Too Much Heat And Not Enough Light
Jerry Hayes thinks we must accept the Abu Qatada decision, if we are to uphold the rule of law.
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Jerry Hayes
Jerry Hayes is a former Conservative MP and leading barrister defending and prosecuting high profile cases
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Tuesday Diary: Bollocks to Bonuses and the Brilliant Baroness Trumpington
Jerry Hayes gets angry over excessive bonuses, and recalls a few anecdotes of Baroness Trumpington and Christian Sweeting.
Read moreWill 'Marital Coercion' Be Vicky Pryce's Defence?
Jerry Hayes has an interesting take on the question Iain Dale posed yesterday on Vicky Pryce's plea.
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Tuesday Diary: A Moment Of Madness For The People Of Gwent
- Jan 31, 2012
Jerry Hayes on the decency of David Hockney, Quentin Davies' sheep, and if offering a bottle of champgane to one of his readers.
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Let the 'Fairness Revolution' Roll
- Jan 29, 2012
Jerry Hayes says we should beware of raising a generation weened on resentment and envy.
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Tuesday Diary: Where Iain Dale Went Wrong - He Should Have Signed Her T***
- Jan 24, 2012
Jerry Hayes recounts some railway experiences and tips Ann Widdecombe as a Strictly judge. He's still taking the tablets.
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Dennis Skinner Is Not Just A Dinosaur But A Nasty Bigoted S**t
- Jan 22, 2012
Jerry Hayes hasn't had the best of days and lets rip on Dennis Skinner.
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The Law of Joint Enterprise is Clear, Fair and Effective. Leave It Alone.
- Jan 18, 2012
Jerry Hayes skewers another case of nonsensical populism emanating from Whitehall.
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Tuesday Diary: Boozy Lunches, Rauf Denktash and Writing For The Sun
- Jan 17, 2012
Jerry Hayes recalls when Tony Blair thought he had crossed the floor.
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The Ed Balls Political Death Machine
- Jan 14, 2012
Jerry Hayes warns the Conservatives not to underestimate the ruthlessness of the Shadow Chancellor.
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Shameless Milne Starts Civil War
- Jan 12, 2012
Jerry Hayes reckons Labour's economic policy is out of touch with reality.
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Tuesday Diary: The Evil Grape & Memories of Denis Thatcher
- Jan 10, 2012
Jerry Hayes says there's nothing wrong with the odd champers. Well, the odd bottle of champers.
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About Jerry Hayes
Jerry Hayes was the Conservative MP for Harlow from 1983 to 1997. Very much to the left of the Party, he lead a whole range of rebellions at what he thought were the excesses of Thatcherism, particularly on health matters, culminating in the near defeat of the government’s plans to abolish the free sight test and dental check up. The majority was reduced to just four.
When Major came to power he became a PPS in the Northern Ireland Office when the peace process began. As a backbencher he introduced and sponsored a number of private members bills. The Video recordings Act, The sexual offences Act being just two.
Jerry is also well known for his broadcasting. Party Pieces on capital Radio, a regular show on LBC with Ken Livingstone Charlie Kennedy and Michael Parkinson Right Left and Centre on BskyB and doing notoriously silly things on the James whale Show. With appearances on Have I got News For You, Annie’s Bar and April Friday. He, with Austen Mitchell Tony Banks and Charlie Kennedy were the first politicians to regularly review newspapers on Television. He still broadcasts and presents and reviews books for the Spectator online.
Since losing his seat in 1997 Jerry returned to the Bar where he is a leading criminal Barrister where he specialises in high profile murder, rapes and drugs cases. While he was building up his practice he was political editor of PUNCH magazine and wrote a column in the SUN.
He is a keen coalitionist a paid up Cameroon and thinks that most right wing journalists should be in secure accommodation.
He also used to get delightfully drunk at book launches in Iain Dale’s sadly missed Politicos.