2001 United Kingdom general election previous autumn had shown the first Tory lead (though only by a narrow margin) in the opinion polls for eight years as they benefited from the public anger towards the government over the fuel protests which had led to a severe shortage of motor fuel. By the end of 2000, however, the dispute had been solved and Labour were firmly back in the lead of the opinion polls. In total, a mere 29 parliamentary seats changed hands at the 2001 Election. One of the more noted events of a quiet campaign was when countryside protester Craig Evans threw an egg
Craig A. Evans Craig A. Evans Craig Alan Evans (born January 21, 1952) is an evangelical New Testament scholar and author. He is a prolific writer with 70 books and over 600 journal articles and reviews to his name. He earned his B.A in history and philosophy from Claremont McKenna College, a Master of Divinity from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California. He is John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University. Prior to Houston Baptist, he was Payzant Distinguished Professor of New