Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 11th Baronet (born 9 August 1932), known as Tam Dalyell (pronounced /diːˈɛl/), is a Scottish politician and was a Labour member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person 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 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 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Dalyell was born in England but raised in his mother's family home, The Binns, near Linlithgow, West Lothian; his father (Percy) Gordon Loch, C.I.E., a scion of the family of Loch of Drylaw, was an Empire civil servant (Political Agent) and through his mother he is a baronet, although he never uses the title. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The House of the Binns (or simply The Binns) is an historic house near Linlithgow in Scotland, and seat of the Dalyell (diːˈɛl family Linlithgow ( pronounced) ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Iucha, Scots Lithgae) is a town and former Royal Burgh in West Lothian ( Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of Chivalry founded by Victoria in 1878 Drylaw is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the A902 road. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis A Consul or Consul-General has largely consular functions such as looking after British business persons abroad A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder
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Career
Dalyell was educated at The Edinburgh Academy and Eton College and did his National Service with the Royal Scots Greys from 1950 to 1952 - as an ordinary trooper, after failing his officer training. The Edinburgh Academy is an Independent school. It is self-governed and financed though it remains subject to inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. The Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971 when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He then went to King's College, Cambridge to study history and economics, where he was Chairman of the Conservative Association. King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA is a long-established political society going back to the 1920s founded as a Conservative branch for students at Cambridge He then trained as a teacher at Moray House College in Edinburgh and taught at a non-selective school and a ship school. The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He joined the Labour Party in 1956 after the Suez Crisis. 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 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh
He became an MP in June 1962, when he defeated William Wolfe of the Scottish National Party in a hard fought by-election contest for West Lothian. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William "Billy" Wolfe (born 1924) is a former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant West Lothian was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1983 From 1983 onwards he represented Linlithgow (when the New Town of Livingston split off to form its own constituency) and easily retained his position as their representative. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Linlithgow was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2005 Below is a list of some of the new towns in the United Kingdom created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century He became Father of the House after the 2001 General Election, when Sir Edward Heath retired. Father of the House is a term that has by tradition been unofficially bestowed on certain members of some national Legislatures most notably the House of Commons in Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom He was an MEP from 1975 to 1979, and a member of the Labour National Executive from 1986 to 1987 for the Campaign group. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Socialist Campaign Group is a Left-wing grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
Following his outspoken opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and criticism of the government, Downing Street suggested that he might face withdrawal of the Labour whip. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia 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 Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature
In May 2003 he was accused of anti-Semitism, after claiming, in an interview with the American Vanity Fair magazine, that Tony Blair was unduly influenced by a "cabal of Jewish advisers", specifically naming Lord Levy, Peter Mandelson (who is not Jewish but has a Jewish father) and Jack Straw (who is not Jewish either but has a Jewish great-grandfather). May 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Michael Abraham Levy Baron Levy of Mill Hill in the Peter Benjamin Mandelson (born 21 October 1953 called "Mandy" by much of the British News media, is a British Labour Politician who is the serving John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946 most commonly known as Jack Straw, is a senior British Labour Party Politician. He denied that the remarks were anti-Semitic. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
On 7 March 2003 Dalyell was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh by the staff and students. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh is elected every three years by the students and staff at the University of Edinburgh. He was succeeded in 2006 by Mark Ballard. Mark Ballard (born June 27, 1971) is Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh and co-convener of the Edinburgh Green Party
It was announced on 13 January 2004 that he intended to stand down at the next election and he duly left the House of Commons in April 2005 after forty three years as a member of the Commons. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He had been Scotland's longest-serving MP since the resignation of Bruce Millan in 1988. Bruce Millan (born 5 October 1927) is a Scottish Labour politician He was succeeded as Father of the House by Alan Williams. Father of the House is a term that has by tradition been unofficially bestowed on certain members of some national Legislatures most notably the House of Commons in Alan John Williams (born 14 October 1930 Caerphilly) is a Welsh politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Swansea West since
He married Kathleen Wheatley, a teacher, on 26 December 1963. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They have one son and one daughter, both of whom are lawyers. He is 6th cousins with Harry S. Truman through the daughter of the 1st Baronet Dalyell of the Binns.
In his retirement, and for some years previously, he has regularly contributed obituaries to The Independent. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media.
