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 Eric Varley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eric Graham Varley, Baron Varley (born August 11, 1932) is a British politician and former Cabinet Minister on the right-wing of the Labour Party.
Varley was appointed Secretary of State for Energy in March 1974 when Labour returned to power.
He was given a life peerage as Baron Varley, of Chesterfield in the County of Derbyshire on a Labour Party nomination in 1990.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_Varley   (587 words)

  
 Family page
Eric joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and trained as a fighter pilot; he was awarded the Military Cross in March 1918 after being badly wounded.
Within Yorkshire the greatest concentration of Varleys was within a wide East-West band across the centre of the West Riding which included the towns of Bradford (161), Leeds (151) and Huddersfield (53).
Barbara Varley (b 1844, may have been born in 1843), she married a Jose Riera (born in Spain) who later became a partner of William Varley, as Wm.Varley and Riera, engineers and ironfounders of Phoenix foundary.
homepage.ntlworld.com /r_m_g.varley/Family_page.html   (1353 words)

  
 Lehigh University - MECHE: Eric Varley Publications
Varley, E., and Seymour, B.R. 1997 "Solutions of the Navier-Stokes Equations Describing Local Flows of Stratified and Compressible Fluids," Studies in Applied Mathematics, Vol.
Varley, E., and Seymour, B.R. 1998 "A Simple Derivation of the N-Soliton Solutions to the Korteweg-Devries Equation," SIAM J. Appl.
Varley, E., Öztekin A. and Seymour, B.R. "Self-Similar Flows of Multi-Phase Immiscible Fluids," Euro.
www3.lehigh.edu /engineering/meche/contacts/varleypub.asp   (133 words)

  
 Eric Varley - WikiLeasing.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Right Honourable 'Eric Graham Varley, Baron Varley' (born August 11, 1932) is a British politician and former Cabinet Minister on the right-wing of the LLabour Party.Varley came from Chesterfield, Derbyshire and left school at 15 to become a craftsman first in the local iron works and then for the local mining industry.
After a period at Ruskin College, Oxford, Varley won the NUM nomination to be the Labour candidate for his home town, where the sitting Labour MP George Benson was retiring drom Parliament.
During the Labour Party's period of opposition in the early 1970s Varley was Chairman of the Trade Union Group of MPs, and became spokesman on Fuel and Power.Varley was appointed Secretary of State for Energy in March 1974 when Labour eeturned to power.
www.wikileasing.com /15/Eric_Varley.html   (515 words)

  
 maternews archived stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Eric Varley was administered the Sacrament of the Eucharist on Sunday, May 6th.
The maternews staff thinks it is really cool that a good kid like Eric is being administered this sacrament, knowing that he appreciates what it means to him and his family.
The Varley Family will also be in attendance, and it is assumed that the Littrells house in Clinton will act as a central meeting point.
www.maternet.com /news/newsarchive.asp   (1174 words)

  
 Major Issues Bulletin 30 - EDP English Democratic Party.
The Management of British Leyland International had ‘tried to make arrangements for various types of payments to ensure that they were neither contravening Bank of England regulations nor breaking United Kingdom law…some of the sums of money which had been paid were no more than normal commission; others would require further investigation.
He [Eric Varley] added that the problem was ‘part of a wider question and that it did not just involve British Leyland’.
Eric Varley now (Lord) Varley, the Industry Secretary, who now lives comfortably in Chesterfield, his old constituency and attends the House of Lords, was also awarded damages against the mail in the High Court, after he and his family were said by his counsel to have suffered ‘distress’ over the Mail’s allegations.
www.englishdemocraticparty.org.uk /bulletin372.html   (1895 words)

  
 Taken for a Camel Ride? -- Monday, May. 30, 1977 -- Page 1 -- TIME
Furthermore, the paper claimed to have evidence that these payments were authorized by a Cabinet member, Industry Secretary Eric Varley.
The note went on to mention Ryder's concern about "the escalating trend of payment to 'contract agents,' " especially in the Middle East, and included a warning that the company should not be "taken for a 'camel ride' in such dangerous territory," evidently referring to shakedowns by unscrupulous go-betweens.
At a tense session in the House of Commons, Industry Secretary Varley denied having "nodded anything through" that was connected with overseas payoffs.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,914970-1,00.html   (758 words)

