MANDELA DEAD : Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:52 pm  

Is Kay Burley there yet!!

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:02 pm  

Be intersting to see what happens to the RSA over the net few years. Hope it does't descend into chaos.

Re: MANDELA HAS DIED : Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:04 pm  

A truly great man. RIP.

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:20 pm  

What a great and magnanimous man.

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:42 pm  

Dally wrote:

Be intersting to see what happens to the RSA over the net few years. Hope it does't descend into chaos.

Was he a patron of the RSA?

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:09 am  

the next couple of weeks are going to be a nightmare with non stop fawning over him in the press and on the news.everyone will be fighting to get their mugs in the limelight to say how they were his number one fan........

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:11 am  

CORNISH wrote:

the next couple of weeks are going to be a nightmare with non stop fawning over him in the press and on the news.everyone will be fighting to get their mugs in the limelight to say how they were his number one fan........

Let's be honest here, this gentleman helped change the way a lot of people think and believed

[John_D]

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:15 am  

Lawrie L wrote:

Let's be honest here, this gentleman helped change the way a lot of people think and believed

Well quite. I mean, when Cameron was in the Young Conservatives, they produced a poster advocating his execution. And now, Cameron doesn't support the reintroduction of capital punishment. So... y'know...

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:21 am  

Lawrie L wrote:

Let's be honest here, this gentleman helped change the way a lot of people think and believed

Gorbachev was far more important and influential in how the modern world has changed.

Re: MANDELA DEAD : Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:25 am  

It's entertaining watching @LouiseMensch trying to spin her way out of bother on twitter