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He has made an appearance in the top ten of each of the last three parliamentary expenses lists, amassing £151,791 in expenses to become the highest-spending MP in the UK for the 2002-2003 session [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_joyce/falkirk#expenses]. |
He has made an appearance in the top ten of each of the last three parliamentary expenses lists, amassing £151,791 in expenses to become the highest-spending MP in the UK for the 2002-2003 session [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_joyce/falkirk#expenses]. |
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A keen traveller, Mr Joyce has never appeared outside of the top two highest travel-spending MPs since being voted into [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in 2000, and as registered trips to the [[United States]], [[Africa]] and [[Kuwait]]. [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_joyce/falkirk] Critics of Mr Joyce say that he is using his constituents' money to fund voyages that he can no longer obtain for free from the army. |
A keen traveller, Mr Joyce has never appeared outside of the top two highest travel-spending MPs since being voted into [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in 2000, and as registered trips to the [[United States]], [[Africa]] and [[Kuwait]]. [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/eric_joyce/falkirk] Critics of Mr Joyce say that he is using his constituents' money to fund voyages that he can no longer obtain for free from the army. --> |
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===Criticism=== |
===Criticism=== |
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Mr Joyce has been dubbed an "embarrassing sycophant" by ex-Labour [[deputy leader]] [[Roy Hattersley]] [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0,9321,1144099,00.html]. |
Mr Joyce has been dubbed an "embarrassing sycophant" by ex-Labour [[deputy leader]] [[Roy Hattersley]] [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0,9321,1144099,00.html]. |
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He has also been branded "a [[Blairite]] [[carpetbagger]]" by [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] [[Dennis Canavan]]{{fact}}. |
He has also been branded "a [[Blairite]] [[carpetbagger]]" by [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] [[Dennis Canavan]]{{fact}}. |
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In the published MP expense accounts for 2005-2006, he spent more on travel than any other MP, claiming over £40,000. [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/HoCallowances0506current.pdf] |
In the published MP expense accounts for 2005-2006, he spent more on travel than any other MP, claiming over £40,000. [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/HoCallowances0506current.pdf] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Eric+Joyce ePolitics - Eric Joyce] official site |
*[http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Eric+Joyce ePolitics - Eric Joyce] official site |
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Revision as of 22:17, 26 October 2006
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Major Eric Joyce (born October 13, 1960, in Perth, Scotland) is a British politician and Member of Parliament for the Scottish constituency of Falkirk representing the Labour Party.
He was first elected to parliament in Falkirk West by-election, 2000, which was prompted by the resignation of Dennis Canavan. Joyce retained this seat in the 2001 General Election, and was elected to the enlarged Falkirk constituency in the 2005 General Election.
Early life
He lived in Perth with his family for most of his infant and teenage years before joining the army in 1978. Initially a private in the Black Watch, he went on to attend the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1987. During his time in the army he served in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany and Central America.
Education
Between 1981 and 1987, he took time away from the army to attend technical college and university where he gained a BA (Hons) in Religious Studies from Stirling University. After being commissioned as an army officer in 1987 he continued his studies part-time and has an MA in Education from Bath University and an MBA from Keele University.
Army time
He left the army amid controversy in 1999 after dubbing the armed forces "racist, sexist and discriminatory", before going on to serve as the Public Affairs Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality (Scotland) until being elected as MP for Falkirk West in the narrowly-won by-election of December 2000.
Parliamentary career
He has previously served as a member of the Scottish Affairs and the Procedures select committees at Westminster. He also served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mike O'Brien MP when Mike was the Minister for Energy at the Department of Trade and Industry and is currently Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Hodge MP, Minister for Industry and the Regions at the Department of Trade and Industry.
Other
He is currently a member of the Fabian Society Executive Committee and is the author of the Fabian pamphlet 'Arms and the Man'.
He is married to Rose, a teacher, and they have twin girls, Megan and Angharad.
He has made an appearance in the top ten of each of the last three parliamentary expenses lists, amassing £151,791 in expenses to become the highest-spending MP in the UK for the 2002-2003 session [1].
Criticism
Mr Joyce has been dubbed an "embarrassing sycophant" by ex-Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley [2].