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Sir Edward MacMillan Taylor, usually Teddy Taylor (born 18 April 1937) is a British politician, and was a Conservative Member of Parliament 1964-1979 and 1980-2005. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the 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 Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. He was a leading member and sometime Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club. The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British pressure-group "on the right-wing of the Conservative Party "

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Early Career

Taylor was a journalist on the Glasgow Herald and a Glasgow City Councillor from 1960. The Herald is a national Broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. Politics in Glasgow, Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Glasgow ( Glaschu in Gaelic) He first entered Parliament in the 1964 election as MP for Glasgow Cathcart, at the time being the youngest MP. Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the Glasgow Cathcart was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005 Baby of the House is the unofficial title given to the youngest member of a Lower house or Upper house. He became a Scottish Office minister in Edward Heath's government. The Scottish Office was a department of the United Kingdom Government from 1885 until 1999 exercising a wide range of government functions in relation to Scotland 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 resigned from this position in protest at the British signup to the EEC. The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 Thanks to his strong personal following he held onto what was basically a working-class constituency in Cathcart, one of only two Conservative seats in Glasgow in the 1970s.

Early contoversy

He was a controversial figure in his time in Scottish politics, known as Teddy "dial-a-quote" and "bring back the birch" Taylor. Current situation The largest party is the Scottish National Party, which campaigns for Scottish independence. Brian Wilson, journalist and later Labour MP, memorably wrote that calling him by a nice cuddly name like "Teddy" was "like calling the hound of the Baskervilles 'Rover'". Brian Wilson (born 13 December 1948 in Dunoon, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends 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 teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes.

The Monday Club

He joined the Conservative Monday Club at the time of the signing of the Treaty of Rome (which he opposed) and remained one of its staunchest supporters well into the 1990s. The Conservative Monday Club (widely known as the Monday Club) is a British pressure-group "on the right-wing of the Conservative Party " The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 On behalf of the Club, in June 1974, he launched an attack on vandalism, saying in the House of Commons that those who defaced public buildings with aerosol paint should be made to clean the buildings themselves. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. 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 He sought leave to introduce a Bill in parliament in October 1974 to restore Capital Punishment. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The following January, referring to the murder of a London policeman by an IRA gunman, he said that "the answer was return of Capital Punishment, and added that "if the police want arms, no government could now refuse". The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the He was on the editorial board which prepared the Club's October 1985 Conservative Party Conference issue of their newspaper, Right Ahead, to which he contributed a lengthy article entitled How Tories are Subsidising the Soviet War Machine. On 30 March 1990 he was the guest speaker at the Club's Surrey branch 21st Anniversary Dinner. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was a Vice-President of the Club until at least 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Scottish issues

As Opposition Front Bench Spokesman on Scottish Affairs, Taylor said in November 1974 that a general directive to the National Coal Board should follow the guidelines of the Social Contract in any wage settlement. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The National Coal Board (NCB was the Statutory Corporation created to run the nationalised Coal mining industry in Britain. He said that the Labour government were being "thoroughly cowardly and hypocritical over the Social Contract" and asked the government spokesman in the House of Commons whether it was "just a sick joke". 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

In Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet

He was close to Margaret Thatcher, served as her Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, and it is expected that he would have become her Secretary of State for Scotland if he had held his seat at the 1979 election. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the The Secretary of State for Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba) is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 However, Scotland bucked the British trend by showing a slight swing from Conservative to Labour: Taylor had the dubious distinction of being the only Conservative MP at that election (other than by-election victors) to lose his seat, to John Maxton. John Alston Maxton Baron Maxton (born 5 May 1936) is a Scottish politician

Rejection by the electorate and a new seat

Taylor re-entered Parliament at a 1980 by-election for Southend East following the death of Sir Stephen McAdden, then, since 1997, representing Rochford and Southend East. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sir Stephen James McAdden ( 3 November 1907 &ndash 26 December 1979) was a British Conservative politician See also Rochford Worcestershire Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England Because of this transference to an English constituencey he was called by his detractors a carpetbagger, ever after. 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 In United States history carpetbaggers was the term southerners gave to northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, between 1865 and 1877

Eurorebel and resignation from Parliament

Policies of his included withdrawal from the European Union, the re-introduction of capital punishment, and of judicial corporal punishment of young offenders (birching, abolished in 1947). The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to Punish a person or change his/her behavior Birching is a Corporal punishment with a Birch rod typically applied to the recipient's bare buttocks although occasionally to the back and/or shoulders During John Major's government he was one of the Maastricht Rebels, and was expelled from the parliamentary party. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Maastricht Rebels were British Members of Parliament (MPs belonging to the then governing Conservative Party who refused to support the government of John Taylor stood down at the May 2005 general election. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general

Have I got news for you

In 1994, Taylor made a memorably idiosyncratic appearance on the BBC panel show Have I Got News For You where he didn't seem to understand the light-hearted nature of the programme and used its forum for serious political debate. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. However, he redeemed himself with the revelation that he was a big fan of Bob Marley, an announcement which led to an invitation to present the prizes at the British Reggae Awards a week later, which he accepted. Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian

Antifascism

Taylor is also a supporter of Unite Against Fascism. Unite Against Fascism is an anti-fascist organisation in the United Kingdom that campaigns against far Right-wing and Fascist parties and groups in Britain [1]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Henderson		 Member of Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart
1964–1979		 Succeeded by
John Maxton
Preceded by
Sir Stephen McAdden		 Member of Parliament for Southend East
1980–1997		 Succeeded by
(constituency abolished)
Preceded by
(new constituency)		 Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East
1997–2005		 Succeeded by
James Duddridge
Preceded by
Paul Channon		 Baby of the House
1964–1965		 Succeeded by
David Steel
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories John Henderson ( 12 July 1888 &ndash 28 May 1975) was a Scottish Conservative party politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Glasgow Cathcart was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005 Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 John Alston Maxton Baron Maxton (born 5 May 1936) is a Scottish politician Sir Stephen James McAdden ( 3 November 1907 &ndash 26 December 1979) was a British Conservative politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Southend East was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. The Southend East By-election of March 13, 1980 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP 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. Rochford and Southend East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general James Philip Duddridge (born August 26, 1971) British Politician. Henry Paul Guinness Channon Baron Kelvedon, PC ( 9 October 1935 &ndash 27 January 2007) was Conservative MP Baby of the House is the unofficial title given to the youngest member of a Lower house or Upper house. David Martin Scott Steel Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish
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