Rebecca Smithers, who was The Guardian's education correspondent (1997-2004) and education editor (2004-2007) has compiled some tributes which maybe found
here.
"Mike continued writing his regular column for Education Guardian – and his award-winning cancer blog –until he was too sick to carry on.
I never heard anyone, in education or in journalism, say a word against him."
Contributors include:-Michael Gove, education secretary,
Estelle Morris, education secretary (2001-02)
David Puttnam, chancellor of the Open University,
David Bell, vice-chancellor, University of Reading
Christine Blower, general secretary, National Union of Teachers
Fred Jarvis, former general secretary, National Union of Teachers
"He was an outstanding education journalist and a thoroughly nice person, who will be greatly missed."