fidelma cook

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

[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

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

[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

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[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

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.

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[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

@NicolaSturgeon Thank you for the kind words First Minister @NicolaSturgeon. My mother is already much missed. Pierce

[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

Mum’s final column.

https://t.co/U2LuxQNtPO

[The Herald @heraldscotland]

Fidelma Cook, the much-loved Herald columnist, has died https://t.co/zUwNkgQZL0

[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

Five years on, we finally know what Brexit means: a worse deal for everyone | Polly Toynbee https://t.co/kYaEN0Abq1

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During Covid, to be 'vulnerable’ is to be told your life doesn't matter | Frances Ryan https://t.co/z1iUxwKphb

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What’s happened at the BBC and the Met police shows the perils of groupthink | Martin Kettle https://t.co/UJwQYDHnqE

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More than 2m adults in England have had long Covid for over 12 weeks – study https://t.co/C7kFe6ugBT

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@ReltonFiona not sure if that's good or bad....

[Otto English @Otto_English]

Good news snowflakes ... here I am listing ALL those Brexit advantages, five years after we left

[fidelma cook @fidelmacook]

Five years on from the Brexit referendum, the result is clear: both unions are losing https://t.co/otkspQks45

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All UK arrivals in EU should be quarantined, says Angela Merkel https://t.co/yWezHtTOe1

[Owen Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @OwsWills]

"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 https://t.co/vqgWhRKs8R

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Johnson loves science when he can crow about Britain. When it demands facts, he’s less keen | Rafael Behr https://t.co/9geKPC4j4k

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[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

Not a parody.

[Otto English @Otto_English]

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.