Jane Griffiths MP
Member of Parliament for Reading East
In office May 1, 1997 – April 11, 2005
Preceded by	Gerard Vaughan
Succeeded by	Rob Wilson
Born	April 17, 1954 (1954-04-17) (age 54)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Durham
Profession	Politician
Website	[1]

Jane Patricia Griffiths (born 17 April 1954, London) is a British lingust and politician. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Reading East is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Gerard Folliot Vaughan ( June 11 1923 &ndash July 29 2003) was a Psychiatrist and UK politician who reached ministerial Robert Wilson (born 4 January 1965 in south Oxfordshire) is a United Kingdom politician and entrepreneur Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located She held positions as a Labour councillor on Reading Borough Council, and as Labour Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Reading East is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A controversial figure in her constituency, she was deselected as MP and subsequently rendered bankrupt.

Early life

Jane Griffiths was born to John and Pat Griffiths. She was educated at the Cedars Grammar School, Leighton Buzzard and St Mary's College, University of Durham. "Leedon" redirects here For the record label see Leedon Records. St Mary's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name She has a BA in French and Russian. She is married to fellow former councillor Andrew Tattersall and has two children, Martha and Toby. ^[1]

From 1977 to 1984, Griffiths worked as a linguist at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the UK electronic intelligence operation in Cheltenham. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ is a British Intelligence agency responsible for providing Signals intelligence (SIGINT and Information Education From 1984 until 1997 she worked as a foreign news editor for BBC Monitoring and the BBC World Service in Reading. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar BBC Monitoring is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation which monitors and reports on mass media worldwide Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Besides her native English, she speaks Russian, French, Japanese and Korean. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system ^[1]

Politics

From 1989 to 1999, Griffiths was a Labour councillor on Reading Borough Council, holding various senior positions. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between In the general election of 1997, she was elected as Member of Parliament for the Reading East parliamentary constituency, a position she retained in the following general election in 2001 and until the 2005 general election. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Reading East is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general ^[2] She was the first woman elected to represent a Reading seat.

In 2004 her constituency Labour Party deselected her as a candidate for the next general election, giving the candidature to local councillor Tony Page. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A Constituency Labour Party (CLP is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary Constituency in England Tony Page is an English Labour politician and a member of Reading Borough Council, on which he has served without interruption since 1973 This was the first such deselection of a sitting MP in the United Kingdom for ten years. The press reported soon afterwards suggested that she might defect from the Labour Party, and contest the seat as a Conservative Party candidate, but she did not. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. ^[3][4]

Following her deselection and amid the ensuing acrimony within the local Labour Party, Tony Page failed to win the seat at the 2005 general election, losing out to the Conservative candidate, Rob Wilson. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Robert Wilson (born 4 January 1965 in south Oxfordshire) is a United Kingdom politician and entrepreneur

Bankruptcy and since

Four days after the 2005 general election Jane was declared bankrupt, owing £29,000 to the Inland Revenue. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including This would have disqualified her from retaking her seat in the House of Commons had she been reselected and reelected. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords She failed to appear at her bankruptcy hearing before Reading County Court on Monday 19 September 2005 and a warrant was subsequently issued for her arrest. England and Wales The County Court is the Workhorse of the civil justice system in England and Wales. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state which authorizes the Arrest and detention of an individual After convincing the court she had the assets to pay her debts and would co-operate with the proceedings, the warrant was discharged. However, her discharge from bankruptcy was subsequently suspended on the grounds that she was not co-operating, stating that she was in Latvia. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. This was incorrectly reported in the local press as her being made bankrupt a second time. ^[5][6][7]

Jane Griffiths now writes a political blog, called 'janestheone' after her election slogan in earlier days, and is training to be a teacher. On her blog, Jane describes herself as a writer, linguist and political blogger and as being internationalist, anti-totalitarian and pro-democracy everywhere in the world. ^[8]

Other interests

Jane was well-known in her constituency as a keen rat fancier and owner of several pet rats. Rats are various medium sized long-tailed Rodents of the superfamily Muroidea The fancy rat or pet rat is a domesticated Breed of the Brown rat ( Rattus norvegicus) ^[9] As an MP, she even dedicated a page on her constituency website to them. She also initiated the campaign to return the fireless locomotive Huntley & Palmers No.1 to Reading. A fireless locomotive was a type of Locomotive designed for use under conditions restricted by either the presence of flammable material (such as in mines or the need Six Bagnall fireless locomotives have been preserved in Great Britain.

References

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jane Griffiths
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Jane Griffiths MP
• janestheone - Jane Griffith's weblog