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  Justice for Mineworkers
The decision to form the UDM was voted on its conception by the Notts miners in the summer of 1985 and inaugurated 6th December 1985.
Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Privy Councillor (born November 19, 1951), is a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.
Falconer remained Lord Chancellor while the process to abolish the office was started, but announced his intention not to use the Lord Chancellor's power to sit as a judge.
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 Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC, QC (born 19 November 1951) is a British barrister and Labour Party politician.
In May 1997 Blair became Prime Minister and Falconer was made a life peer as Baron Falconer of Thoroton, of Thoroton in the County of Nottinghamshire (he was the first peer created on Blair's recommendation), and joined the government as Solicitor General.
Falconer announced his intention not to use the Lord Chancellor's power to sit as a judge and stopped wearing the traditional robe and wig of office.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton
Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC, QC (born 19 November 1951) is a British barrister and Labour Party politician.
In May 1997 Blair became Prime Minister and Falconer was made a life peer as Baron Falconer of Thoroton, of Thoroton in the County of Nottinghamshire (he was the first peer created on Blair's recommendation), and joined the government as Solicitor General.
Falconer announced his intention not to use the Lord Chancellor's power to sit as a judge and stopped wearing the traditional robe and wig of office.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Right Honourable Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC (born 19 November 1951) is a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.
Educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, and Queens College, Cambridge, Falconer became a flatmate of Tony Blair when they were both young barristers in London in the early 1970s.
The replacement of Lord Irvine of Lairg, Blair's mentor, with Lord Falconer of Thoroton, one of his best friends, gave Blair's opponents a further opportunity to criticise the role of "Tony's cronies" in the government.
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 Justice for Mineworkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Labour's current Lord Chancellor, Charles Falconer, provided vital legal advice at the height of the miners' strike 20 years ago to enable the Thatcher government and the National Coal Board to assist the breakup of the National Union of Mineworkers, according to previously secret documents released to the Guardian.
Lord Falconer was engaged in his then role as a barrister to advise Sir Ian MacGregor, brought in to run the coal board, on how to handle miners who defied their union leader, Arthur Scargill.
Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Privy Councillor (born November 19, 1951), is a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.
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 Lord Falconer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, and Queens’ College, Cambridge, Charlie Falconer became a flatmate of TonyBlair when they were both young barristers in London in the early 1970s.
In May 1997 Blair became Prime Minister and Falconer was made a life peer and joined the government as SolicitorGeneral.
Falconer remained LordChancellor while the process to abolish the office was started, but announced his intention not to use the Lord Chancellor'spower to sit as a judge.
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 Observer | Blair's Mr Fixit on home front
Falconer, speaking from his department's Victoria headquarters, confirmed that final confirmation of the sale, twice pulled already, is expected this month.
Falconer, who owns two homes of his own, still blames the Conservatives for the chronic levels of housing.
Falconer said government would retain residual powers to smooth such inconsistencies and that 'we have it in our power to make it simple and clear'.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Charlie Falconer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC (born November 19, 1951), is a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.
Lord Falconer of Thoroton remained Lord Chancellor while the process to abolish the office was started, but announced his intention not to use the Lord Chancellor's power to sit as a judge.
Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
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 'Someone is guilty — and it ain't Her Maj!' | the Daily Mail
Even though he insists he will not step aside, no one believes he is impartial.
Cheerful Charlie FalconerBaron Falconer of Thoroton, to give him his full title — only got the job because he used to share a flat with Tony Blair.
By all accounts, Downing Street is in a blind panic.
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 Charlie Falconer - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Educated at Trinity_College,_Glenalmond, and Queens’ College, Cambridge, Charlie Falconer became a flatmate of Tony_Blair when they were both young barristers in London in the early 1970s.
While Blair went into politics, Falconer concentrated on his legal career, becoming a Queen's_Counsel in 1991.
In May 1997 Blair became Prime Minister and Falconer was made a life_peer and joined the government as Solicitor_General.
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 Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While Blair into politics Falconer concentrated on his legal becoming a Queen's Counsel in 1991.
Falconer remained Lord Chancellor while the to abolish the office was started but his intention not to use the Lord power to sit as a judge.
The replacement of Derry Blair's mentor with Charlie Falconer one of best friends gave Blair's opponents a further to criticise the role of "Tony's cronies" the government.
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 Wikipedia:WikiProject Peerage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A peer's article should be at "Name, (Ordinal) Rank (of) Title (for example, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton), except in cases where the title is never (or hardly ever) used.
Wives of peers, when the title is used in the article name (the same rules apply as for substantive peers as to whether it should be), should have their married surnames.
Wives of barons (both hereditary and life) should be termed "Baroness" in the article title.
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 All Information of Pleasant View, Utah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When Lord Falconer of Thoroton was appointed Lord Chancellor in 2003, however, the Department was renamed, becoming the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg announced that he would not walk backwards whilst descending the steps to the Throne, but (despite much speculation) his successor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, restored the tradition.
