Monday, May 14, 2018

Tessa Jowell 1947 - 2018

Former British Labour cabinet minister Tessa Jowell died late on Saturday evening.

Some months back she spoke in the House of Lords about her cancer. In an unprecedented response to her speech she received a standing ovation.

In her address she spoke of how life is not just about how it is lived but also how it draws to a close.

The piece below is from The Guardian.

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