The Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards winners
Peter Hoskin 11:02pm
The Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards bash took place this evening, CoffeeHousers, and a jubilant time was had by all. We shall be putting out a supplement celebrating the event, and
Parliament's most preeminent performers, in tomorrow's issue of The Spectator. But, in the meantime, here's the list of all the winners from tonight:
Newcomer of the Year: Dominic Raab MP
Select Committee Chairman of the Year: Andrew Tyrie MP
Campaigner of the Year: Stella Creasy MP
Inquisitor of the Year: John Whittingdale OBE MP on behalf of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
Backbencher of the Year: Adam Holloway MP
Double Act of the Year: The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP & The Rt Hon Theresa May MP
Speech of the Year: Charles Walker MP
Survivor of the Year: The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP
Readers’ Representative of the Year: Philip Davies MP
Minister of the Year: The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
Politician of the Year: The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP
Parliamentarian of the Year: The Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Crosby PC
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Frank P
November 17th, 2011 2:28am Report this commentHmmmn! Sniff.
Frank P
November 17th, 2011 2:32am Report this commentOn reflection, given the mangy mob available for selection, that dozen are no worse than any of the others you might have chosen; but only just.
EC
November 17th, 2011 7:13am Report this commentSurvivor Huhne? Does that mean that May will not survive the year?
strapworld
November 17th, 2011 7:23am Report this commentParliamentarian of the Year. Shirley Williams???? Come on, someone must be having a laugh.
Duyfken
November 17th, 2011 7:53am Report this commentShirley Williams should have the Life-time Achievement Award for always getting things hopelessly wrong.
and I'll go to bed at noon
November 17th, 2011 9:06am Report this commentI assume Williams gets the nod for her effective railroading of the NHS bill, which is very magnanimous of you. However, this award lost any cache it ever had when you gave it to Blair, a man who, for all his many gifts, had complete contempt for parliament.
Tiberius
November 17th, 2011 10:29am Report this commentIt's a relief to know that these awards are tongue-in-cheek, but then one sees Michael Gove in there...
thedissenter
November 17th, 2011 10:43am Report this commentWhy? It would be good to have a short para. Awards may be obvious to Spectator consideration panel, but not all are able to be viewed so by outsiders. What speech did Charles Walker make that was so brilliant, for example.
startledcod
November 17th, 2011 10:48am Report this commentHmm, not much need for me to add to the why-Shirley-Williams-should-not-get-any-award-ever chorus, here and especially on Guido Fawkes, save to say that Shirl herself considers her position as elder stateswoman, sage, grandee, leading poilitical thinker, beneficial revolutionary outsider, and all-round good-thing, richly deserved. Unfortunately her track record entirely fails to back it up.
Here’s a thought, there isn’t any chance that Chris Huhne is the son she gave up for adoption is he, they have so much in common.
Frankly
November 17th, 2011 11:19am Report this commentFirst Minister Salmond wins yet again and still has time to do Time:
http://tinyurl.com/cd6nw55
Mudplugger
November 17th, 2011 11:28am Report this commentA pat on the back to the Readers for recognising Philip Davies as one of the few MPs who actually represents his constituents and sticks to his principles.
Interesting how the Readers can spot a star MP, but the Establishment never will.
Matthew Blott
November 17th, 2011 1:23pm Report this commentThe omission of Tom Watson suggest a rather partisan list.
MusicEducationalista
November 17th, 2011 2:26pm Report this commentMichael Gove? Really?? What does it say about the UK that we can award Minister of the Year to someone who has delayed a major piece of strategic planning again and again for many months, causing extreme distress to an entire profession?
John Hockaday
November 17th, 2011 2:43pm Report this commentask a teacher why Mr Gove MP should get such an award?
Frank P
November 17th, 2011 3:22pm Report this commentMatthew Blott
If you put Tom Watson's head in a sack, his eyes would sprout six inch roots overnight.
Andy Carpark
November 17th, 2011 3:39pm Report this commentWho ARE these twats?
Hexhamgeezer
November 17th, 2011 4:08pm Report this commentSurely Huhne should've got Alimentary of the Year'
Hexhamgeezer
November 17th, 2011 4:09pm Report this commentMay is superfluous to the double act award.
Ian m
November 17th, 2011 5:38pm Report this commentIf Gove was minister of the year, what does that say about the rest of them?
FFlynn
November 18th, 2011 1:38am Report this commentBaroness Shirley Williams is an outstanding choice for Parliamentarian of the Year: she speaks from the floor of the Lords, Question Time, any podium, really, on a wide variety of topics, with such depth, knowledge, and expertise, from issues ranging from nuclear weapons to healthcare, eequally comfortable with complex foreign debates and domestic challenges.... and never from a prepared speech, ever. And never dull, always witha twinkle in her eyes. What a role model.
Clark
November 18th, 2011 4:01pm Report this commentGove as "minister of the year" ...what a joke!
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