Category: QUEEN, HM The
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Queen's Sapphire Jubilee
26th June 2017On Friday 23rd June, I was deeply proud to be the keynote speaker at a special dinner held by the Rochford & Southend East Conservative Women’s Organisation in honour of the Sapphire Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Below is a transcript of my speech. “Thank you, ladies & gentlemen, for that very warm welcome.…
- BRENTFORD, 1st Viscount (Sir William Joynson-Hicks, late Tory Home Secretary)
- CHURCHILL, Rt Hon Sir Winston, KG (late Tory PM)
- CRAWFORD, Marion, CVO
- ELIZABETH, HM the Queen Mother
- GEORGE of CAMBRIDGE, HRH Prince
- GEORGE V, HM King
- GEORGE VI, HM King
- JAMES II/VII, HM King
- MAY, Rt Hon Theresa, MP (Prime Minister)
- PHILIP, HRH The Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT &c
- QUEEN, HM The
- RAMA IX, late King of Thailand
- STRATHMORE and KINGHORNE, Claud, 14th Earl of KG KT &c
- Uncategorized
- VICTORIA, HM Queen
- WINDSOR, HRH The Duke of (fmr King Edward VIII)
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Thanks, Dave!
18th July 2016I must begin this blog with my customary apology for the length of time it has taken to write it. A number of people have complained that I have not yet written up the Full Council meeting of 7th July, well over a week ago, including no less a figure than Cllr David Harrison (WI,…
- BLAIR, Rt Hon Tony (fmr. Labour PM)
- BROWN, Rt Hon Gordon (fmr. Labour PM)
- Buckingham Palace
- CAMERON, Elwen
- CAMERON, Florence
- CAMERON, Nancy
- CAMERON, Rt Hon David (fmr. Tory PM)
- CAMERON, Samantha
- CLARKE, Rt Hon Kenneth, CH QC MP (Tory MP for Rushcliffe)
- Corporation Tax
- DAVIS, Rt Hon David, MP (Tory MP for Haltemprice & Howden)
- Downing Street
- DUNCAN SMITH, Rt Hon Iain, MP (Tory MP for Chingford & Woodford Green)
- Europe
- European Exchange Rate Mechanism
- European Union
- G8
- GOVE, Rt Hon Michael, MP (Tory MP for Surrey Heath)
- HARRISON, David (fmr. Wickford Independent cllr for Wickford Park)
- HOWARD of LYMPNE, Michael, Lord, CH QC (Tory peer)
- Keynesianism
- Labour Party
- LEADSOM, Rt Hon Andrea, MP (Tory MP for South Northamptonshire)
- Liberal Democrats
- MAY, Philip
- MAY, Rt Hon Theresa, MP (Prime Minister)
- National Insurance
- One Nation Conservatism
- PMQs
- QUEEN, HM The
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Lord Howe of Aberavon (1926-2015) – RIP
11th October 2015I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Conservative Chancellor, Lord Howe of Aberavon, at the age of 88. Geoffrey Howe was Margaret Thatcher’s longest-serving Cabinet minister and was one of the primary authors of her government’s economic revolution. Although best remembers as Mrs Thatcher’s first chancellor, he was also the second…
- Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985
- BIFFEN, John, Lord, PC DL (late Tory Peer)
- Bow Group
- BRITTAN of SPENNITHORNE, Leon, Lord, PC QC (late Tory peer)
- BROOKS, Dr Edwin
- BUTLER of SAFFRON WALDEN, R. A., Lord, KG CH (late Tory peer)
- CAMILLA, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, GCVO
- CARRINGTON, Peter, 6th Lord, KG GCMG CH MC (late Tory peer)
- Centre for Policy Studies
- Community Charge (Poll Tax)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- CORBYN, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Leader of the Opposition & Labour MP for Islington North)
- Economy
- Employment Act (1980)
- Euro (European Single Currency)
- Europe
- Exchange Rate Mechanism
- FOOT, Rt Hon Michael, FRSL (late Labour MP)
