I only met Andy a few times, during the anti-cuts campaign and in his capacity as the Unison County Rep and talked to him once or twice by email. He struck me as a man of warmth, who believed it is possible to change things. There are all too few people prepared to fight to defend workers and the users of services in this country. Andy was once such person and he will be greatly missed. Sarah Ansell, Secretary Northampton TUC