  
 Writer's Block
Eric Varley and Gorvul are sharing a table.
Nearby two partial canine morphs, both with just the head and tail of a dog, are engaged in an intimate conversation.
He notices Eric and Gorvul looking at him with expectant faces.
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 VARLEY family history and genealogy information .. Varley ancestry links
OVERVIEW -- As this genealogical help and research area is a new part of our website, and is currently under development..
genealogy software and family history research database for the Varley name will likely be included in the updates along with an automated form to submit data for Varley family history..
posting surname and ancestry data for Varley items as well as allowing the public to search for Varley details will remain free of charge.
www.museumstuff.com /zg.cgi?w=varley   (193 words)

  
 John VARLEY/Nancy GARLOW - Detailed Index of Persons
Annie VARLEY (17 Nov 1846 - WFT Est.
Eva "Jewel" VARLEY (18 Sep 1911 - 13 Apr 1998)
Gladys Lucille VARLEY (9 Dec 1920 - 9 Dec 1920)
www.varley.org /index/ind0014.html   (347 words)

  
 PATH train riders to face anti-terror screening: PATH Trains Hudson Tubes Hudson & Manhattan RR
Starting tomorrow, a total of seven devices will be tested on randomly selected commuters as part of a two-week pilot program.
Eric Varley, of Sandia Labs in New Mexico and the coordinator of the project, said the Exchange Place PATH testing will be the first time this type of device has ever been used.
The space-age equipment being tested is a far cry from the airport-style machines used in February during the first phase of the $10 million project.
www.hudsoncity.net /tubes/securitydetails.html   (538 words)

  
 Justice for Mineworkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 1975, after he had broken a bitter two year long strike, he found his services were called upon by the then Labour government in Britain.
Eric Varley, industry minister at the time, recalled, "MacGregor had a record of industrial efficiency and overall performance.
He said he was sad about the demise of British industry, manufacturing in particular.
freespace.virgin.net /terry.norm/newsletter_july1998.htm   (1574 words)

  
 The Seven Sisters
With Sir Eric, Heath was specially angry; he reminded him that BP was half-owned by the government.
But Drake, having taken legal advice, said that he could only obey if he were told which other countries should suffer, and that he must have his instructions in writing.
Sir Eric Drake had agreed to barbed negotiations with the Labour energy minister Eric Varley, only because, as he explained, he felt obliged to discuss any governmental proposal, 'even if it was to put a Hottentot on the board'.
www.green-trust.org /7sisters/ch13reckoning.htm   (7917 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 15 | 1974: New speed limit to curb fuel use
Police expect the new speed restrictions to lead to a rise in the number of speeding offences but a fall in the number of road accidents.
The measures have been introduced indefinitely by Energy Secretary, Eric Varley, as part of a 12-point package of energy conservation measures aimed at saving £700m in imports annually.
Mr Varley unveiled the package six days ago to the House of Commons as the landed price of imported oil is now five times higher than a year ago.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/15/newsid_2559000/2559807.stm   (602 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
One day I was sitting alongside him when he was due to speak in a debate on Trade and Industry.
The Minister, Eric Varley, had been speaking for about a quarter of an hour; Keith, in the meantime, was reading some papers.
After about a quarter of an hour, he suddenly turned and said, "has he said anything yet?" I said, "not really" and he said "if he does, let me know".
www.conwayfor.org /forward/f10lord.htm   (435 words)

  
 Commanding Heights : Lord Cecil Parkinson | on PBS
I remember an occasion in the House when he was going to reply to a minister, who was Eric Varley.
But I happened to be sitting next to him on the front bench, and he was studying something, and I thought he was looking at his speech notes.
After Varley had been going for about 10 minutes, he looked at me and said, "Has he said anything yet?" I said, "Not very much." "Well," he said, "if he does, let me know." And he sat back, and I saw he was reading an article in a magazine.
pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitext/int_cecilparkinson.html   (10591 words)

  
 Biography of Tony Benn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Rejecting offers from the new seat of Livingston in Scotland, Benn fought and was defeated in Bristol East by Conservative candidate Jonathan Sayeed.
As the darling of Labour activists it was not surprising that he was selected for the first Labour seat to fall vacant, and he was elected as MP for Chesterfield in a by-election the following year when Eric Varley resigned.
His support for the 1984-1985 miners' strike resulted in much hostility from the conservative press.
biography-3.qardinalinfo.com /b/Benn_Tony.html   (907 words)