Political views
Dalyell's stance in Parliament ensured his isolation from significant committees and jobs. His early career was promising and he became Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Richard Crossman. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, known as Dick Crossman, ( 15 December 1907 &ndash 5 April 1974 was a British Labour Party But he annoyed a number of ministers and was heavily censured by the privileges committee for a leak about the biological weapons research establishment Porton Down to the newspapers (though he claimed that he thought the minutes were in the public domain). The Committee on Standards and Privileges of the United Kingdom House of Commons was established in 1995 to replace the earlier Committee of Privileges. Porton Down is a UK government and military Science park. It is situated slightly northeast of Porton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone When Labour failed to hold power in 1970 his chances of senior office were effectively over. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was opposed to Scottish devolution and first posed the famous "West Lothian question", although it was given its name by Enoch Powell. The West Lothian Question was first posed on 14 November 1977 by Tam Dalyell, Labour Member of Parliament (MP for the Scottish constituency Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, He continued to argue his own causes: in 1978 to 1979 he voted against his own government over 100 times, despite a three-line whip. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of
Dalyell is vocal in his disapproval of imperialism from his opposition to action in Borneo in 1965 he has contested almost every British action - arguing against action in Aden, the depopulation of Diego Garcia, the Falklands War (especially the sinking of the General Belgrano), the Gulf War and action in Kosovo and Iraq, saying, "I will resist a war with every sinew in my body". Imperialism has two meanings one describing an action and the other describing an attitude Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. The Diego Garcia depopulation controversy pertains to the expulsion of the established inhabitants of the island of Diego Garcia, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the General history The warship was built as, the sixth of the s in New Jersey by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation starting in 1935 and launched in March 1938 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. When invited by a television journalist to rank Tony Blair among the eight Prime Ministers he had observed as a parliamentarian, he cited policy over Kosovo and Iraq as reasons for placing his party leader at the bottom of the list. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to He was also a strong presence in Parliament concerning Libya and led no less than 17 Adjournment debates on the Lockerbie bombing [1], in which he repeatedly demanded answers by the government to the reports of Hans Köchler, United Nations observer at the Lockerbie Trial. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab In the Westminster System, an adjournment debate is a debate on the motion "That this House do now adjourn Hans Köchler (born October 18 1948 in Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria) is Full Professor of Philosophy and Chairman The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security [2].
He has been a columnist for the New Scientist magazine since 1967. New Scientist is a weekly International science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English -speaking Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Recently he has also been a strong supporter of Classical subjects (Greek and Roman studies) in higher education.
Bibliography
- The Case of Ship-Schools, 1960
- Ship-School Dunera, 1963
- Devolution: The End of Britain?, 1977
- One Man's Falklands, 1982
- A Science Policy for Britain, 1983
- Thatcher's Torpedo, 1983
- Misrule, 1987
- Dick Crossman: A Portrait, 1989
References
- ^ Dalyell may face race hatred inquiry | UK news | The Guardian
- ^ BBC NEWS | Politics | Dalyell's 'Jewish cabal' remarks denied
- ^ Dalyell steps up attack on Levy | UK news | The Guardian
- ^ Scotsman.com News
- ^ National Vanguard. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, known as Dick Crossman, ( 15 December 1907 &ndash 5 April 1974 was a British Labour Party
- ^ Alistair Fenner: Is Britain Under Zionist Control?
See also
- Hans Köchler's Lockerbie trial observer mission
- The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie
- Dalyell Baronets
- West Lothian question
External links
- Tam Dalyell to step down at 2005 election
- BBC NEWS | Politics | Tam Dalyell
- Tam Dalyell – the longest serving MP
- Tam Dalyell, former MP Linlithgow
- Westminster Diary: Tam Dalyell Column from New Scientist magazine
- Blair the war criminal by Tam Dalyell article about Tony Blair in The Guardian newspaper 27 March 2003
- Tam Dalyell Profile – 'Heckling for Britain' – from The Guardian newspaper 13 April 2002
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| Preceded by John Taylor |
Member of Parliament for West Lothian 1962–1983 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished |
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Linlithgow 1983–2005 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished (see Linlithgow and East Falkirk) |
| Preceded by Edward Heath |
Father of the House 2001-2005 |
Succeeded by Alan Williams |
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| Preceded by Robin Harper |
Rector of the University of Edinburgh 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Mark Ballard |
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| Preceded by Nora Dalyell |
Baronet (of Binns) 1972–present |
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