It just occured to me that today is the 5th anniversary of the passing of Piers Merchant, former journalist, MP, and indeed a former colleague from some years back.
I have many fond memories of Piers, in Brussels, Guernsey, London,and of many hours chatting and plotting on the telephone.
He had a wonderful, and somewhat naughty, sense of humour, and seemed able to make friends in an instant.
It was Piers who encouraged me to turn my working diary and research notes into a book - Putin's Legacy was published in late 2009.
I last saw him, and his wife, at a lunch in Brussels hosted by Roger Knapman and Tom Wise in 2009. It was an opportunity to bring together the nicest little team I ever worked with, as the parliamentary term was coming to an end, and we would all go our separate ways. It was, indeed, the last time we were all to be together, as Piers succombed to his illness shortly after.
I am, actually, the only one of the group who remains in Brussels to his day.
Rest in peace, Piers.
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