Thread by @campbellclaret

I was really sad to hear this. We never met but as the obit says when she was ill she became convinced we were having an intimate relationship. People in my office were worried and thought I should contact the police. But I never felt remotely threatened 1/4

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1367642382896881665

It was obvious to me she was bipolar and I could always tell where she was on the scale. When manic she would write dozens of pages and send photos galore where she had my picture all over her house. When depressed she just poured out sadness. I really felt for her and family2/4

Her husband said it was ruining his life but I didn’t know what I could do other than suggest to him she get proper medical help. Yet within it all she also had some really insightful observations about life and about politics. It started in opposition and carried on in No 10 3/4

I looked at some of the letters last night and though it was strange to be bombarded with this fantasy world, beyond the illness I could sense a really special, though ill, person who was also a terrific talent. RIP I wish we had met, though I feel I know her as though we had 4/4