  
 New Left Review - Hugh Beynon: The Miners' Strike in Easington
MacGregor had been head of the US mining company Amax which, after its strike-breaking activities at the Belle Ayr open cast mine in Wyoming, was described by the United Mineworkers as the ‘leader of anti-union activity throughout the nation’.
McGregor was subsequently invited by Eric Varley to join the Board of British Leyland where he built on his reputation for toughness.
Then as Chairman of the British Steel Corporation, he extended this image and became identified as the man who most clearly represented the economic arm of Thatcher’s political philosophy.
newleftreview.org /?page=article&view=153   (343 words)

  
 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 23 Oct 2001 (pt 14)
Gentleman's memory is not accurate, but I shall not argue with him because he has given me an opportunity to note that my good friend Eric Varley went to the Department of Industry having been Secretary of State for Energy.
Eric Varley was contemplating bringing Bernard Ingham from the Department of Energy to the Department of Industry.
I did my best to persuade him not to, because I remembered Bernard Ingham's career on the Yorkshire Evening Post and the Leeds Weekly Citizen.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo011023/debtext/11023-14.htm   (1426 words)

  
 Eric Varley - Lehigh University - RateMyProfessors.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 More hoaxes that fooled the worldly wise British media | Media | MediaGuardian.co.uk
The Daily Mail published a letter purportedly written by Lord Ryder, chairman of the National Enterprise Board, to Alex Park, Leyland's chief executive.
This appeared to give approval for Park to pay bribes to win overseas orders, implying that the scheme had been 'nodded through' by Eric Varley, Labour's Industry Minister.
The Mail claimed it was exposing 'the hypocritical face of socialism'.
media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1217725,00.html   (606 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 15 | 1984: Benn back on road to Westminster
Mr Benn, who lost his Bristol south east seat in the 1983 general election, was chosen after a selection meeting which lasted more than four hours.
The current Chesterfield MP, Eric Varley, is standing down to return to a job in industry.
Since Labour lost the 1979 election, Mr Benn has been regarded as the leader of Labour's hard left.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/15/newsid_2530000/2530573.stm   (416 words)

  
 HC I [Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Bill (suspension of Standing Orders)] | Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Gentleman from hearing my answer, but I did answer him a moment ago.
Is not the [ Eric Varley] Secretary of State adducing the sort of evidence that should go to the examiners for them to assess it at a time when evidence from the other side can also be advanced and a decision made whether it is a hybrid Bill?
It is not for the House to undertake that examination.
www.margaretthatcher.org /speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=103039   (6285 words)

  
 The ABC of Syndicalism?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He goes on to describe other personal experiences – arguing at school for a school council which would register the collective views of the pupils, and being rebuffed, walking to a youth club in the pitch dark in 1974 when the miners’ strike was taking place against the Heath government.
Rees was already interested in the idea of workers themselves running industry: "I can still remember", he says, "the disappointment of reading, not long after, that Tony Benn had been replaced as industry minister by right-winger Eric Varley, ending what I saw as experiments in workers’ control" (p.7).
He tried the Communist Manifesto, but did not get much enlightenment from it at that stage.
www.whatnextjournal.co.uk /Pages/Newint/Abc.html   (2099 words)

  
 Scran - Eric Varley, Minister of State and Technology visits Honeywell Automation Company at Uddingston
Scran - Eric Varley, Minister of State and Technology visits Honeywell Automation Company at Uddingston
Title: Eric Varley, Minister of State and Technology visits Honeywell Automation Company at Uddingston
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www.scran.ac.uk /000-000-537-956-C   (105 words)

  
 Newsletter
The beds will be allocated on a first come first served basis with the following exceptions: two-bed room (Pete, Katherine and Lindsey) and camp beds (Eric Varley and Charlotte — last to get places).
We are aware that Donna Chambers, Nigel Venables, Mark Stevenson, Zoe James have made their own arrangements.
December — Mark Hows, Anna, Chris Turton, Eric Varley, Charlotte, Neil Postans, Tom Gibbs
www.hows.org.uk /inter/shot/sept00.htm   (2016 words)

  
 [No title]
These problems are derived from industry or applied science, and require new and fresh insight for their definition and solution.
The problem presenters are: Don Cohen Caltech John Collura NSA Chuck Gartland Kent State University Alistair Fitt Southampton University, U.K. Mark Mathews MIT Eric Varley Lehigh University B.
An Industrial Mathematics Workshop lasting two days will form the second part.
www.netlib.org /na-digest/93/v93n18   (2215 words)

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