Nelson Mandela.

[anneasquith]

readmitted to hospital, sounds a bit more serious this time,

[bazwillrun]

"Baz, there's a Nelson Mandela Square in Glasgow. Proud of it. "

plenty of places in london. sickened by it

let me guess its more of this black guilt garbage

[albaqwerty]

I like my head in the sand.

I like Nelson Madela, I also like that SA has got rid of apartheid and is still working to try to get rid of more of it.

Couldn't stand Winnie, money grabbing attention seeking piece of work.

[jno]

I see Nick Griffin has had his say

Saint #nelsonmandela on last legs it seems. Make sure to avoid BBC when the murdering old terrorist croaks. It'll be nauseating.

Our next PM...?

[Canary42]

How sad that even when he's close to death that some bitter opponents feel it necessary to take potshots at him, and disfigure what would otherwise be a thread tribute to wonderful guy. Shame on you.

[missnemesis]

"I seem to recall on this site when Thatcher died that people defended one's and others' rights to pretty much say what they liked about her.."

Not true HPSauce; anything said against the sainted MT at the time was pretty quickly zapped.

[bazwillrun]

"Mandela is famous for being 'nice'. That is all"

by those with extremely selective memory......that would seem to include a few on here

[jim360]

He may not have gone about it in the best way, but there was a serious problem with Institutional Racism in South Africa -- and it had to be solved and got rid of. Will you deny that, as well?

[jno]

I can't personally think of a better way he could have done it, jim.

But of course for some it will depend on the answer to your final question.

[ichkeria]

"He may not have gone about it in the best way, but there was a serious problem with Institutional Racism in South Africa -- and it had to be solved and got rid of. Will you deny that, as well? "

I don't think the person your comment is aimed at has a problem with Instituional Racism. All the same, a pity some of his ranting has been censored.

[anneasquith]

today's news, no change in his condition .