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 Bildstien the Premier, John Olsen; chief of staff to Iain Evans; press secretary for the federal member for Hindmarsh, Christine Gallus; and media advisor for the Adelaide City Council. He then joined the Adelaide "Advertiser" in various reporting and editorial roles. He is currently the director of media and stakeholder relations in the Ombudsman's office of the Fair Work Commission. Craig Bildstien Craig Stephen Bildstien (born 20 November 1957) in an Australian journalist and former politician, who was a Liberal Party member for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Mildura from 1988 to 1996. Born in Mildura, he attended Merbein High