I was very sad to hear about the death of Professor Norman Geras on Friday. He and those who were in turn influenced by him such as Nick Cohen, David Aaronovitch and John Rentoul have had a truly profound impact on the evolution of my politics over the last decade.
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JOHN RENTOUL: Norman Geras: 1943-2013
John Rentoul
[first published on John Rentoul’s Independent blog]
Norman Geras
Norman Geras, who died today, was a Marxist Blairite, which almost renders political labels redundant. More than that, though, he was mentor to a group of people, of whom I am proud to be a member, who could be called Gerasites. We learned so much from him about how to argue, and about how the internet could raise the quality and scope of political debate. His blogging was tight, clear and polite.
I’ll miss him.
His daughter Jenny writes: The blog and all its archives will remain online.