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I remember receiving a signed letter from him on my 18th birthday suggesting I vote Labour.

Here's the interview he held with Brian Clough and Don Revie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiIdbDBmZc

RIP Austin

That interview is legendary…

RIP Austin

Rip Austin

Very big Character and happy to go is own way against the party line, spoken highly of by people on all sides of the political spectrum.

RIP Austin

I can remember contacting Austin (around 18 years ago) about certain issues I had concerns with and within a few days I had a very decent reply from him. I didn’t agree with everything he’d said but he was kind and understood my concerns.

Rip. Whatever your political persuasion you could only admire his passion for what he did and the local area.

At one point he was on Look North that much I assumed he was a presenter!

Quoted from Posh Harry

Rip. Whatever your political persuasion you could only admire his passion for what he did and the local area.

At one point he was on Look North that much I assumed he was a presenter!

Not far off. He was a journo who appeared on Calendar for 8 years.

Saw him at Wembley following Town plenty of times. I liked him. Calendar legend!

Quoted from 140381

Saw him at Wembley following Town plenty of times. I liked him. Calendar legend!

He was good on those panel games too. Very witty.

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-58257189

I remember receiving a signed letter from him on my 18th birthday suggesting I vote Labour.

Here's the interview he held with Brian Clough and Don Revie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiIdbDBmZc

Really nice bloke and clearly someone who truly cared.

my ex wife was a single mum on benefits , had real problems with the DHS, we went to see Austin.It was sorted within a week

Top man - RIP Austin

RIP Austin. Condolences to the family.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Really nice bloke and clearly someone who truly cared.

Has to be one of the greatest interviews in the football world. I have watched that so many times over the years. Unbelievable emotion in that studio.

R.I.P Austin

What sort of person red crosses condolences and R.I.P sentiments, the mind boggles.

Quoted from paramariner

What sort of person red crosses condolences and R.I.P sentiments, the mind boggles.

...One could type the obvious - when did...etc

Any road up, RIP to a really solid Labour MP can't say that about too many these days.

Great TV that interview, forgot that Clough signed Duncan McKenzie, a ridiculously talented player. How did Town miss out on even getting a short spell from him from school before he went on to bigger things? Remember the day of the Jim Dobbin win at Keegan's Newcastle he was presenting 606 and creaming himself over Town spoiling their chance of the record for consecutive wins.

Quoted from paramariner

What sort of person red crosses condolences and R.I.P sentiments, the mind boggles.

GrimRob will have the data. Not sure, even with freedom of speech, I'd want someone who bothers to red cross posts wishing condolences, on my forum..

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

...One could type the obvious - when did...etc

Any road up, RIP to a really solid Labour MP can't say that about too many these days.

Great TV that interview, forgot that Clough signed Duncan McKenzie, a ridiculously talented player. How did Town miss out on even getting a short spell from him from school before he went on to bigger things? Remember the day of the Jim Dobbin win at Keegan's Newcastle he was presenting 606 and creaming himself over Town spoiling their chance of the record for consecutive wins.

I remember McKenzie saying that the Town scouts thought he was too small.

RIP Austin.

Very good, old school Labour man. Not many remaining now, more's the pity.

Quoted from paramariner

What sort of person red crosses condolences and R.I.P sentiments, the mind boggles.

I think he anonymity of red and green crosses should be removed so that, like with Facebook ‘likes’ you can click and see who has ticked. If you feel strongly enough about something to red or green tick it, you should be prepared to be identified for doing so.

Loved this comment from a reader BTL of The Times's obit on Austin Mitchell...

One of the joys of Labour Party conference back in the day was encountering Austin on the seafront at Brighton  or Blackpool, wearing an ill-fitting, off-the-peg  polyester suit, trousers hitched up by garish red braces, hair more tousled than ever by the sea breeze and eating fish and chips out of a paper bag.
He'd offer you a chip and cheerfully tell you that Foot/Kinnock/Smith/Blair didn't know what they were doing.  
I remember the "controversial" tie well. He wore it until the stains from his fish and chips  had restored the (topless)  young lady's  modesty. I always called him 'Jane' (as in Austen) and he invariably laughed uproariouly at the joke.
RIP, comrade. I doubt you would be allowed anywhere near a TV studio in this day and age and Starmer would bounce you out of the party for your heretical views in a flash.
But you were one of a kind and politics needs more like you.

Rip Austin
Certainly a big character whose bright quirky personality shone through .. but not a dig at him just a question what did he achieve in long stint for MP for great Grimsby ? In his days I wasn’t interested in politics to much so would be interested to know

Quoted from paramariner

What sort of person red crosses condolences and R.I.P sentiments, the mind boggles.

Easy. The sort of person who is trying to elicit a response by using red crosses. Makes them feel good to annoy. Ignore.