On the 8th May 2003 I chaired an afternoon question session of the Suffolk Pensioners’ Association held at The Sports Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk, which included Rodney as President of the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), Bob Blizzard Labour MP, Julian Brazier Conservative MP and Kathy Pollard Lib/Dem Leader of Suffolk Council.
As I was starting the procedure for the question session I asked for one question at a time. Rodney immediately nudged me and said take three questions, so I changed in mid-sentence. Needless to say, he answered all questions in his forceful and thorough way.
I had lunch with both Rodney and his wife and was fascinated by his experiences which included saying he had turned down an honour because of his political principles, which I admired him for. He is sadly missed.
Cliff Horne