Terence Dicks
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Terence Patrick Dicks, commonly known as Terry Dicks, (born 17 March 1937) was a British Conservative Party
politician, and MP for Hayes and Harlington
between 1983 and 1997 after unsuccessfully contesting the seat of Bristol South in 1979.
Dicks's opposition to state funding for the arts inspired Labour MP Tony Banks
to claim that Dicks' presence in the House of Commons was "living proof that a pig's bladder on a stick can get elected to Parliament.
On Farzad Bazoft
, an Observer
journalist hanged by Saddam Hussein
in 1990, Dicks said he "deserved to be hanged" on the eve of his execution.
Dicks was born with cerebral palsy
and referred to himself in the House of Commons as a "spastic".
From 1999 until he retired in June 2009 Dicks was a member of Surrey County Council representing the town of Addlestone.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, and MP for Hayes and Harlington
Hayes and Harlington (UK Parliament constituency)
Hayes and Harlington is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
between 1983 and 1997 after unsuccessfully contesting the seat of Bristol South in 1979.
Dicks's opposition to state funding for the arts inspired Labour MP Tony Banks
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005, before being made a Member of the House of Lords. In government, he served for two years as Minister for Sport...
to claim that Dicks' presence in the House of Commons was "living proof that a pig's bladder on a stick can get elected to Parliament.
On Farzad Bazoft
Farzad Bazoft
Farzad Bazoft was an Iranian-born journalist who settled in the United Kingdom in the mid-1970s. He worked as a freelance reporter for The Observer. He was arrested by Iraqi authorities and executed in 1990 after being convicted of spying for Israel while working in Iraq.Bazoft relocated to the...
, an Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
journalist hanged by Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
in 1990, Dicks said he "deserved to be hanged" on the eve of his execution.
Dicks was born with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
and referred to himself in the House of Commons as a "spastic".
From 1999 until he retired in June 2009 Dicks was a member of Surrey County Council representing the town of Addlestone.