R.I.P John Biffen

[afleitch]

When a sensible head on a pair of shoulders dies it's always a sad day He was an opponent of the community charge and a supporter of gay rights. And yes he may have been labelled as a Powellite (by those who knew what Powell actually stood for) but to take the name in his stride was to his credit.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Wouldn't have voted for him, but not bad as far as Shropshire Tories go... contemporaries of him on that front included Eric Cockeram, Christopher Gill and Warren Hawksley. Vile near-fascist idiots all (add the word "corrupt" in the case of Cockeram).

[Democratic Hawk]

Biffen was perhaps too dry economically my tastes; nevertheless, I shall applaud him for his opposition to the iniquitous poll tax. RIP

Dave