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| + | |description=UK politician. 7 Bilderbergs | ||
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|website=http://www.edballs.co.uk | |website=http://www.edballs.co.uk | ||
|spouses=Yvette Cooper | |spouses=Yvette Cooper | ||
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|birth_name=Edward Michael Balls | |birth_name=Edward Michael Balls | ||
|birth_place=Norwich, Norfolk, England | |birth_place=Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||
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| − | '''Ed Balls''' is a British Labour Party and Co-operative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Morley and Outwood and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer until the May 2015 General Election when he was defeated by the Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkyns.<ref> | + | '''Ed Balls''' is a British Labour Party and Co-operative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Morley and Outwood and [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]] until the May 2015 General Election when he was defeated by the Conservative candidate [[Andrea Jenkyns]].<ref>http://www.party.coop/person/ed-balls/</ref><ref>''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3073453/Conservative-Andrea-Jenkins-took-Labour-big-hitter-Ed-Balls-seat-entered-politics-father-contracted-MRSA.html "How soprano singer MP who beat Ed Balls was inspired to enter politics after seeing her father die from MRSA he contracted in NHS hospital"]''</ref> |
| − | Married to Blairite Labour MP [[Yvette Cooper]], Ed Balls was rumoured to be seeking another seat that would enable him to return to Parliament.<ref>''[http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/could-david-miliband-ed-balls-9232159 "Could David Miliband or Ed Balls take over if 76-year-old Coventry MP steps down?"]''</ref> | + | Married to Blairite Labour MP [[Yvette Cooper]], Ed Balls was initially rumoured to be seeking another seat that would enable him to return to Parliament. Later in 2015, he supported his wife's unsuccessful bid to become [[Leader of the Labour Party]].<ref>''[http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/could-david-miliband-ed-balls-9232159 "Could David Miliband or Ed Balls take over if 76-year-old Coventry MP steps down?"]''</ref> |
| − | In the 2016 leadership campaign, Ed Balls | + | In the 2016 leadership campaign, Ed Balls declared his support for former political lobbyist for [[Pfizer]], [[Owen Smith]], against the "leftist utopian fantasy" of [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/29/ed-balls-compares-jeremy-corbyns-leadership-style-to-a-leftist-u/ "Ed Balls hits out at Jeremy Corbyn's 'leftist utopian fantasy'"]''</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Tripping the "leftist utopian fantasy"== |
[[File:Strictly_Balls.jpg|260px|left|thumb|"More chance of being the next Prime Minister than he has of winning ''Strictly''"]] | [[File:Strictly_Balls.jpg|260px|left|thumb|"More chance of being the next Prime Minister than he has of winning ''Strictly''"]] | ||
| − | In September 2016, | + | In September 2016, Ed Balls joined the new series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' partnered with Russian professional dancer Katya Jones.<ref>''[http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/national/14831262.Ed_Balls_confesses_guilt_at_starring_on_dance_floor_not_Commons_floor/ "Ed Balls confesses guilt at starring on dance floor not Commons floor"]''</ref> This prompted Tony Parsons in ''[[The Sun]]'' to wager: |
:"Ed Balls, 50 next birthday, has more chance of being the next Prime Minister than he has of winning ''Strictly''. | :"Ed Balls, 50 next birthday, has more chance of being the next Prime Minister than he has of winning ''Strictly''. | ||
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:"We can dream of dancing on ''Strictly''. And leave Ed to live the nightmare."<ref>''[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1722934/my-strictly-dream-will-become-ed-balls-living-nightmare/ "My strictly dream will become Ed Balls’ living nightmare"]''</ref> | :"We can dream of dancing on ''Strictly''. And leave Ed to live the nightmare."<ref>''[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1722934/my-strictly-dream-will-become-ed-balls-living-nightmare/ "My strictly dream will become Ed Balls’ living nightmare"]''</ref> | ||
| + | In October 2016, Ed Balls had reportedly foxtrotted onto the short list of Labour candidates who were competing to stand at the [[2016 Richmond Park by-election]], caused by the resignation of Tory [[Zac Goldsmith]].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/LucyMPowell/status/792811046528487425 "Maybe we should run @edballs for Richmond Park?"]''</ref> On 5 November 2016 journalist, author, and railway historian [[Christian Wolmar]] was formally selected as the Labour candidate.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/06/labour-byelection-candidate-would-vote-against-brexit-bill "Richmond byelection: Labour candidate says it is right to contest seat"]''</ref> | ||
==Bilderberg== | ==Bilderberg== | ||
While he was chief economic adviser to the Treasury, Balls attended the [[Bilderberg Group|Bilderberg annual conference]] of politicians, financiers and businessmen in 2001 and 2003, and returned to the United Kingdom on [[Conrad Black]]'s private jet on both occasions. In 2010 after details were reported in the press, Balls commented: | While he was chief economic adviser to the Treasury, Balls attended the [[Bilderberg Group|Bilderberg annual conference]] of politicians, financiers and businessmen in 2001 and 2003, and returned to the United Kingdom on [[Conrad Black]]'s private jet on both occasions. In 2010 after details were reported in the press, Balls commented: | ||
