David Hallam
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David Hallam is a British
Labour Party
politician. He was Member of the European Parliament
for the Herefordshire and Shropshire
constituency in England, in the 1994-1999 European Parliament.
Hallam was an active member of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee and played an important part in the European Union's response to the BSE
crisis which affected British farming during his term of office.
Outside of the European Parliament's chamber and committee rooms, David Hallam was the President of the monthly Prayer Breakfast.
In 1984 David stood for the European Parliament in the Shropshire and Stafford constituency, he stood again in 1989 and was finally elected on revised boundaries in 1994.
David Hallam was one of many Labour Party
members who opposed Labour leader Tony Blair
's re-writing of the common ownership Clause IV
in the Labour Party constitution. From then on he was something of a "marked man" and many in the Labour leadership were determined to marginalise him. In addition he was very sceptical about the benefits of bio-technology, especially its patenting, and obviously expressed his opposition to religious intolerance.
In 1998 the Labour government introduced the socalled "regional list" system and every effort was made to ensure that Hallam and others were not re-elected in 1999.
Since leaving the European Parliament David Hallam has continued with his work as an unpaid Methodist preacher. He has earned his living in public relations and in 2003 published his first book "Eliza Asbury" which chronicled the life of the mother of Francis Asbury
, the first Bishop of the Methodist Church in the United States.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician. He was Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Herefordshire and Shropshire
Herefordshire and Shropshire (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
constituency in England, in the 1994-1999 European Parliament.
Hallam was an active member of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee and played an important part in the European Union's response to the BSE
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy , commonly known as mad-cow disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. BSE has a long incubation period, about 30 months to 8 years, usually affecting adult cattle at a peak age onset of...
crisis which affected British farming during his term of office.
Outside of the European Parliament's chamber and committee rooms, David Hallam was the President of the monthly Prayer Breakfast.
In 1984 David stood for the European Parliament in the Shropshire and Stafford constituency, he stood again in 1989 and was finally elected on revised boundaries in 1994.
David Hallam was one of many Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
members who opposed Labour leader Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
's re-writing of the common ownership Clause IV
Clause IV
Clause IV historically refers to part of the 1918 text of the British Labour Party constitution which set out the aims and values of the party. Before its revision in 1995, its application was the subject of considerable dispute.-Text:...
in the Labour Party constitution. From then on he was something of a "marked man" and many in the Labour leadership were determined to marginalise him. In addition he was very sceptical about the benefits of bio-technology, especially its patenting, and obviously expressed his opposition to religious intolerance.
In 1998 the Labour government introduced the socalled "regional list" system and every effort was made to ensure that Hallam and others were not re-elected in 1999.
Since leaving the European Parliament David Hallam has continued with his work as an unpaid Methodist preacher. He has earned his living in public relations and in 2003 published his first book "Eliza Asbury" which chronicled the life of the mother of Francis Asbury
Francis Asbury
Bishop Francis Asbury was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now The United Methodist Church in the United States...
, the first Bishop of the Methodist Church in the United States.