"a double heart bypass operation. Skinner's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease prior to her death in the 1980s. Skinner sang to his late mother when she was diagnosed with the disease and was inspired by her ability to recall old songs. Since 2008, he has visited care homes in Derbyshire to sing to elderly patients with dementia. Dennis Skinner Dennis Edward Skinner (born 11 February 1932) is a British politician of the Labour Party serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover since 1970. Skinner became the longest continuously serving Labour MP on 16 December 2017. He was"
"Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast is a 2017 British documentary film directed and written by Daniel Draper, and produced by Christie Allanson and Daniel Draper. The film is about the life, times and work of democratic socialist, trade unionist and Labour Party MP Dennis Skinner. ""Nature of the Beast"" roots Skinner in his elements: the confined chamber of the House of Commons, the great outdoors of the Derbyshire countryside, his love of nature and an obsession with London's parks where he walks every day between parliamentary sessions. It looks at what lies behind"
"IMDB. Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast is a 2017 British documentary film directed and written by Daniel Draper, and produced by Christie Allanson and Daniel Draper. The film is about the life, times and work of democratic socialist, trade unionist and Labour Party MP Dennis Skinner. ""Nature of the Beast"" roots Skinner in his elements: the confined chamber of the House of Commons, the great outdoors of the Derbyshire countryside, his love of nature and an obsession with London's parks where he walks every day between parliamentary sessions. It looks at what lies"
"best known, according to the ""New Statesman"" and other sources, are listed as follows: He usually sits on the first seat of the front bench below the gangway in the Commons (known as the 'Awkward Squad Bench' because it is where rebel Labour Party MPs have traditionally sat) in a tweed jacket (whilst most other MPs wear suits) and signature red tie. He is known as 'the Beast of Bolsover': according to Skinner he earned the nickname for his behaviour in a tribute debate in the Commons following the death of former Conservative Prime Minister Anthony Eden - ""They were"
"and Whitwell, and was abolished in 1974 when it became part of Bolsover District Council. Clowne is part of the Bolsover parliamentary constituency which, at present, is held for the Labour Party by Dennis Skinner who has been their MP since 1970. Clowne is largely a residential village in the north east corner of Derbyshire between Chesterfield and Worksop. It is situated on the old Mansfield to Rotherham high road, now the A618, at its junction with the A616 road from Newark-on-Trent to the M1 motorway at nearby Barlborough. The village is surrounded by rolling farmland, mostly arable. The area"
"in Inverness-shire. In 1975 the constituency area became also an island council area, known as the ""Western Isles"" council area. That same area became one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland in 1996. The council area is known also as ""Na h-Eileanan Siar"". The seat has been a two-way marginal between the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party for many years. Until 2015, it became increasingly safe for the Scottish National Party. This trend was reversed in the 2017 general election, when the SNP suffered a swing against them for the first time since 1997. During the"
"his House of Commons appearances."" Edward Porter of ""The Times"" rated the film 3/5 and called it a ""...a creditable piece of work — calm, attentive and varied."" Naomi Penn of ""The Upcoming"" rated the film 4/5 and said called it ""a truly stunning piece... a fascinating piece in which we learn about the man, as well as the ""Beast""."" Paul Chapinal of ""Film News"" rated it 3/5 and called it a ""...no-frills documentary seeks to look at what lies behind Dennis Skinner's passion and determination."" Daniel Falconer of ""Female First"" said """"Nature of the Beast"" is a beautiful watch"
"Peter Skinner Peter William Skinner (born 1 June 1959 in Oxford) is a former Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for South East England. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2014, representing the Kent West constituency and then from 1999 South East England, after the reforms in European Elections created multi-member constituencies based on British regions. On 31 March 2016, Skinner was found guilty of fraudulently claiming expenses whilst an MEP, and subsequently jailed for 4 years. Peter Skinner was born in Oxford on 1 June 1959. Educated at St. Josephs R.C."
