Initially John Hume was the equivalent of a civil rights activist in the US, fighting for Catholics across Northern Ireland that were denied access In the mid to late 1960s to council housing and local voting.
By the 90s, he was a giant in the peace process. Tributes have come from all over the world to him and particularly from those from “the town he loved so well”.
I taped the BBC lunchtime news today, expecting to see something about his funeral. Unless I missed it, there was no mention in a 30 minute programme. I found that very surprising and disappointing.