This is awful news. I don't use Facebook these days so I hadn't heard. I
remember going to Edinburgh to do a talk years ago and spending some time
with Brian. He had a wicked sense of humour and was passionate about social
justice. And interesting taste in hats. He'll be missed.

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM Mike Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote:

>  From his non-wiki friends on Facebook, apparently he passed suddenly on
> the 4th July. He was due to start cancer treatment shortly after then.
> Possibly he had COVID, but it is not clear.
>
> RIP.
>
> Mike
>
> On 28/07/2020 10:10:44, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> > Some sad news - it seems that Brian has passed away. I'm seeing
> > tributes from a number of his friends on his Facebook page.
> >
> > Does anyone know more?
> >
>
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