Old Blues in Politics

Deb GP · Post by **Deb GP** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:44 pm

Ed Turner (Mid B 88-95) is doing politics http://www.oxford.gov.uk/council/counci ... detail/132

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:40 pm

Stephan Shakespeare unsuccessfully stood in the 1997 General Election.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/candidates/1025.htm

He went on to be the fall guy when Jeffrey Archer's London Mayoral campaign fell apart at the seams and is a founding director of YouGov plc.

http://www.yougov.com/corporate/investo ... aID=3&UID=

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:01 pm

We also have an Old Blue sitting in the House Of Lords, Lord David Simon.

http://www.bmpsa.com/eng/index.php?s=38&c=4&c2=329

Anybody on the forum remember him from schooldays?

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:22 pm

How about John Edmonds, who was General Secretary of the GMB?

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/unions/s ... 65,00.html

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:44 pm

cj wrote:Steve Hilton has popped up on various things, with the Tories. He's on the Who's Blue wotsit. Good precise information from me!

Here's an article with a bit about Hilton in it. Scroll down to see CH mentioned.

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/torylead ... e_continue

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:54 pm

Mid A 15 wrote:We also have an Old Blue sitting in the House Of Lords, Lord David Simon.

http://www.bmpsa.com/eng/index.php?s=38&c=4&c2=329

Anybody on the forum remember him from schooldays?

Yep I was in Mid A with him (and Gen Sir Garry Johnson and Admiral Bawtree). A very good crop, though, must have a rotten apple (or should it be the runt in a litter of pigs?) - I think that must have been me. David Simon became senior grecian the year after I left.

blondie95 · Post by **blondie95** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:40 pm

that was good company you were keeping DBTS!

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:45 pm

blondie95 wrote:that was good company you were keeping DBTS!

Well, so you may think, Amy - but take a look at this .....

viewtopic.php?p=25358&highlight=bawtree#25358

....... but that was when we were in the Prep - and now we both serve on the same CHA working party!!!!

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:21 am

DavebytheSea wrote:
blondie95 wrote:that was good company you were keeping DBTS!
Well, so you may think, Amy - but take a look at this .....

viewtopic.php?p=25358&highlight=bawtree#25358

....... but that was when we were in the Prep - and now we both serve on the same CHA working party!!!!

Thanks for that link, DBTS, I was in NZ when you posted it and never saw it. I well remember letters home, my Mum still expects us to write to her every Sunday!

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:19 am

Deb GP wrote:Ed Turner (Mid B 88-95) is doing politics http://www.oxford.gov.uk/council/counci ... detail/132

Perhaps not the biggest surprise ever...

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:31 pm

Judy Evans (6s 62-69), probably known to some of the Hertford posters, stood as a Lib Dem in 2005 but didn't get in.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/ ... evans.html

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:43 pm

Mid A 15 wrote:Judy Evans (6s 62-69), probably known to some of the Hertford posters, stood as a Lib Dem in 2005 but didn't get in.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/ ... evans.html

6s of that era produced two other hopefuls. Wendy Stone (Lee 1s & 6s 58-65) and Anne-Marie Braun (Kelly 5s & 6s 58-65) stood for SDP in neighbouring constituencies in SE London 198? I think their election info even had it that they had played piano duets together at school.

It was the General Election after Rosie Barnes had been elected for SDP at a bye-election at another SE London seat. I often wondered what would have happened if either of them had fought a bye-election.

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:09 pm

Sorry to introduce a personal vote into this but I actually went to a meeting back in 2001 where Gregory Knopp was one of the speakers!

I did not know at the time that he is an Old Blue!

Another unsuccessful candidate unfortunately.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static ... /67676.stm

Hannoir · Post by **Hannoir** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:16 pm

Ha. I should go into politics. Then you'd all be sorry!

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:19 am

Mid A 15 wrote:Judy Evans (6s 62-69), probably known to some of the Hertford posters, stood as a Lib Dem in 2005 but didn't get in.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/ ... evans.html

Known to most of us of my era. About half the posters were in 6's and even if they weren't Judy was Head Girl and her sister Penny was in 7's 65-72 and was Deputy Head Girl in our final year. Penny is sitting on DRs left in the monitresses photo.