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 http://news.sky.com/story/1494645/ex-lib-dem-leader-charles-kennedy-dies-aged-55


Paddy Ashdown ✔@paddyashdown
Charles Kennedy. In a political age not overburdened with gaiety and good sense, he brought us wit, charm, judgement, principle and decency

Ghastly news, but maybe a merciful release from his suffering, and an escape from the constant abuse and mockery he received on Twitter and Facebook.

RIP Mr Kennedy.

Was he I'll, or do you just mean emotional suffering because of the abuse?

He had issues with the booze.  Think that was about it. 

He was genuinley one of the most talented Lib Dems in the UK, and acted with more principle than most.   RIP. 

Now he's died, people who mocked him are falling over themselves to say nice things about him on the very places they derided him just days ago.

As a society, haven't we got this all wrong?

Why wait until someone has died, when they can't hear it, to say good things about someone?

A nice front runner for Post of the Week.

I haven't seen the Kennedy ones, but Twitter/Facebook posts when people have died always come across to me as fake and insincere.  Just feels like completely the wrong medium to express condolences.

Will be a huge miss to his family, and public in general.  R.I.P

this is good

so many people reading it you might have to try later, as the server keeps crashing

not a fan of mr campbell, but its good

http://www.alastaircampbell.org/blog/2015/06/02/charles-kennedy-a-lovely-man-a-talented-politician-a-great-friend-with-a-shared-enemy/

Sad news indeed, far too young. RIP.

Quite brilliant.

Really well written and a great tribute from clearly a close friend of Charles both inside and outside of the political world.

As a side note does it mean Campbell has an 'alcohol problem'?  From the way he wrote it would suggest so. 

I think that is pretty well known about Alistair Campbell but he's been sober for a long time now.

Ok cheers.  Didn't know that.

RIP Charles Kennedy. Too young. A truly well liked politician.

Absolutely this this this.

They mocked & abused him non-stop because he had a drink problem - he was an alcoholic. It destroyed his career, his marriage & his life, but they mocked relentlessly. Now he's dead. 

Go and check out Ed Miliband's Twitter posts for the 18 months prior to the election.

Every single one is replied to by tens, even hundreds of people posting "Fuck off Beaker".

Even today when Ed posted his sadness at Charles Kennedy's death, several people took the opportunity to abuse him.

It would be enough to send me to the shrink for sure.

Disagree with someone over a particular policy or viewpoint for sure. But can't we keep it polite at least?

I agree with you - but I don't see what good comes of anyone being on twitter (especially a politician).   A ghastly invention imo.

"Alex Salmond is being rightly castigated for his appalling reaction to Charles Kennedy's sudden death hours ago"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/11645853/Anger-at-Alex-Salmonds-shameful-Charles-Kennedy-comments-hours-after-his-death.html

The telegraph just loves to create "outrage" and as usual a lot of mugs fall for it.

Really sad news. Was such a great person/ politician.

RIP Charlie