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
Jack Evans (D.C. politician) Jack Evans (D.C. politician) John K. "Jack" Evans III (born October 31, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. since 1991, making him the D.C. Council's longest-serving lawmaker. Evans serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. He ran for mayor in 1998 and 2014, but lost in the Democratic primary both times. Evans was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the son of a florist and a school teacher. He received an economics degree with honors (cum laude) from the Wharton