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'''Jeremy Varcoe''' (born 20 September 1937) is a former British diplomat, who was also a Judge at the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. He lives with his wife, Ruth, at Lemail, near St Mabyn, is chairman of the Cornwall branch of the English Speaking Union and chairs the trustees of the St Francis Home for Animals at Porth. | '''Jeremy Varcoe''' (born 20 September 1937) is a former British diplomat, who was also a Judge at the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. He lives with his wife, Ruth, at Lemail, near St Mabyn, is chairman of the Cornwall branch of the English Speaking Union and chairs the trustees of the St Francis Home for Animals at Porth. | ||
| − | Jeremy Varcoe is vice-chair of the Camel Valley and Bodmin Moor Protection Society which works to improve and protect the towns, villages and countryside within the society's map.<ref>[http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Passionate-defenders-landscape/story-11408589-detail/story.html "Passionate defenders of landscape"]</ref> | + | Jeremy Varcoe is vice-chair of the Camel Valley and Bodmin Moor Protection Society which works to improve and protect the towns, villages and countryside within the society's map.<ref>''[http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Passionate-defenders-landscape/story-11408589-detail/story.html "Passionate defenders of landscape"]''</ref> |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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==Diplomatic career== | ==Diplomatic career== | ||
| − | Jeremy Varcoe joined the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO) as First Secretary in 1970. He was seconded as Deputy Secretary-General to the Pearce Commission on Rhodesian Opinion in 1972. Later that year, he was posted to Ankara. In 1974, he was posted to Lusaka as Head of Chancery, returning to London in 1978. He was appointed Counsellor at Kuala Lumpur in 1979. Jeremy Varcoe was appointed Head of the FCO's Southern African Department in 1982. Following the [[Coventry Four]] affair in March 1984, he was sent as Counsellor to Ankara. Varcoe was seconded to Standard Chartered Bank in 1985.<ref>The Diplomatic Service List 1989 (page 324), HMSO, ISBN 0-11-591707-1</ref> | + | Jeremy Varcoe joined the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO) as First Secretary in 1970. He was seconded as Deputy Secretary-General to the Pearce Commission on Rhodesian Opinion in 1972. Later that year, he was posted to Ankara. In 1974, he was posted to Lusaka as Head of Chancery, returning to London in 1978. He was appointed Counsellor at Kuala Lumpur in 1979. Jeremy Varcoe was appointed Head of the FCO's Southern African Department in 1982. Following the [[Coventry Four]] affair in March 1984, he was sent as Counsellor to Ankara. Varcoe was seconded to Standard Chartered Bank in 1985.<ref>''The Diplomatic Service List 1989 (page 324)'', HMSO, ISBN 0-11-591707-1</ref> |
Subsequently, Jeremy Varcoe was appointed Ambassador to Somalia in 1987. He coordinated the 17th G8 summit at Lancaster House in 1991, and later served as Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the FCO until he retired in 1997. | Subsequently, Jeremy Varcoe was appointed Ambassador to Somalia in 1987. He coordinated the 17th G8 summit at Lancaster House in 1991, and later served as Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the FCO until he retired in 1997. | ||
==Post retirement== | ==Post retirement== | ||
| − | In 2004, Jeremy Varcoe was one of 50 former ambassadors who signed a letter to [[Tony Blair]] urging him to distance Britain from US policy in the Middle East.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3660837.stm </ref> He became an Immigration Appeals Tribunal Judge in 1998 but was forced to retire in 2007 at the age of 70. Varcoe then sued the Ministry of Justice for discriminating against him on account of his age.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1158615/Two-70-year-old-judges-sue-Ministry-Justice-told-old-work.html </ref> | + | In 2004, Jeremy Varcoe was one of 50 former ambassadors who signed a letter to [[Tony Blair]] urging him to distance Britain from US policy in the [[Middle East]].<ref>''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3660837.stm "Ambassadors' letter to Blair"]''</ref> He became an Immigration Appeals Tribunal Judge in 1998 but was forced to retire in 2007 at the age of 70. Varcoe then sued the Ministry of Justice for discriminating against him on account of his age.<ref>''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1158615/Two-70-year-old-judges-sue-Ministry-Justice-told-old-work.html "Two 70-year-old judges sue Ministry of Justice after being told they were too old to work"]''</ref> |
