Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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Please note however, that The Labour Party is not responsible for the content of this website or individual posts as, unless specifically stated, I am writing solely in a personal and individual capacity.
I'm very sorry to read of the death of former Birmingham councillor and Lord Mayor, Mike Nangle. Mike was a great character and a fierce fighter on behalf of Birmingham's Irish Community and was one of the driving forces behind Birmingham's Irish Centre and the revival of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the city. I once had the pleasure of spending a few days supping Guinness in Dublin with Mike, and it really was a pleasure. He was a former bus conductor and a chair of the shop stewards committee at Lucas' in Birmingham and loved to talk about his trade union background. The only thing we ever argued about was his devotion to Manchester United, he was a leading light in the Birmingham Manchester United Supporters Club... but then again, he was from Portadown!
Mike had been suffering with cancer of the pancreas for some time and his loss will be mourned across the political spectrum in his adopted city and beyond. A real, true gentleman.
