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he wrote a satirical article which stated, "A festive custom we could do worse than foster would be stringing piano wire across country lanes to decapitate cyclists", which attracted two hundred letters to the Press
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In May 2021, Parris called for the removal of ethnic minority status from Gypsy, Roma and
Travellers, describing them "not a race, but a doomed mindset" and called for "a gradual but relentless squeeze on anyone who tries without permission to park their home on public property or the property of
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Conservative. The experiment came to an embarrassing end when he ran out of money for the electricity meter. Twenty years later, in 2004, he attempted the experiment again for the documentary
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responded to Parris saying "The Times have published an article advocating for eradicating the way of life of an entire ethnic minority. Absolutely shameful. Solidarity with Gypsy, Roma and
Traveller people who have to endure this racism, and this mindset."
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placed Parris at Number 84 in his list of 'The Top 100 Most
Influential People on the Right', describing him as "the pre-eminent columnist of his generation". In August 2010, in a list compiled by the
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degree, later blaming "too much coffee, Four Roses bourbon, train training to break a five-minute mile and hanging out with interesting people." It was at the university that he befriended
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Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, with a few dozen over-winterers, mostly researchers. One of them was fatally shot in an accident during his stay, about which he wrote for
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in a late-night debate in the House of
Commons in 1984, but nobody noticed. He announced that he was gay in one of his weekly newspaper columns and admitted that he
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saying, "He never had any judgment or strategic vision. Mr
Johnson was only ever a shallow opportunist with a minor talent to amuse". In 2022, Parris described
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Afghanistan. His previous accolades include Columnist of the Year in the 1991 and 1993
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attack on cyclists. It was meant humorously but so many cyclists have taken it seriously that I plainly misjudged. I am sorry." In the same year
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journalists, Parris eulogised the newspaper and gave an enthusiastic appreciation of what he considered the virtues and positive achievements of
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1564:"Royston Vasey Mon Amour, Anniversary Specials, The League of Gentlemen – BBC Two"
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from 1979 to 1986. Competing prospective candidates for the seat included
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1502:"After Dark: with presenters including Tony Wilson and Anthony Clare"
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in Swaziland, Sessions School on the island of Cyprus, and
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newspaper from 1988 to 2001 and has had weekly columns in
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Matthew Parris, Andrew Bryson (Penguin Books Ltd, 2010)
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Look Behind You!: Sketches and Follies from the Commons
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magazine. In 2004, Parris became Writer of the Year in
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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LGBTQ members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The King's English (Oxford Language Classics Series)
1992:"Observer review: Chance Witness by Matthew Parris"
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1668:"My llamas paid their £3 to vote in Labour poll"
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455:Parris is now a radio and television presenter,
1706:"Stonewall should stay out of trans rights war"
2239:Online – Matthew Parris: the Kerguelen columns
1942:Parliament: The Biography (Volume II – Reform)
1737:"It's time we stopped pandering to Travellers"
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987:Chance Witness: An Outsider's Life in Politics
629:Chance Witness: An Outsider's Life in Politics
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1250:"The women who really influenced us (by men)"
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1444:"ITV TV Classics – World In Action"
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199:from 1979 to 1986. Ideologically a
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2047:"Chance Witness by Matthew Parris"
2019:"Coming out . . . as a politician"
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610:British Press Awards
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