| − | :"It saved the taxpayer the cost of a plane fare and on both occasions I declared it at the time to the permanent secretary in the normal way."<ref> | + | :"It saved the taxpayer the cost of a plane fare and on both occasions I declared it at the time to the permanent secretary in the normal way."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-balls-twice-hitched-a-lift-in-lord-blacks-jet-2034993.html</ref><ref>''[//web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-balls-twice-hitched-a-lift-in-lord-blacks-jet-2034993.html "Ed Balls twice hitched a lift in Lord Black's jet"] archived 28 July 2010''</ref> |
| − | //web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-balls-twice-hitched-a-lift-in-lord-blacks-jet-2034993.html | ||
| − | == | + | ==Highballs== |
| − | Ed Balls is currently a Senior Fellow at [[Harvard University]] Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, and a Visiting Professor to the Policy Institute at | + | Ed Balls is currently a Senior Fellow at [[Harvard University]] Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, and a Visiting Professor to the Policy Institute at [[King's College London]]. He was appointed chairman of Norwich City F.C. in December 2015.<ref>http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-ed-balls-announcement-news-2870592.aspx</ref> |
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| Born | Edward Michael Balls 25 February 1967 Norwich, Norfolk, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Keble College (Oxford), Harvard/Kennedy School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Anglicanism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Yvette Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Fabian Society, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour (UK), Co-operative Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ed Balls is a British Labour Party and Co-operative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Morley and Outwood and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer until the May 2015 General Election when he was defeated by the Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkyns.[1][2]
Married to Blairite Labour MP Yvette Cooper, Ed Balls was initially rumoured to be seeking another seat that would enable him to return to Parliament. Later in 2015, he supported his wife's unsuccessful bid to become Leader of the Labour Party.[3]
In the 2016 leadership campaign, Ed Balls declared his support for former political lobbyist for Pfizer, Owen Smith, against the "leftist utopian fantasy" of Jeremy Corbyn.[4]
Contents
Tripping the "leftist utopian fantasy"
In September 2016, Ed Balls joined the new series of Strictly Come Dancing partnered with Russian professional dancer Katya Jones.[5] This prompted Tony Parsons in The Sun to wager:
- "Ed Balls, 50 next birthday, has more chance of being the next Prime Minister than he has of winning Strictly.
- "But I wish him well because Ed carries the hopes of all us dad dancers, all the half-cut geezers who ever took to a dance floor with wedding cake smeared down their shirt, all the disco dancing fools who ever practised Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk with just their bedroom mirror for a partner.
- "We can dream of dancing on Strictly. And leave Ed to live the nightmare."[6]
In October 2016, Ed Balls had reportedly foxtrotted onto the short list of Labour candidates who were competing to stand at the 2016 Richmond Park by-election, caused by the resignation of Tory Zac Goldsmith.[7] On 5 November 2016 journalist, author, and railway historian Christian Wolmar was formally selected as the Labour candidate.[8]
Bilderberg
While he was chief economic adviser to the Treasury, Balls attended the Bilderberg annual conference of politicians, financiers and businessmen in 2001 and 2003, and returned to the United Kingdom on Conrad Black's private jet on both occasions. In 2010 after details were reported in the press, Balls commented:
- "It saved the taxpayer the cost of a plane fare and on both occasions I declared it at the time to the permanent secretary in the normal way."[9][10]
Highballs
Ed Balls is currently a Senior Fellow at Harvard University Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, and a Visiting Professor to the Policy Institute at King's College London. He was appointed chairman of Norwich City F.C. in December 2015.[11]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2003 | 15 May 2003 | 18 May 2003 | France Versailles | The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| Bilderberg/2013 | 6 June 2013 | 9 June 2013 | Watford UK | The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting. |
| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
| Bilderberg/2015 | 11 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | Austria Telfs-Buchen | The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:The Demonization of Jeremy Corbyn | Article | 10 December 2019 | Tony McKenna | Notwithstanding, Corbyn was transfigured by a rabid establishment into successive manifestations of the purest evil: he was a terrorist sympathiser; a threat to national security; a communist spy; a misogynist; and, a dyed-in-the-wool anti-Semite. |
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References
- ↑ http://www.party.coop/person/ed-balls/
- ↑ "How soprano singer MP who beat Ed Balls was inspired to enter politics after seeing her father die from MRSA he contracted in NHS hospital"
- ↑ "Could David Miliband or Ed Balls take over if 76-year-old Coventry MP steps down?"
- ↑ "Ed Balls hits out at Jeremy Corbyn's 'leftist utopian fantasy'"
- ↑ "Ed Balls confesses guilt at starring on dance floor not Commons floor"
- ↑ "My strictly dream will become Ed Balls’ living nightmare"
- ↑ "Maybe we should run @edballs for Richmond Park?"
- ↑ "Richmond byelection: Labour candidate says it is right to contest seat"
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-balls-twice-hitched-a-lift-in-lord-blacks-jet-2034993.html
- ↑ "Ed Balls twice hitched a lift in Lord Black's jet" archived 28 July 2010
- ↑ http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-ed-balls-announcement-news-2870592.aspx
