Recent Events
Unhappily, I resigned from the Labour Party in March this year but will continue my work in the House of Commons, as an Independent Member of Parliament for Falkirk. Readers should note that my commitment to Labour values is still the same and my work in Parliament and in Falkirk continues in much the same way, allowing for some minor adjustments in my priorities and with a few less party political constraints. You can find more information about the types of issues I get involved with by reading some of my blog posts in these pages; I hope you will leave a comment, I’ll surely reply if you do. Eric Joyce
Today I noticed a Labour politician, whom I like, tweet his condemnation of Joey Barton’s on-pitch lashing out at the weekend. The tweet was a high-minded, moral thing about how…..
The murder last week in Pakistan of Scottish nurse Khalil Dale raises a difficult question no-one seems keen to address. That is; why do NGOs which deploy people to the…..
Today’s Sunday Herald has dedicated its front page to one of the conclusions of the Houses of Parliament Privacy and Injunctions Committee, of which I was a member. The recommendation…..
In Sunday’s Observer, Peter Preston describes Yavuz Baydar as a; “good and respected Turkish columnist”. Tonight (Wednesday), I was privileged to share a platform with two of Mr Baydar’s colleagues…..
Un député va transmettre des informations au sujet de sociétés fictives au Serious Fraud Office List of shell companies FRENCH Dans le plus récent d’une série de communiqués au sujet…..
More evidence of wholesale asset-stripping in the Congo. Read my press-release first then view details of 45 shell companies and some of the people involved. DRC shell companies In the…..
