Reid down-played his West Indian interests when standing for election in 1830: "When smeared as ‘a large slave holder’, he issued an immediate denial, explaining that he had nothing more than ‘a temporary interest as mortgagee of an estate in the West Indies’. Death of John Rae Reid registered Q3 1867 aged 75 Epsom Surrey. [86], Reid was linked with a return to cabinet in June 2009 under Gordon Brown but reportedly turned down the offer. [11], According to The Guardian, in 1991, Reid arrived at the House of Commons "drunk one day and tried to force his way on to the floor to vote. He was later a New Zealand selector, manager, and an ICC match referee. The Home Office granted the men "temporary leave to remain", which involved restricting their freedom of movement and did not allow them to work;[70] in 2006, the High Court ruled that the men must be granted "discretionary leave to remain", which includes the right to work. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/reid-sir-john-1791-1867#footnote6_exxpfhp [accessed 01/07/2013]. [34], In the interim, Reid also had to deal with continuing domestic problems; including those with loyalist ceasefires, sectarian murders and the tinderbox of Holy Cross primary school in north Belfast (that ignited the worst rioting in the city in years). He replaced Geoff Hoon. [9] Reid stopped drinking in 1994 and gave up his 60-a-day cigarette habit in 2003. [97] In June 2007, he voted against a motion calling for an independent inquiry by a committee of Privy Counsellors into the Iraq War. 2 July 2006. Genealogy for John Peter Lorne Reid, GCB, CVO (1903 - 1973) family tree on Geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. [6] Reid's management style was considered autocratic by some and he came under considerable fire from National Health Service (NHS) leaders. [98], On 10 May 2010, Reid argued on BBC television that David Cameron should become the next Prime Minister in the interests of honouring the democratic wishes of the British people with the Conservative Party having received more votes than any other party. SIR HARRY LEWIS (John Reid) left ,winning last seasons rish Derby,he runs at Newbury tomorrow. [4] Following this he attended the Open University in his mid-twenties to study a Foundation Course and then later attended the University of Stirling, becoming rector of the Students' Union[4] and gaining a BA in history and a PhD in economic history, with a thesis on the slave trade written as a critique of the Marxist model of historical change, entitled Warrior Aristocrats in Crisis: the political effects of the transition from the slave trade to palm oil commerce in the nineteenth century Kingdom of Dahomey. [68] In this controversial case, a group of nine Afghan men who hijacked a Boeing 727 in February 2000, while fleeing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, were granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom. Reid, regarded as one of the world's best all-rounders during his heyday in the fifties and early sixties, captained his country in 34 tests including, most notably, New Zealand's first three victories. Mr Brooks is a leader of the UK-banned Al Ghurabaa, an offshoot of the terrorist-supporting Al-Muhajiroun – a man who many accuse of glorifying terrorism and inciting racial hatred during nightly conversations (often using the nom de plume Abu Baraa) on a New York-based chatroom service. Born in Bellshill to working-class, Roman Catholic parents, Reid first became involved in politics when he joined the Young Communist League in 1972. "[38] But Reid had established himself as one of Tony Blair's most trusted ministers and his appointment as Health Secretary took him into his fourth cabinet job in less than a year. 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[4], On the introduction of Labour's anti-terrorism laws, he opposed an amendment that would have limited the fingerprinting and strip-searching of persons detained at a police station to those detained in connection with a terrorism investigation. [73] The threat level, already at "Severe", the second highest level,[74] then moved even higher. He suggested that "the body of relevant international rules and conventions should, where beneficial, be strengthened", especially "to cope with conflict against non-state actors such as the international terrorist… this means extending, not reducing, such conventions". John Rae Reid Baptised 20/01/1792 St Stephen Coleman Street, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Reid. [62] An early decision during his time at the Home Office was to move child molesters living in hostels near schools further away from them. From 1986 to 1987, he was Scottish Organiser of Trade Unionists for Labour. [9] After leaving university, he became a researcher for Scottish Labour. ], London, J. G. & F. Rivington, 1835) p. 422 Reid of Ewell Grove. [57], He condemned the probation service for letting people down, and argued for fundamental reform. [16] Reid challenged the ruling in the Court of Appeal, arguing that the Home Office "should have the power to grant only temporary admission to failed asylum seekers who are only allowed to stay in the UK due to their human rights". As a purely political post his trouble-shooting skills were employed as the Labour Government's chief spokesperson earning him the nickname "Minister for the Today Programme". He made the case for extending to all the choices normally only available to those who could afford them. His father Sir Thomas Reid of Ewell Grove and Graystone Park, Dumfries was a director and sometime Chairman of the East India... Ewell Grove, Epsom, Surrey, South-east England, England, http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/ReidFamily.html, http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/EwellGrove.html, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/reid-sir-john-1791-1867#footnote6_exxpfhp, Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 464 (Garbrand and Mullet Hall estate), http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/13860. Another son, George, was born 1800. He was later one of 23 MPs who asked for a refund of some of the money they had repaid, and received £4,604.63 back. Reid issued a dire warning against losing the "battle of ideas" with al-Qa'eda, and called for an urgent but controversial escalation in the propaganda war, saying that the government needed to do much more to win the battle of ideas.

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