Very interesting and amusing; a true ‘character’ of which there seems to a shortage these days.

Talking of the Common Wealth Party reminds me of another party with similar aims. I’m not certain but I seem to recall that it was called the Labour Party or something like that, anyway, it finally died out around 1997.

Having looked into the Common Wealth Party recently I was surprised that a party that represented my political convictions fairly well once existed. Their criticism of the ‘Managerialism’ inherent in Labour poltics seem particularly pertinent given the way the this government has managed those services still nominally in public hands.

Perhaps the time is right for the rebirth of a movement that valued the traditions of freedom on the left? Probably not as a party, but as a coalition of groups and individuals to sustain a broad progressive agenda and influence the parties of the liberal-left to pursue their common objectives?

Just an idle Friday afternoon thought though.

Can I slip in a recommendation for the Telegraph’s obituary pages, please? They are usually well written, hearty and report lives that deserve good prose.

Recent obituaries in the Guardian and Telegraph for John Michell, a British eccentric, were funny and illuminating. Hats off to the writers (named and unnamed) who provide such records.

I am ashamed to say I had never heard of the Common Wealth Party until I read Millington’s obituary in the Guardian.I think many people like the readers of this website would love to see this party revived,as it would give a platform to those of us who despair of what Labour has become, and who hate the right-wing extremists who are trying to grab the vote of the disillusioned.I am a Unite shop steward and am sick of the idiots among my membership who say they will vote BNP or UKIP- but in all truth if I had to fill in the political levy form today I could not hand on heart sign up to today’s Labour Party.Millington had the balls to stand up to his superiors in the RAF ,and was promoted on the spot .I can’t see that happening today in the former party of the workers.Let’s start Common Wealth again!

Can I slip in a recommendation for the Telegraph’s obituary pages, please? They are usually well written, hearty and report lives that deserve good prose.

There’s nothing to stop anyone recommending good obits to the daily netcast.