Bill Deedes RIP

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Bill Deedes RIP

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Since it's after Steve's bedtime . . .



Allegedly the "Bill" to whom Denis Thatcher's letters in the Eye were addressed. He was on Have I Got News For You a few years back and still seemed rather sprightly.

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94! - a good innings!

Still writing up to a fortnight before he popped off.

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Still writing at 91; a man almost universally-liked [almost too much so for
his own good- he could and should have been 'nastier' when the
Telewag needed dragging into the modern age]; and an occupant of
Saltwood before that idiot Alan Clark got his hooks on it.

"a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the
signification...."
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It wasn't until I read his obituary that I became aware he was the inspiration for Boot from Scoop (cleft sticks a speciality).
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.. .and he tried unsuccessfully to rein back Thatcher.

"a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the
signification...."
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Bill was also awarded the military cross in WW2, a true gent !thumbsup!




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