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
Jonathan Evans (politician) and Cardiff Blues Rugby Club. A Roman Catholic, he is a leading pro-life campaigner for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children and launched their Welsh office in Cardiff in the 1990s. He has been a Vice President of the Catholic Union of Great Britain since 2001. https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/2464086/jonathan-evans-wins-achievement-award-at-the-bia https://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/2463981/jonathan-evans-maurice-tulloch-aviva-allianz-and-covea-among-2016-bia-winners Jonathan Evans (politician) Jonathan Peter Evans FRSA (born 2 June 1950) is a former Welsh Conservative Party politician and Chairman of the Welsh Conservative Party. After training as a solicitor, he was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire between 1992 and 1997, and then Member of the