Background
MITCHELL, Austin Vernon was born on September 19, 1934 in Baildon, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Parents: Richard Vernon Mitchell and Ethel Mary Mitchell (née Butterworth).
(An insider's view of Parliament, in hundreds of pictures ...)
An insider's view of Parliament, in hundreds of pictures taken by an MP and two peers. Given privileged access to photograph the many people who work here, they reveal both the pageantry and the daily routines, including back rooms, secret chambers and the workings of the great clock, Big Ben.
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(Tony Blair has committed the British Government to reform...)
Tony Blair has committed the British Government to reforming the House of Lords. Most hereditary peers have lost their right to sit in Parliament. In this affectionate look at the House of Lords, MP and broadcaster Austin Mitchell gives the peers a last chance to record their memories of the House and contribute to the ongoing debate on Britain's second chamber.
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MITCHELL, Austin Vernon was born on September 19, 1934 in Baildon, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Parents: Richard Vernon Mitchell and Ethel Mary Mitchell (née Butterworth).
Bingley Grammar; Manchester University, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, 1957. Oxford University, Master of Arts, D.Phil., 1963. Spoken languages: French.
Member of Parliament, since 1977. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State for Prices and Consumer Protection, 1977-1979. Opposition Whip, 1980-1985.
Shadow Spokesman on Trade and Industry, 1987-1989. Laboratory Spokesman on Satellite Television, 198992. Lecturer. Otago University, New Zealand, 1959-1963.
Senior lecturer in politics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 196367. Official Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford, 1967-1969. Journalist, Yorkshire Television, 1969-1977.
Presenter, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1972-1973. Director, Pennine Radio, 1975-1979. Presenter. Sky TV, since 1989.
(An insider's view of Parliament, in hundreds of pictures ...)
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Author: Whigs in Opposition 1815-1830, 1969, People and Politics in New Zealand, 1969, Westminster Man, 1982, The Case for Labour, 1983, Britain: Beyond the Blue Horizon, 1989, Competitive Socialism, 1989, Teach Thissen Tyke, 1979, Last Time Labours Lessons from the Sixties, 1997, Parliament in Pictures, 1999, Farewell My Lords, 1999.
Church of England.
Clubs: National Union of Journalists. General and Municipal Workers Union. Political Studies Association.
Spouse Linda Mary McDougall. Children: Susan, Kiri, Jonathan, Hannah.