Tom McNally's appreciation of Tim Garden

Tom McNally has written an appreciation of Tim Garden for Liberal Democrat Voice:

I have been in politics now for almost fifty years. During that time I have met some good men and women as well as my share of rascals. There are a select few for whom I retain a pride at having known them and from whom I continue to gain inspiration and strength. Tim Garden was one such. We are all the poorer for his passing. We are also the better for having had him with us, all be it for all too short a time.

Jonathan Fryer described Tim Garden's thanksgiving service on his blog yesterday.

Tim Garden

I was very sorry to hear of the death of Tim Garden. I met him when I was a member of the Lib Dem federal policy committee and found him kindly and approachable. He was one of the figures who, in recent years, have made the Lib Dem voice so authoritative on defence and foreign affairs.

Jonathan Fryer has written his obituary for the Guardian, and there is one in the Daily Telegraph too. There are also some tributes on the party's own website.

Tim Garden's blog remains on line.