"a surprise return to the strip in 2011. In the 2009 TV series, Rasher and Gnipper are owned by Dennis's Granny. Dennis has been seen with his pet spider called Dasher. He first appeared in about 1987, as a tool to scare Walter, and was the mascot of the Beano website when it launched in 1997. Originally, the spider was all black, but when it reappeared in 1997, it was red and black, matching Dennis's jersey. He appeared a few times from 1997–2008, and than reappeared in the 2011 and 2016 Halloween issue. Dennis has two main friends: Curly (real"
"– to have such access to a political stalwart, to witness his passion first hand and to capture his narrative on film has been an honour. He is the personification of what the Labour party should be, and his principles are particularly relevant in today's political climate. It's important that a portrait of this man exists, and I'm thrilled Dennis trusted me to do it."" On 17 June 2017, ""Nature of the Beast"" was presented as part of the East End Film Festival, in partnership with the London Labour Film Festival. From 9 to 14 June, the film appeared on"
"has been subjected to many allegations that a humanoid rodent inhabits the drains and sewers beneath the streets. Sightings made by multiple locals have suggested that it feasts on the garbage that people place in their bins. John Johnston (Local Conspirator) stated ""I once saw that thing eat an entire Woolies Chicken, still scares me... I see him in my dreams to this day."" The local people of Johnston have given the humanoid rodent the title of ""Rat King."" Citizens of Johnston have made multiple complaints to Northern Territory police with the Minister Michael Gunner releasing a statement, ""We ask"
"the Doc/Player platform at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. On 12 July, the film was screened at the Galway Film Fleadh. On 14 July, the film was screened at the Tolpuddle Radical Film Festival. After the film's premiere at Derby QUAD on 8th September 2017, it was released in UK cinemas, and is now available on DVD. Tim Adams of ""The Observer"" described ""Nature of the Beast"" as a ""a thoughtful, beautifully constructed portrait of a singular man"" and the ""film brilliantly captures that clannish emotional pull of Skinner's politics..."" Rebecca Nicholson of ""The Guardian"" called it a ""a gentle"
"Speaker, The Queen commands this honourable House [pauses to bow to both sides of the House] to attend Her Majesty immediately in the House of Peers. A tradition has developed in recent years for this command to be greeted with a defiant topical comment by republican-leaning Labour MP Dennis Skinner, upon which, with some mirth, the House rises to make their way to the Lords' Chamber. This customary intervention was omitted by Mr Skinner in 2015, claiming that he had ""bigger fish to fry than uttering something"", due to a dispute over seating with the Scottish Nationalists. Skinner resumed the"
"making it a Labour stronghold. The 2015 result ranked the seat the 16th safest of the party's 232 seats (by majority percentage) and fifth safest in the capital. 1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Dalston, De Beauvoir, Haggerston, Moorfields, Queensbridge, Victoria, and Wenlock. 1983–2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, Dalston, De Beauvoir, Haggerston, Homerton, King's Park, Moorfields, Queensbridge, Victoria, Wenlock, Westdown, and Wick. 2010–present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, De Beauvoir, Hackney Central, Haggerston, Hoxton, King's Park, Queensbridge, Victoria, and Wick. The constituency covers the southern part of the London Borough of"
"represented by two councillors on Bolsover District Council. The shire district of Bolsover is part of the shire county of Derbyshire. The parish is represented by one councillor on Derbyshire County Council, although the electoral division covers South Normanton East and Tibshelf as well as Blackwell. Blackwell civil parish forms part of the Bolsover parliamentary constituency. The MP currently (2010) is Dennis Skinner, who was elected MP in the 1970 general election. He has held the seat ever since. Some of the main events in Newton's history are listed in the table below, in date order. The final column provides"
"it was too long and they did not believe that there was a significant amount of support for a name change. The present constituency was formed in 1997 from parts of the former Oldham Central and Royton and Oldham West constituencies and has to date been a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been held by Michael Meacher since the 1997 general election. Meacher had previously been the MP for the successor seat of Oldham West since 1970. Despite no part of the constituency, nor Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council ever having had a BNP councillor, the constituency gained a"
