Two days ago, he won a byelection in his old seat of clacton to become ukips first elected mp. Partys only mp douglas carswell says party needs new leader to win broader support. Apr 30, 20 uk conservative mp, political reformer and small government campaigner douglas carswell talks about his book the end of politics and the birth of idemocracy biteback, 2012. He has been married to clementine bailey since december 16, 2007. He won the ensuing byelection comfortably, becoming the first person elected to parliament on the purple ticket. John douglas wilson carswell born 3 may 1971 is a british former member of parliament who in 2014 became the first elected mp for the uk independence party ukip, representing clacton. He coauthored a book with daniel hannan in 2008 the plan by hannan and carswell to launch tomorrow theres a good article outlining the shared histories of the brexiteers, the man. The clacton byelection was held on 9 october 2014 for the united kingdom house of commons constituency of clacton.
Douglas carswell doesnt want to play the ukip game any longer, so he has broken for independence premium. Ukips douglas carswell pens book on how to overthrow. How to overthrow the emerging oligarchy, he examines next steps for antiestablishment movements. Dec 18, 2015 ukip leader nigel farage has warned his only mp douglas carswell that he must stop criticising his leadership and get behind its antiimmigration message, or think about leaving the party farage. Nigel farages rival douglas carswell responds to his. Apr 17, 2017 the squabbling between douglas carswell and nigel farage over the eu referendum and much else besides has been one of westminsters most riveting dramas in recent years. The secret plan would see douglas carswell who dramatically. Robert douglas carswell, baron carswell, pc born 28 june 1934, is a retired lord of appeal in ordinary. Mark darcy in discussion with clacton mp douglas carswell, who is not standing in the upcoming general election, on his book rebel. Douglas carswell, mp ukip october 12th 2014 andrew marr. The squabbling between douglas carswell and nigel farage over the eu referendum and much else besides has been one of westminsters most riveting dramas in recent years. In 2015, carswell stood for parliament on a manifesto with farages mirthless grin on its opening page. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.
The british people are giving up on politics and politicians. Nigel farage says ukips mp douglas carswell can put up or shut up this article is more than 4 years old ukip leader hits back at mps calls for him to resign, saying he can get behind party on. Carswell has history with many of the key brexit players. Tory douglas carswell has defected to ukip and quit as mp for clacton, saying he will contest the subsequent by. No rocket science, no sophistry, no eyecatching initiatives. Jul 04, 2016 ukips only mp douglas carswell responded to news of nigel farages resignation as leader this morning by simply tweeting out a smiley face emoji with sunglasses it signals he is delighted that. Douglas carswells ukip future to be decided on march 27 its all gone peershaped commons people huffpost uk s politics podcast. If there is a downside to having dedicated the last four months of my life to dissecting the words of daniel hannan mep unlikely, but if its that ive not had enough time to dedicate to his bosom pal douglas carswell. America and liberty dan hannan speaks about freedom, free markets and friedman. John douglas wilson carswell born 3 may 1971 is a british politician. Mar 01, 2017 carswell has history with many of the key brexit players. And today he won a byelection in his old seat of clacton to became ukips first elected mp.
Feb 28, 2017 ukips only mp has discussed redefecting back the conservatives at the next election with senior tories, the sun can reveal. Cranky douglas carswell can stop holding ukip back now. Carsewell was elected to parliament at the 2005 general election. The byelection was triggered by the conservative mp for clacton, douglas carswell, defecting to the uk independence party ukip and subsequently resigning his seat to seek reelection as its candidate standing for ukip, carswell retained the seat with. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Douglas carswell, the conservative mp for clacton, has dropped a bomb by announcing his defection to ukip, and will fight a byelection to give his constituents the chance to pass judgement on the. Douglas carswell joined ukip to undermine farage from the. What you need to know he is the ukip poster boy, but what should you know about nigel farages first man in the house of commons. Douglas carswell joined ukip to undermine farage from. Douglas carswells announcement took westminster by complete surprise. Mp douglas carswell launches ukip policy calling for greater sensitivity in legal process to avoid breakup of families and forced adoptions skip to main content the guardian back to home.
Douglas carswell was a british member of parliament for the dull seaside town of clacton until 2017 and a founding member of the cornerstone group within the conservative party, which promotes christian values a former tory, carswell claimed asylum in defected to the united kingdom independence party in 2014 carlswell likes to think he is some sort of intellectual. Former mp for the conservative party and ukip, douglas carswell was a leading campaigner for brexit. Mr farage praised mr carswells decision to join ukip as brave and honourable, but the pair. Find douglas carswells phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Oct 02, 2014 voices comment douglas carswell and mark reckless are heroes and im lining up more of them. Nigel farage says ukips mp douglas carswell can put up. Ukip mp douglas carswell has penned an energetic polemic called rebel. Tory douglas carswell has defected to ukip and quit as mp for clacton, saying he will contest the subsequent byelection for nigel farages party. The byelection was triggered by the conservative mp for clacton, douglas carswell, defecting to the uk independence party ukip and subsequently resigning his seat to seek reelection as its candidate. Syne 25 mairch 2017, he haes stuid as an independent. Ukips only mp has discussed redefecting back the conservatives at the next election with senior tories, the sun can reveal. Britain shackled to corpse of eu, says douglas carswell. Now then, 6 weeks ago the then conservative mp douglas carswell cast a cloud over david camerons summer when he defected from the tories and joined ukip. The epiphany is curiously vague in a book that combines personal memoir and political theory.