| − | ==Tilting at windmills== | + | ===Tilting at windmills=== |
| − | Responding to [[Patrick Haseldine]]'s birthday greetings on 20 September 2015 on ''Facebook'', Jeremy Varcoe wrote: | + | Responding to [[Patrick Haseldine]]'s birthday greetings on 20 September 2015 on ''Facebook'', Jeremy Varcoe wrote:{{QB| |
:Many thanks Patrick. Older but not wiser I fear. I now, like you, tilt at windmills, only mine are actual, namely the proliferation of wind turbines across Cornwall. | :Many thanks Patrick. Older but not wiser I fear. I now, like you, tilt at windmills, only mine are actual, namely the proliferation of wind turbines across Cornwall. | ||
| − | :I found the [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Nelson_Mandela/Lockerbie_involvement#Perfect_alibi_for_Lockerbie Wikispooks thread on Lockerbie fascinating reading] but I still find myself undecided on the truth. With best wishes.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.varcoe.9/posts/10206844257119200?comment_id=10206848428023470 "Wikispooks thread on Lockerbie fascinating reading"]</ref> | + | :I found the [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Nelson_Mandela/Lockerbie_involvement#Perfect_alibi_for_Lockerbie Wikispooks thread on Lockerbie fascinating reading] but I still find myself undecided on the truth. With best wishes.<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.varcoe.9/posts/10206844257119200?comment_id=10206848428023470 "Wikispooks thread on Lockerbie fascinating reading"]''</ref>}} |
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| + | ===Flogging a dead horse=== | ||
| + | In November 2022, in another ''Facebook'' comment this time on [[Patrick Haseldine]]'s letter sent to [[Sir Mark Rowley]] about the targeting of [[Bernt Carlsson]] on [[Pan Am Flight 103]], Jeremy Varcoe wrote:{{QB|Interesting enough to merit a full investigation. So many years after the event, I fear you may be flogging a dead horse.<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2245964345639985/posts/3380460708857004?comment_id=3381717765397965 "Interesting enough to merit a full investigation"]''</ref>}} | ||
| + | [[File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Finger of suspicion pointing at apartheid [[South Africa]] over targeting of [[Bernt Carlsson]] ]] | ||
| + | [[Patrick Haseldine|Haseldine]] responded:{{QB| | ||
| + | :I'm hoping, Jeremy, that two upcoming films about the [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie bombing]] are going to focus attention on [[Bernt Carlsson]]: one by [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Jim_Sheridan#2022_update Jim Sheridan] and the other by [https://lockerbiecase.blogspot.com/2022/11/louis-theroux-firm-to-produce-lockerbie.html Louis Theroux and Mindhouse Productions.] | ||
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| + | :As to flogging a dead horse, I've been pointing that 'Finger of Suspicion' at apartheid [[South Africa]] for the past 34 years. To reinvigorate the metaphor, perhaps [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/may-the-horse-be-with-you-2z790wj8m Michael Morpurgo will lend me his 'War Horse'?]<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2245964345639985/posts/3380460708857004?comment_id=3381717765397965&reply_comment_id=3381864322049976 "To reinvigorate the metaphor, perhaps Michael Morpurgo will lend me his 'War Horse'?"]''</ref>}} | ||
| + | Jeremy Varcoe added:{{QB|I admire your persistence and wish you success with this mission.<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2245964345639985/posts/3380460708857004?comment_id=3381717765397965&reply_comment_id=3382673455302396 "I admire your persistence and wish you success with this mission"]''</ref>}} | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 24 November 2022
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| Born | Jeremy Richard Lovering Grosvenor Varcoe 20 September 1937 |
| Alma mater | Charterhouse School, Lincoln College (Oxford) |
| Children | 2 |
| Spouse | • Wendy Anne Moss (dec'd 1991) • Ruth Varcoe |
In 2004, Jeremy Varcoe was one of 50 former ambassadors who signed a letter to Tony Blair urging him to distance Britain from US policy in the Middle East
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Jeremy Varcoe (born 20 September 1937) is a former British diplomat, who was also a Judge at the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. He lives with his wife, Ruth, at Lemail, near St Mabyn, is chairman of the Cornwall branch of the English Speaking Union and chairs the trustees of the St Francis Home for Animals at Porth.
