Brian Walden (born July 8, 1932) was a Labour Member of Parliament and is now a journalist and broadcaster. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... The Labour Party is the principal left wing (debatable) political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

Brian Walden won a major open scholarship to study at Queen's College, Oxford and in 1957 was elected President of the Oxford Union. He completed a postgraduate course at Nuffield College, Oxford, before becoming a University Lecturer. The Queens College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:Ous-chamber. ... Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1964, Walden was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham All Saints, later Birmingham Ladywood, in an election where race dominated the Birmingham campaign (see Patrick Gordon Walker). He was re-elected in the subsequent General Elections of 1966, 1970 and 1974 (February and October). He was a campaigner for the liberalisation of the cannabis and gambling laws, even named by some as "the bookies' MP" when he was revealed to be receiving more from the National Association of Bookmakers than his parliamentary salary. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... For the Parliamentary constituency, see Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency). ... Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker, Baron Gordon-Walker (7 April 1907–2 December 1980) was a British politician. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ... Gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ...

On 16 June 1977, Brian Walden became Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, resigning the House of Commons to become a journalist and broadcaster. He has presented various television programmes such as 'Weekend World', 'The Walden Interview' and 'Walden' and was a member of the board of Central Television between 1981 and 1984. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Members of Parliament of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Walden is considered one of the finest political interviewers in British broadcasting, tenacious and ruthless. He was well-known for his one to one interviews of major politicians, especially Margaret Thatcher. He was said to be her favorite interviewer, although he would give her a tough ride, and she revealed in her autobiography that Walden had been a speechwriter for her. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British politician. ...

In November 1989, Thatcher gave Walden a famous interview when her own Party was turning against her. He did not let up on her: 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ...

Brian Walden: "You come over as being someone who one of your backbenchers said is slightly off her trolley, authoritarian, domineering, refusing to listen to anybody else - why? Why cannot you publicly project what you have just told me is your private character?"

Margaret Thatcher: "Brian, if anyone’s coming over as domineering in this interview, it’s you. It’s you."

Brian Walden continues to broadcast. In March 2005, he began presenting a ten minute programme on Fridays, called A Point of View, on Radio 4, in a spot formerly occupied by Alistair Cooke's Letter From America. Alistair Cooke, KBE, (November 20, 1908 – March 30, 2004) was a legendary British-American journalist and broadcaster. ...

He lives in Guernsey and recently has campaigned against a ban on fox-hunting. A fox hunt A red fox. ...