The Right Honourable Frank Field is a British politician, and Labour MP for Birkenhead. He is a member of the Privy Council. The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Location within the British Isles. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ...
During the 1970s he was Director of Child Poverty Action Group, and of the Low Pay Unit. He became MP for Birkenhead at the 1979 general election. After the 1997 election he became Minister of Welfare Reform at the Department of Social Security. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Child Poverty Action Group is a UK charity. ... The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Department of Social Security (DSS) was until 2001 a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. ...
Widely regarded as one of the most intelligent Labour MPs as evidenced by his performances at select commitees and a solid performer in the media during the 1980s and 1990s he was given the task of 'thinking the unthinkable' in terms of social security reform.
He clashed with treasurer Gordon Brown, and his boss Harriet Harman, and was sacked in 1998. He is now a vocal critic of the government from the backbenches, notably voting against Foundation Hospitals in November 2003. This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... The Right Honourable Harriet Harman (born 1950) is a British barrister and Labour politician. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... An NHS Foundation Trust, or commonly called a foundation hospital, is a public benefit corporation which is authorised to provide goods and services for the purposes of the National Health Service in England under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
Frank Field (http://www.frankfield.co.uk/) official site
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Frank Field MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-1704,00.html)
TheyWorkForYou.com - Frank Field MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/frank_field/birkenhead)
FrankField: Given that we are experiencing the longest boom we've ever had - with two million additional jobs created since we came to power - we have had the most favourable economic circumstances ever for significantly reforming welfare.
FrankField: One of the reasons I favour a leadership contest is that once you are in a contest a person's full qualities can be judged in a way that they never are in normal circumstances.
FrankField: A contest would enable us to judge people's competence not just as chancellor of the exchequer but as prime minister, which is a totally different position.
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar.
Frank suffered serious fractures, head trauma and injuries to his back, leg, and neck, as well as a crushed larynx (which caused his voice to drop a third after it healed).
Frank Zappa died on December 4, 1993 at 52, and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.
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