This is to mark the passing of Ian Robertson who died on September 7th. Ian, a Labour Councillor in Middleton, was a friend of TALK and contributed to it in its early months. Indeed, I recall his strong conviction that it could only be through the stories of public sector workers that others in the sector could learn. I remember Ian as a creative, principled and kind man whom I first met way back in the early 1990s. He had many great stories of his earlier career as a civil engineer in the Middle East. His partner Ann, also mentioned in the link above, was younger than him, quiet and also very kind. I recall that she worked in Probation. Once I went to a soiree at the small house Ian shared with Ann. I spilled some red wine, which I always regret, and cheated at party games, which I don't.

As they still say on less certain shores, "God Bless."