan-Giles.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,361 Posted May 5, 2013 Morgan Morgan-Giles? Sounds like a British Boutros Boutros-Ghali 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted August 30, 2013 Ninty six today. Happy Birthday Denis. Dare I suggest Many Happy Returns? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackScythe 1 Posted May 10, 2014 A couple of months ago, he was interviewed about the death of Tony Benn. Healey looked very well for a man approaching 97. Not as gaunt as in recent years and very sharp. I think he may get to one hundred. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted July 14, 2014 His son gives a frank account of his fathers qualities and faults In a way what he describes is a bit like Gordon Brown only Denis seemed to have a bit more self awareness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted July 14, 2014 From the article: The Independent once listed my father, Denis Healey, as one of the best Prime Ministers we never had. My list of top-ten Prime Ministers we never had: Alfred Hitchcock Robert Maxwell Sir Jimmy Savile Peter O'Toole Brian Blessed Alex "Hurricane" Higgins Gordon Brown William G. Stewart Arthur Brown from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Bernard Ingham Bonus candidates: Terry Butcher Bernard Matthews Mary Whitehouse Kevin Keegan (p.s. try not to die laughing when you see number 3 on the Independent's list....... and 5) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,987 Posted July 15, 2014 From the article: The Independent once listed my father, Denis Healey, as one of the best Prime Ministers we never had. My list of top-ten Prime Ministers we never had: Alfred Hitchcock Robert Maxwell Sir Jimmy Savile Peter O'Toole Brian Blessed Alex "Hurricane" Higgins Gordon Brown William G. Stewart Arthur Brown from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Bernard Ingham Bonus candidates: Terry Butcher Bernard Matthews Mary Whitehouse Kevin Keegan (p.s. try not to die laughing when you see number 3 on the Independent's list....... and 5) FFS man, all those reserves and still no place for Lemmy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted September 25, 2014 I had a conversation with a colleague who recalled hearing an American conspiracy theorist who believed Denis was the head of the Iluminatii and would not even speak his name. Had a brief google but only came up with Bilderberg group theories. Does anyone know anything else about this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted September 25, 2014 I had a conversation with a colleague who recalled hearing an American conspiracy theorist who believed Denis was the head of the Iluminatii and would not even speak his name. Had a brief google but only came up with Bilderberg group theories. Does anyone know anything else about this? Is or was? Well anyway Alex Jones' frequent show guest Lyndon LaRouche believes the "British Empire", or the British Royal Family, secretly rules the world. I think Alex Jones believes it too (if he believes anything). However that's the most bonkers theory I've heard in a while, is all his evil power concentrated in his eyebrows or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