"started a campaign to have Wilson trespassed from Wanganui shops. Media coverage about Wilson's release has been extensive. In almost every story, it says he's been 'dubbed the Beast of Blenheim'. How Wilson first came to be labelled the 'Beast' is not known although columnist Rosemary McLeod notes that the media generally cannot get away with such insulting terminology – but says nobody seems to be protesting at Wilson being 'dubbed in this way'. Jim Hopkins, a columnist for the New Zealand Herald noted for his humorous writing style said: ""We're never told who did the dubbery, but it is"
"making speeches about the wonder of Anthony Eden, so I got up and talked about miners and people seriously injured and dead in the pits and the £200 given to the widow... There was booing and then all the Tories left and the papers had a go, some serious ones"". The first official documentary about Dennis Skinner, ""Nature of the Beast"", was completed in 2017 by production company Shut Out The Light. Three years in the making, the film had its premiere at the Derby QUAD Cinema on 8 September 2017, before a UK cinema release. The documentary traces Skinner's"
"he was the Member of parliament for the Banff and Buchan constituency. The matter was raised again in 2002 when Ross Finnie, at that time Minister for the Environment and Rural Development, was asked by Richard Lochhead, the Scottish National Party member of parliament for northeast Scotland, to instigate a formal enquiry concerning the reports. A Cruden Bay farmer found the carcass of one of his sheep spread across a field in 2006; he was sure it was not savaged by a dog and stated that workers had recently seen a ""huge, slinky cat skulking around"". Two years later, in"
"07. In 2007, several sheep were killed on his land, leading to speculation that the Beast of Ballybogey, a phantom cat, was active; the Police Service of Northern Ireland discounted this theory. Cecil Cousley Cecil Cousley is a politician in Northern Ireland. Cousley is a farmer living near Ballymoney, and is an elder at Drumreagh Presbyterian Church. Cousley was elected to Ballymoney Borough Council in 1981 for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was also elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982 in North Antrim. Cousley has held his council seat at each election since 1981, regularly placing top in"
"exist in the area. After the Second World War a council estate was built in the area. The estate is the largest in Dewsbury and has a doctors and shops within it. The local elections of 4 May 2006 saw the BNP gain the ""Dewsbury East"" ward, which includes the estate - but the seat was regained by the Labour Party in the 5 May 2007 election. Chickenley Chickenley is predominantly a large village in the east of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. It was originally a farming hamlet, half-way between Ossett and Dewsbury. The Chickenley name could derive from a"
"North East Derbyshire, formed in 1885, and Clay Cross, formed in 1918. 1950-1983: The Urban District of Bolsover, and the Rural Districts of Blackwell and Clowne. 1983-2010: The District of Bolsover, and the District of North East Derbyshire wards of Morton, Pilsley, Shirland, and Sutton. 2010-present: The District of Bolsover, and the District of North East Derbyshire wards of Holmewood and Heath, Pilsley and Morton, Shirland, and Sutton. The seat includes many former mining communities and has in elections to date been a Labour Party stronghold although incumbent MP Dennis Skinner's share of the popular vote dropped to a bare"
"from the early 1970s and has been replaced, although the character was absent for most of the intervening period, in the 2009 TV Series by another Teacher named Mrs Creecher. Nasty Norman was a bully often seen as Dennis's rival. Stanley Livingstone an explorer with a pet crocodile, who lived next door to Dennis. Seemingly replaced by the Colonel, though the character had disappeared a while before the Colonel first appeared. His name alludes to the explorers David Livingstone and H.M. Stanley. BBC News once called Dennis the 'definitive naughty boy'. Matthew Jarron of Dundee University, curator of a Beano"
"from 1992, and Dumfries and Galloway (the Galloway Puma). In the historic Buchan area of Aberdeenshire the creature is daubed the Beast of Buchan and sightings are regularly documented. A large black panther known as ""the Beast of Dartmoor"" was seen by a group of fifteen people, including Matthew P. Warburton, in the summer of 2011 in the Haldon Forest. There were many more news stories from different parts of the country. In the early months of 2011, a great number of sightings of a 'panther' in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, stirred locals and began to be reported in the local"
"The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern, Bentley Central, Bentley North Road, Stainforth, and Thorne. 2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Adwick, Askern Spa, Bentley, Great North Road, Mexborough, Sprotbrough, and Stainforth and Moorends. The constituency covers largely rural areas north of Doncaster, stretching to partly suburban Mexborough in the west, Bentley that lies on the northern banks of the River Don and Adwick which is farther north. The seat is an area with moderate typical incomes which has yet to fully recover from the almost total end locally in the coal mining industry but large"
