Robin Cook (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Robin Cook" in English language version.

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"Obituary: Robin Cook". BBC News. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
"Obituary: Robin Cook". 6 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
"UK Government faces Sierra Leone grilling". BBC News. 18 May 1998. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
"Cabinet reshuffling pored over". BBC News. 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
"Cook defends committee sackings". BBC News. 12 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
"Cook's resignation speech". BBC News. 18 March 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Cook's wife talks of 'great love'". BBC. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Cook 'had six lovers'". BBC. 10 January 1999. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Mourners' funeral tribute to Cook". BBC News. 12 August 2005. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Rhiannon Vickers (2011). The Labour Party and the World – Volume 2: Labour's Foreign Policy since 1951. Manchester University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84779-595-3.

economist.com (Global: 331^st place; English: 272^nd place)

"Robin Cook: Robert Finlayson (Robin) Cook, politician and parliamentarian, died on August 6th, aged 59". The Economist. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2010. (subscription required)

findmypast.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Marriages England and Wales 1984–2005". Findmypast.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

heraldscotland.com (Global: 843^rd place; English: 435^th place)

"Police told to release more details of Robin Cook's death". The Herald. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

independent.co.uk

"Art: The connoisseurs who run the country". Independent.co.uk. 4 June 1998.
Steve Richards (8 August 2005). "Steve Richards: Progressive causes everywhere will feel the loss of an indispensable politician". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Chris Smith: The House of Commons was Robin Cook's true home". The Independent. London. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Labour wins Livingston by-election". The Independent. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

news.independent.co.uk

Brown, Colin (8 August 2005). "Return to Cabinet role for Cook was on the cards". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

irishtimes.com (Global: 252^nd place; English: 133^rd place)

"Ahern says he did not leave Cook's office over Cromwell". The Irish Times.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Schmemann, Serge (18 March 1998). "Netanyahu Angrily Cancels Dinner With Visiting Briton". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Alan Cowell (7 August 2005). "Robin Cook, Former British Foreign Secretary, Dies at 59". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

opendemocracy.net (Global: 3,933^rd place; English: 2,639^th place)

Ward, David (1 March 2023). "Labour, don't repeat your mistakes: promise fairer elections". openDemocracy. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

parliament.uk (Global: 313^th place; English: 181^st place)

publications.parliament.uk

Cook's resignation speech Archived 31 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine – Hansard.
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (27 January 2004). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 January 2004 (pt 37)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (9 February 2005). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 9 February 2005 (pt 17)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (4 February 2003). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 February 2003 (pt 8)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (23 February 2005). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 23 February 2005 (pt 1)". Parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

shafaq.com (Global: 9,825^th place; English: 7,448^th place)

"U.K. secretary who opposed Iraq's invasion..Robin Cook's suspicious death stirs controversy again". Shafaq News. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

spectator.co.uk (Global: 2,174^th place; English: 1,145^th place)

"Pretty Party – The Spectator". 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"All the Queen's horses | The Spectator". The Spectator. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Cracknell, David. "Prescott and Beckett fuel Labour split on monarchy". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
Dimbleby, David (14 September 2004). "Just answer the question". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"Robin Cook". The Daily Telegraph. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Robin Cook". The Daily Telegraph. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Michael White (26 December 2009). "Michael White's politicians of the decade: Robin Cook". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Wilson, Brian (8 August 2005). "Robin Cook". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 November 2024. Probably his greatest Commons triumph was in the 1996 debate on the Scott Report into arms for Iraq. Famously, Cook had only two hours access to the report before delivering the tour de force in which he described the Tory frontbench as "limpets".
Ahmed, Kamal (10 June 2001). "The sacrifice: why Robin Cook was fired". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"John Kampfner on Robin Cook". The Guardian. London. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Cook, Robin (8 July 2005). "The struggle against terrorism cannot be won by military means". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
"Robin Cook dies after collapse on mountain". The Guardian. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
"Blair criticised for decision to miss Robin Cook's funeral". The Guardian. 9 August 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
"Cook's opposition to Iraq war set in stone". The Guardian. London. 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

thetimes.com (Global: 221^st place; English: 110^th place)

Horne, Marc (23 February 2024). "Details of Robin Cook's death to be released". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Obituary: Robin Cook". BBC News. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Michael White (26 December 2009). "Michael White's politicians of the decade: Robin Cook". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
"Pretty Party – The Spectator". 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"UK Government faces Sierra Leone grilling". BBC News. 18 May 1998. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Schmemann, Serge (18 March 1998). "Netanyahu Angrily Cancels Dinner With Visiting Briton". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Cracknell, David. "Prescott and Beckett fuel Labour split on monarchy". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
"All the Queen's horses | The Spectator". The Spectator. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
Ahmed, Kamal (10 June 2001). "The sacrifice: why Robin Cook was fired". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Cook defends committee sackings". BBC News. 12 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Dimbleby, David (14 September 2004). "Just answer the question". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
Cook's resignation speech Archived 31 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine – Hansard.
"Cook's resignation speech". BBC News. 18 March 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (27 January 2004). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 January 2004 (pt 37)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (9 February 2005). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 9 February 2005 (pt 17)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (4 February 2003). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 February 2003 (pt 8)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (23 February 2005). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 23 February 2005 (pt 1)". Parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"John Kampfner on Robin Cook". The Guardian. London. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Steve Richards (8 August 2005). "Steve Richards: Progressive causes everywhere will feel the loss of an indispensable politician". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Chris Smith: The House of Commons was Robin Cook's true home". The Independent. London. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Cook, Robin (8 July 2005). "The struggle against terrorism cannot be won by military means". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
Brown, Colin (8 August 2005). "Return to Cabinet role for Cook was on the cards". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Robin Cook". The Daily Telegraph. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Cook's wife talks of 'great love'". BBC. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Cook 'had six lovers'". BBC. 10 January 1999. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Robin Cook". The Daily Telegraph. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
"Marriages England and Wales 1984–2005". Findmypast.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Alan Cowell (7 August 2005). "Robin Cook, Former British Foreign Secretary, Dies at 59". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
"Mourners' funeral tribute to Cook". BBC News. 12 August 2005. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Blair criticised for decision to miss Robin Cook's funeral". The Guardian. 9 August 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
"Cook's opposition to Iraq war set in stone". The Guardian. London. 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Wilson, Brian (8 August 2005). "Robin Cook". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 November 2024. Probably his greatest Commons triumph was in the 1996 debate on the Scott Report into arms for Iraq. Famously, Cook had only two hours access to the report before delivering the tour de force in which he described the Tory frontbench as "limpets".
Horne, Marc (23 February 2024). "Details of Robin Cook's death to be released". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

Robin Cook (English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

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books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

economist.com (Global: 331st place; English: 272nd place)

findmypast.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

heraldscotland.com (Global: 843rd place; English: 435th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

independent.co.uk

news.independent.co.uk

irishtimes.com (Global: 252nd place; English: 133rd place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

opendemocracy.net (Global: 3,933rd place; English: 2,639th place)

parliament.uk (Global: 313th place; English: 181st place)