Political Passion ; Lord Hurd has Turned Away From the Politics of Today to Focus On a Prime Minister of the 19th Century, As Peter Weston Discovers
Western Daily Press › June 17, 2007
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Lord Hurd has turned away from the politics of today to focus on a Prime Minister of the 19th century, as Peter Weston discovers
In the spring of 1997, parliament was dissolved and we all know the result of the General Election that followed. Lord Hurd was not standing for re-election, having represented his Oxford constituency for almost 25 years.See the full content of this document
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Political Passion ; Lord Hurd has Turned Away From the Politics of Today to Focus On a Prime Minister of the 19th Century, As Peter Weston Discovers
He remembers that on his last evening as an MP he took himself to the House of Commons library, where he found a comfortable armchair. There, he contemplated his time as a member and recalled his father and grandfather who, between them, had sat in the House for more than 40 years.
In fact, it was not the end of a family association as he imagined. His son, Nick, was elected a Conservative MP in 2005.With his usual candour, Lord Hurd attests to having retired from the Foreign Office in 1995 because he needed money f...See the full content of this document
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