@fidelmacook

8/7/1949-26/6/2021 Freelance journalist. Columnist. Author. Based in South West France covering Europe. When paid. From a field. Somewhere in La France Profonde

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It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that my mother died peacefully in her sleep this morning in Moissac, France. She always wrote from the heart and with deep conviction. You all meant a lot to her. Thank you. Pierce xxx
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Pierce Cook-Anderson: My mum Fidelma and me – nothing will ever be the same again.

LAST time I wrote to you I said that we were optimists in my family. I told Mum that too, often, particularly when the going got tough. I was right though, wasn’t I? After all, how many times did she...

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Mum leading the front page of the @heraldscotland today. I am humbled by the messages of support and kindness that you have shown me and my family. My mother meant more to people than she ever knew. I couldn’t be a prouder son. Thank you. heraldscotland.com/news/home…
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Mum’s final column. heraldscotland.com/politics/…
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Fidelma Cook, the much-loved Herald columnist, has died heraldscotland.com/opinion/1…

Fidelma Cook, much-loved Herald columnist, has died

Fidelma Cook, the much-loved Herald columnist, has died. Fidelma, aged 71, had been suffering from cancer. Her son Pierce Cook-Anderson said she was admitted to hospital in Moissac on Friday and...

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Five years on, we finally know what Brexit means: a worse deal for everyone | Polly Toynbee theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Five years on, we finally know what Brexit means: a worse deal for everyone | Polly Toynbee

On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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During Covid, to be 'vulnerable’ is to be told your life doesn't matter | Frances Ryan theguardian.com/commentisfre…

During Covid, to be 'vulnerable’ is to be told your life doesn't matter | Frances Ryan

The tragic death toll was all too predictable, in a system that decided old and disabled people weren’t worth keeping safe, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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What’s happened at the BBC and the Met police shows the perils of groupthink | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfre…

What’s happened at the BBC and the Met police shows the perils of groupthink | Martin Kettle

When facing scrutiny the institutions reacted in a rigid, defensive manner. It’s a common theme across Britain, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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More than 2m adults in England have had long Covid for over 12 weeks – study theguardian.com/society/2021…

More than 2m adults in England have had long Covid for over 12 weeks – study

Research says people tend to fall into two categories: those with respiratory illness and those with fatigue-related symptoms

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Good news snowflakes ... here I am listing ALL those Brexit advantages, five years after we left
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Happy 5 year Brexit anniversary! @Otto_English takes a refreshingly honest look at the Brexit wins we should be celebrating!
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Five years on from the Brexit referendum, the result is clear: both unions are losing theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Five years on from the Brexit referendum, the result is clear: both unions are losing

The UK has been weakened, but so too has the EU. Relations between them need not be this bad, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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All UK arrivals in EU should be quarantined, says Angela Merkel theguardian.com/world/2021/j…

All UK arrivals in EU should be quarantined, says Angela Merkel

German leader’s comments come as disease control agency says Delta variant will account for 90% of EU cases by end of August

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"The Pied Piper of Britishness marched us all down to the river, and left us there" @michaelsheen in crystalline, excoriating form. We need more oratory like this. We need reminding of the perniciousness of Westminster’s absolute dominion.
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Roaming charges to return for travellers to EU in Brexit blow, leading operator announces independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

Roaming charges to return for travellers to EU in Brexit blow, leading operator announces

Embarrassment as move announced on referendum anniversary – after trade deal created risk of fees

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Johnson loves science when he can crow about Britain. When it demands facts, he’s less keen | Rafael Behr theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Johnson loves science when he can crow about Britain. When it demands facts, he’s less keen |...

He now claims he wanted to be a scientist. One shudders to think what he might have unleashed in a lab, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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James O'Brien
@mrjamesob23 Jun 2021
Not a parody.
John Redwood
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BBC World service used the five year anniversary of the Brexit vote to repeat the main Remain issues.Did not mention any of the positive gains and ignored the great themes of the Leave campaign.
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Today marks five years since the EU referendum. Still yet to be told one single significant benefit... unless you count blue passports, empty shelves and the greatest division in England since the days of the Civil Wars.
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And never will be...... Leavers had high hopes for Brexit. They have not been delivered | Anand Menon & Paula Surridge theguardian.com/politics/com…

Leavers had high hopes for Brexit. They have not been delivered | Anand Menon & Paula Surridge

Five years on from the referendum, few voters have seen the benefits of leaving the EU, say Anand Menon and Paula Surridge of UK in a Changing Europe

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EU citizens in UK face 28-day notice if they miss settled status deadline theguardian.com/politics/202…

EU citizens in UK face 28-day notice if they miss settled status deadline

Tens of thousands to be issued with warnings to submit applications for post-Brexit scheme or risk losing rights

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