How to overthrow the emerging oligarchy by douglas carswell isbn. Douglas carswell latest news on the former ukip mp. Tory mp douglas carswell defects to ukip and forces by. This channel is all about indepth interviews that generate light, not heat.
Douglas carswell was born on may 3, 1971 in westminster, london, england as john douglas wilson carswell. New ukip leader diane james put on a show of unity with the partys only mp douglas carswell today just hours after nigel farage accused him of trying to destroy the party. What is the dispute between nigel farage and douglas carswell. He runs to keep fit, runs against labour prime ministers, runs after shoplifters and now runs for ukip hes ukips first elected mp. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover douglas connections and jobs at similar companies. Sep 17, 2016 new ukip chief diane james puts on a show of unity with mp douglas carswell despite nigel farage blaming him for breaking down the party. Mr farage praised mr carswell s decision to join ukip as brave and honourable, but the pair. Douglas carswell, ukips only mp who fell out with mr farage and called on him to resign at the end of last year, reacted to news of his resignation by simply tweeting a sunglasses emoji on twitter. From march 2017 to may 2017 general election, he sat as an independent. Why i handled the announcement of these defections to ukip the way i did. Douglas carswell latest news on the former ukip mp mirror.
Douglas carswell and mark reckless are heroes and im. Mar 17, 2017 douglas carswell, the conservative mp for clacton, has dropped a bomb by announcing his defection to ukip, and will fight a byelection to give his constituents the chance to pass judgement on the. But it was not just his defection to ukip and recent abandonment of the party that marked the mp for clacton out as one of the most. Nigel farage says ukips mp douglas carswell can put up or. Douglas carswell news, research and analysis the conversation. Oct 26, 2012 britain shackled to corpse of eu, says douglas carswell britains membership of the european union is like being shackled to a corpse costing businesses around hundreds of billions of. He representit the clacton consteetuency in the hoose o commons. Douglas carswell was the tory mp for clacton from 2010 until 2014, when he announced that he was standing down and defecting to ukip. How to overthrow the emerging oligarchy, set to be published by head of zeus. You probably know carswell best as the tory mp for clacton who. Ukip had told everyone they were about to unveil a major new celebrity donor.
Here is a plan to renew britain written by an mp and an mep. On 28 august 2014 left the conservative party to be a member of ukip following his resignation from the conservatives, he ran for his seat clactononsea as a ukip candidate. Jan 08, 2019 douglas carswell was the tory mp for clacton from 2010 until 2014, when he announced that he was standing down and defecting to ukip. Repeal bill to transpose eu law on to the uk statute book faces tough ride. Douglas carswell simple english wikipedia, the free. Family courts must open up to avoid outrageous injustices. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Douglas carswell only joined ukip because he feared former leader nigel farages toxic leadership could scupper britains chances of leaving the eu, a new book has claimed.
Twelve months to renew britain by douglas carswell. Oct 03, 2016 douglas carswell joined ukip to undermine farage from the inside out, new book claims douglas carswell only joined ukip because he feared former leader nigel farages toxic leadership could. And thats a missed opportunity, because carswell is quite the oddball himself. The next day, in a column in the daily express, his new leader. View douglas carswells profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Robert douglas carswell, baron carswell, pc born 28 june 1934, is a retired lord of appeal in ordinary early life. Douglas carswell and nigel farage walk through the town centre of clactononsea in south east england on 29 august 2014 the attacks from the tories were inevitable. Unlike most book launches where the most challenging task for the author is to sign so many autographs, bookshop barnies force them to take a stand for their ideas. On 28 august 2014 left the conservative party to be a member of ukip. Douglas carswell on the end of politics and the birth of.
Only ukip can shake up that cosy little clique called westminster. Douglas carswell develops a good and coherent thesis within this book a thoughtful and thoughtprovoking read. On a muggy day in august 2014, douglas carswell, the conservative mp for clacton in essex, defected to ukip, saying that he hoped to see fundamental change in british politics. Ukips only mp douglas carswell has discussed redefecting. The son of alan and nance carswell was educated at the royal belfast. Douglas carswell the thinking mans kipper aug 28th 2014. It would be easy for the tories to brush off a member of the old guard as a swiveleyed headbanger, but douglas carswell is not only a darling of the grassroots, he. Douglas carswells phone number, email, address spokeo. Douglas carswell director good governance project linkedin. Douglas carswell, mp for clacton, made the remarks as he put the called on the house of commons to repeal the laws that took britain into the eu. Douglas carswell caused a political earthquake after he defected from the conservatives and joined ukip. Having cofounded vote leave, the official campaign that won the referendum to t.
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