Here’s a round-up of some of the tributes paid to Ray Michie (Baroness Michie of Gallanach), the Lib Dem peer, and former Argyll & Bute MP, who died yesterday. Please use the comments thread to let us know of any we’ve missed or to pay your own respects.
> Obituary – The Herald;
> Obituary – The Daily Telegraph;
> Tributes as peer loses battle with cancer – The Scotsman;
> ‘Tireless’ Lib Dem stalwart dies – BBC.co.uk;
> Liberal Baroness Michie dies, 74 – The Times;
> Sad news – Fraser Macpherson’s blog.
6 Comments
I had the pleasure of working for Ray at Westminster in the late 90s. She was the least arrogant politician I have ever met.
Ray had no time for the arcane ways and means of Westminster, but she suffered the long journeys to London to represent the people of Argyll and Bute. The mutual affection between Ray and her constituents was obvious.
Ray carried the torch for Home Rule in the dark Tory years and it is a shame the Scottish Parliament was not established a little earlier, as I feel sure Ray would have sought election.
She will be missed.
James King
Ray will be missed. I remember with a smile the time she had to pull out of speaking in a debate because she had lost her voice the previous weekend at Murrayfield.
i will miss ray michie
you will be so missed by the people of argyll and bute
i will miss seeing you a bout the county
i for one will miss you a lot a great person