"of Assembly, when it was still part of that state. The Division was first contested at the 2001 federal election. Although the Darwin/Palmerston area had historically been a stronghold for the Country Liberal Party at the territorial level, recent gains by Labor have made it much more competitive. It has taken on a character similar to mortgage belt seats. As such, for most of its history, it has been a marginal seat usually held by the party of government. The CLP's Dave Tollner held the seat for its first two terms of existence before narrowly losing it to Labor's Damian"
"is seen seated, walking around the perimeter of its enclosure, yawning (exposing its impressive gape), sniffing the air, scratching itself (in the same manner as a dog), and lying down. Frank Darby, who claimed to have been a keeper at Hobart Zoo, suggested ""Benjamin"" as having been the animal's pet name in a newspaper article of May 1968. No documentation exists to suggest that it ever had a pet name, and Alison Reid (""de facto"" curator at the zoo) and Michael Sharland (publicist for the zoo) denied that Frank Darby had ever worked at the zoo or that the name"
"Springfield, and Stamford, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. 1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, and Springfield, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. 1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Defoe, New River, Northfield, Northwold, and Springfield. 1983–2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Eastdown, Leabridge, New River, North Defoe, Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, South Defoe, and Springfield. 2010–present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Cazenove, Clissold, Dalston, Hackney Downs, Leabridge, Lordship, New River, Springfield, and Stoke Newington Central. The constituency covers the northern part of"
"the National Union of Mineworkers. After working for 20 years as a miner, he became a member of Derbyshire County Council and a Clay Cross councillor in the 1960s. In 1967, he attended Ruskin College, Oxford, after completing a course run by the National Union of Mineworkers at the University of Sheffield. In 1956, Skinner joined the Labour Party. He was first elected as MP for the safe Labour seat of Bolsover at the 1970 general election and has retained it ever since. He was a strong supporter of the National Union of Mineworkers and their leader Arthur Scargill in"
"the constituency from 1997 to 2010, regained it in 2015. The 2015 result gave the seat the 13th most marginal majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. De Bois and Ryan have been standing against each other in this seat since 2001, over five general elections, with Ryan winning four of those five. 1974-1983: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Bush Hill, Cambridge Road, Chase, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Ordnance, Ponders End, Town, and Willow. 1983-2010: The London Borough of Enfield wards of Bullsmoor, Chase, Enfield Lock, Enfield Wash, Green Street, Hoe Lane, Ponders End, Southbury,"
"Ynysddu. Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency) Islwyn () is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This area, historically known for coal-mining, is a safe Labour Party seat which was once held by the party's former leader Neil Kinnock, who served as opposition leader for nearly a decade until 1992. The current MP is Chris Evans, first elected at the 2010 general election. 1983-2010: The Borough of Islwyn. 2010-present: The Caerphilly County Borough electoral divisions of Aberbargoed, Abercarn, Argoed, Blackwood, Cefn Fforest, Crosskeys, Crumlin, Maesycwmmer, Newbridge, Pengam, Penmaen, Pontllanfraith, Risca East, Risca West,"
"is a keen hiker, and is the President of his borough’s Red Ramblers organisation. He is also President of Ebbw Valley Brass. His hobbies include hiking, watching rugby and cinema. Nick Smith (British politician) Nicholas Desmond John Smith (born 14 January 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaenau Gwent since the May 2010 election. From 1998 to 2005 he was a councillor in the London Borough of Camden. Born in 1960 into a family of miners and steel workers, Smith grew up in Tredegar and was educated at its comprehensive"
"beast are equally well known. During the first six years of the 21st century fifty sightings were reported including areas stretching from Ardersier in the north through to Inverurie and Fraserburgh occasionally as far south as the English border, although the highest concentration is in rural areas of Aberdeenshire. In the period from May 2000 until January 2002, twenty-two sightings were reported to Grampian Police but the force believed it likely 80 percent of sightings were never reported. Alex Salmond raised concerns about attacks on farm livestock by the Beast in the House of Commons in 1997; at the time"