Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown pay eloquent tribute to David Rendel

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Tim Farron and Paddy Ashdown pay eloquent tribute to David Rendel

By Paul Walter | Wed 18th May 2016 - 10:30 am

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On BBC Radio Berkshire’s Andrew Peach show this morning there was a great tribute to David Rendel. Andrew Peach said some touching words about the many times he interviewed David. He then played a superb clip of David in full “fighting form” defending the Newbury by-pass at its 20th anniversary in January. Then Tim and Paddy came on the line and paid superb, eloquent tributes to David.

It really is a great 15 minutes of radio. You can listen to it here on BBC iPlayer at 1′ 17″.

* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.

Read more by Paul Walter or more about david rendel, paddy ashdown or tim farron.
This entry was posted in Obituaries.

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One Comment

Paul Pettinger 18th May '16 - 12:34pm

Astute, thoughtful, plucky, with an inspiring sense of fairness and duty. What a gem. A class act. Such a sad sad loss.

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