Jeremy Varcoe is vice-chair of the Camel Valley and Bodmin Moor Protection Society which works to improve and protect the towns, villages and countryside within the society's map.[1]
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Education
Jeremy Varcoe was educated at Charterhouse School in Surrey, and at Lincoln College, Oxford. He served in HM Forces 1956-58 and in HMOCS (Swaziland) 1962-65. He was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1966.
Diplomatic career
Jeremy Varcoe joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as First Secretary in 1970. He was seconded as Deputy Secretary-General to the Pearce Commission on Rhodesian Opinion in 1972. Later that year, he was posted to Ankara. In 1974, he was posted to Lusaka as Head of Chancery, returning to London in 1978. He was appointed Counsellor at Kuala Lumpur in 1979. Jeremy Varcoe was appointed Head of the FCO's Southern African Department in 1982. Following the Coventry Four affair in March 1984, he was sent as Counsellor to Ankara. Varcoe was seconded to Standard Chartered Bank in 1985.[2]
Subsequently, Jeremy Varcoe was appointed Ambassador to Somalia in 1987. He coordinated the 17th G8 summit at Lancaster House in 1991, and later served as Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the FCO until he retired in 1997.
Post retirement
In 2004, Jeremy Varcoe was one of 50 former ambassadors who signed a letter to Tony Blair urging him to distance Britain from US policy in the Middle East.[3] He became an Immigration Appeals Tribunal Judge in 1998 but was forced to retire in 2007 at the age of 70. Varcoe then sued the Ministry of Justice for discriminating against him on account of his age.[4]
Tilting at windmills
Responding to Patrick Haseldine's birthday greetings on 20 September 2015 on Facebook, Jeremy Varcoe wrote:
- Many thanks Patrick. Older but not wiser I fear. I now, like you, tilt at windmills, only mine are actual, namely the proliferation of wind turbines across Cornwall.
- I found the Wikispooks thread on Lockerbie fascinating reading but I still find myself undecided on the truth. With best wishes.[5]
Flogging a dead horse
In November 2022, in another Facebook comment this time on Patrick Haseldine's letter sent to Sir Mark Rowley about the targeting of Bernt Carlsson on Pan Am Flight 103, Jeremy Varcoe wrote:
Interesting enough to merit a full investigation. So many years after the event, I fear you may be flogging a dead horse.[6]
Haseldine responded:
- I'm hoping, Jeremy, that two upcoming films about the Lockerbie bombing are going to focus attention on Bernt Carlsson: one by Jim Sheridan and the other by Louis Theroux and Mindhouse Productions.
- As to flogging a dead horse, I've been pointing that 'Finger of Suspicion' at apartheid South Africa for the past 34 years. To reinvigorate the metaphor, perhaps Michael Morpurgo will lend me his 'War Horse'?[7]
Jeremy Varcoe added:
I admire your persistence and wish you success with this mission.[8]
Family
He married Wendy Anne Moss in 1961. They had two daughters (1964 and 1966).
References
- ↑ "Passionate defenders of landscape"
- ↑ The Diplomatic Service List 1989 (page 324), HMSO, ISBN 0-11-591707-1
- ↑ "Ambassadors' letter to Blair"
- ↑ "Two 70-year-old judges sue Ministry of Justice after being told they were too old to work"
- ↑ "Wikispooks thread on Lockerbie fascinating reading"
- ↑ "Interesting enough to merit a full investigation"
- ↑ "To reinvigorate the metaphor, perhaps Michael Morpurgo will lend me his 'War Horse'?"
- ↑ "I admire your persistence and wish you success with this mission"