In 2003, Tony Blair chose his close friend and former flatmate Lord Falconer of Thoroton to be Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs.
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 Charles, Prince of Wales Encyclopedia Article @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Prince Charles immediately became Duke of Cornwall under a charter of King Edward III, which gave that title to the Sovereign's eldest son, and was then referred to as HRH The Duke of Cornwall.
Charles is also associated with the Catholic Bonnie Prince Charlie, an enduring Scottish romantic figure, who claimed the throne as Charles III (the very title Prince Charles would take) in the 18th century.
The move would not be a first—three of the past six British monarchs chose regnal title different from their Christian name; for example, George VI was known as Prince Albert.
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 Free Info About Edward Thurlow St Baron Thurlow Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
If you're a big moonshine baron, you've probably sampled the goods pretty often, thus becoming at least a bit of a lunatic.
If you've ever seen 'the adventures of baron manchausen', the style of this film is similar.
It was the baron and the knight that marched to Palestine who suffered most in the curtailment of the privileges which they had abused,–even as it was the Southern planter of Carolina who lost the most heavily in the war which he...
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 ipedia.com: Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC, is a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.
Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton Article - ipedia.com
In June 2003 he became the first Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and (possibly the last) Lord Chancellor.
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 Search: Lord Falconer - FOX News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Falconer insisted that it was the system, not the judge...
Falconer of Thoroton: My Lords, it has been an intensely interesting debate on an extremely important issue.
Falconer should be sacked, the Dome should be...
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 Science Fair Projects - Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton
Science Fair Projects - Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton
The post of Secretary of State for Constituional Affairs took over many of the responsibilites of the Lord Chancellor, the Welsh Secretary and the Scottish Secretary.
Many now suggest that his apparant failure regarding the Dome has been replicated by his apparant failure to correctly understand and interpret the national constitution.
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 All Information of House of Lords   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This royal council came to be composed of ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the Traditional counties of the British Isles (afterwards, representatives of the Parliamentary borough as well).
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, has announced plans to develop a cross-party consensus on House of Lords reform.
Unlike the House of Commons, the House of Lords does not elect its own Speaker; rather, the ex officio presiding officer is the Lord Chancellor (as of 2005, Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton).
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 1913 oddd.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This royal council came to be composed of ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the counties (afterwards, representatives of the boroughs as well).
The first Parliament is often considered to be the "Model Parliament" (held in 1295), which included archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, and representatives of the shires and boroughs.
Moreover, feudalism was dying, and the feudal armies controlled by the barons became obsolete.
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 Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bavarian falconer and breeder of eagles, hybrids, gyr, saker, and peregrine falcons.
Kim Falconer examines the astrological, mythological and psychological significance of this asteroid named for the god of love.
A squad which calls Red Baron II home, but can be found on Red Baron 3D occasionally.
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 Save On /Nevada Nv Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
FROM NEWS OF THE WEIRD: During the Santa Ana, Calif., murder-conspiracy trial of Aryan Brotherhood prison leaders in July, the lawyer for defendant Barry "The Baron" Mills (who was convicted along wit...
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For if this is so, then a practicing Christian oil baron can no longer drill holes through a protected ecosystem in search of a few last drops of oil.
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 Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, it now looks likely that in future all Secretaries of State for Constitutional Affairs will also hold the title of Lord Chancellor.
The only holder of this office so far is Baron Falconer of Thoroton, who holds the office alongside that of Lord Chancellor.
The office was formally created through the approval, by way of the Order-in-Council procedure, of 'The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (SI 2003 No. 1887)'.
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 Cabinet of the United Kingdom in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Two offices — that of Lord Chancellor and Leader of the House of Lords — have always been filled by members of the Lords, but apart from these it is now rare for a peer to sit in the Cabinet.
The only current exception is the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Falconer of Thoroton.
The current Leader of the Lords, Lady Amos, was the last peer to sit in any other Cabinet post, as Secretary of State for International Development from May to October 2003.
www.tutorgig.com /ed/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom   (2197 words)

  
 Aemilius Lepidus Paullus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The last Secretary of State for a major department drawn from the Lords was David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, serving between 1985 and 1989 as Secretary of State for Employment until 1987 and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry until 1989.
The Attorney General (currently Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith) and the Minister of State for Europe (currently Geoff Hoon), together with the chair of the governing parliamentary party, are customarily included and other members of the Government can be invited at the Prime Minister's discretion.
This suggestion has been made by former ministers such as Clare Short and Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, in the media, and was made clear in the Butler Review, where Blair's style of "sofa government" was censured.
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 openDemocracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A “House of Lords” — Britain’s upper chamber of parliament — sounds feudal, stuffy, all the things Tony Blair and the radical-minded lawyer pals of his younger days were against.
These included his former landlord and legal colleague Charlie Falconer — now the eminent “Baron Falconer of Thoroton” and the man Blair has made responsible for Britain’s judicial system.
Together, Blair and Falconer decided to give Britain a Supreme Court.
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