- GILMOUR of CRAIGMILLAR, Iain, Lord (late Tory peer)
- Government
- GREY of FALLODEN, Edward, 1st Viscount, KG (late Liberal Foreign Secretary)
- HEAD, Anthony (actor)
- HEALEY, Dennis, Lord, CH MBE FRSL (late Labour Chancellor)
- HEATH, Rt Hon Sir Edward, KG MBE (late Tory PM)
- HESELTINE, Michael Lord, CH (Tory peer)
- Hong Kong
- HOSKYNS, Sir John
- House of Lords
- House of Lords Reform Act (2014)
- HOWARD of LYMPNE, Michael, Lord, CH QC (Tory peer)
- HOWE of ABERAVON, Geoffrey, Lord, CH QC (late Tory Chancellor)
- HOWE of IDLICOTE, Elspeth, Baroness, CBE (Tory peer)
- HOWE, B. Edward
- Industrial Relations Act (1971)
- INGHAM, Sir Bernard
- Iron Lady, The (film)
- JENKINS, Sir Simon, FSA FRSL (journalist)
- JOSEPH, Keith, Lord, CH (late Tory peer)
- KAUFMAN, Rt Hon Sir Gerald (late Labour MP)
- LAMONT of LERWICK, Norman, Lord (fmr. Tory Chancellor)
- LAWSON of BLABY, Nigel, Lord (fmr. Tory Chancellor)
- LILLEY, Rt Hon Peter (fmr. Tory MP)
- MacDONALD, Rt Hon Ramsay (late Labour PM)
- MACLEOD, Rt Hon Iain (late Tory MP)
- MAJOR, Rt Hon Sir John, KG CH (fmr. Tory PM)
- OAKSHOTT, Hendrie, Lord (late Tory peer)
- Office of Fair Trading
- Parliament, Houses of
- POWELL of BAYSWATER, Charles, Lord, KCMG OBE (Tory peer)
- PRIOR, Jim, Lord (late Tory peer)
- QUEEN, HM The
- REIGATE, John, Lord (Sir John Vaughan-Morgan) (late Tory peer)
- Right Approach to the Economy, The
- SHAND, P. Morton
- SHULTZ, Prof George P
- ST JOHN of FAWSLEY, Norman, Lord, FRSL (Sir Norman St John-Stevas) (late Tory peer)
- STOCKTON, 1st Earl of, OM FRS (Harold Macmillan) (late Tory PM)
- STRAUSS, Norman
- STREEP, Meryl (actress)
- TEBBIT, Norman, Lord, CH (Tory peer)
- THATCHER, Baroness, LG OM (late Tory PM)
- THORNEYCROFT, Peter, Lord, CH (late Tory peer)
- Uncategorized
- WALTERS, Prof Sir Alan
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Annual Meeting 28.05.15
31st May 2015So, thought I’d write-up the Basildon Council Annual Meeting held on Thursday. These are normally quite civil, set-piece affairs, where we elect our Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the municipal year and also pass the winning party’s Order Paper, enabling them to form an Administration. The Order Paper confirms the Leader and Deputy Leader of…
- ALLEN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Crouch)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead)
- BARNES, Cllr Andy (Con, Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Con, Burstead)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East)
- Green Party
- HARRISON, David (fmr. Wickford Independent cllr for Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Con, Wickford North)
- Independence from EU Group
- Labour Party
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Le GRESLEY, Nigel, JP (fmr. UKIP cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- Liberal Democrat and Green Group (now defunct)
- Liberal Democrats
- Local Elections
- MAHENDRAN, Bala (fmr Chf. Exec., Basildon Council)
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Aidan (fmr. Labour cllr for Pitsea SE)
- MOORE, Cllr Dr Richard (Con, Burstead)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Cllr Michael (Con, Wickford North)
- PETRE, John, 18th Lord, KCVO (fmr. Lord-Lieutenant of Essex)
- QUEEN, HM The
- RACKLEY, Pat (fmr. Ind Labour cllr for St Martin's)
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- SULLIVAN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Billericay East)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Uncategorized
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)