by Englishman 10 Replies latest jw friends
Jeffery Archer, author and speaker extraordinaire, also known as Lord Archer of Weston super Mare, was today sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for perjury* http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1424000/1424501.stm
Englishman.
..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
If only Lord Archer could be sent to a Turkish prison.
Poor Jeffery! How the mighty have fallen.
I don't figure the connection, but England have lost the toss 12 out of 13 times. What's with that????????
philo
Jeffery Archer returned to his home town a while ago, to celebrate the end of a mayoral term for a drinking pal of mine.
Although I am not of the same political persuasion, I attended Lord Archers superb speech in which he commiserated with the departing Mayor. This is what he said about Mayor Bryant:
"So Peter, that's it then. Tomorrow you will be just another ordinary man. Reduced to the ranks. A mere mortal. Stripped of all power. I, of course, will still be a Lord!"
Hilarious.
Englishman.
..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
Yes, Archer is a funny, witty and very bright guy. But he also zealously supported the most heinous crimes of the Thatcher regime (support and comfort for South Africa's apartheid regime and the fascist Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, bloody U.S. supported right-wing terrorist attacks on democratic movements all over the 3rd world, the Falklands war etc…). Although he will probably be held in a minimum security country club, I hope is he is jailed in a maximum security jail where hard-core inmates can have a little fun with him.
There are bits and pieces in the thread, but what's Archer's claim to fame? Tell us about him.
AlanF
I hope is he is jailed in a maximum security jail where hard-core inmates can have a little fun with him.
You mean you hope he becomes a JW?
About Jeffrey Archer :
Jeffrey Archer is one of England's leading political figures and one of the world's most successful storytellers. All of his novels and short story collections -- from 1974's Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less to 1998's The Eleventh Commandant -- have been international bestsellers, selling more than 100 million copies. He was educated at Oxford where he was a world-class sprinter. Mr. Archer is married and has two children and lives in England.
His major novels are:
The Eleventh Commandant - 1998
The Fourth Estate - 1996
Honour Among Thieves - 1993
As the Crow Flies - 1991
A Matter of Honour - 1986
First Among Equals - 1984
The Prodigal Daughter - 1982
Kane and Abel - 1979
Shall We Tell the President? - 1977
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less - 1974
His major short stories are:
To Cut a Long Story Short - 2001
Twelve Red Herrings - 1994
A Twist in the Tale - 1988
A Quiver Full of Arrows - 1980
So if you go into a major bookshop, you will find many of his novels.
Alan,
He was part of Thatchers court, possibly a minister once. He's an undying righty of course. Also, a notable writer of less than wonderful fiction, but it sells well. Unfortunately his fiction didn't impress the judge at the old bailey, he's been sent down for 4 counts of perjury.
How perjury? Years back, he was exposed in the press for sleeping with a prostitute, he denied it, sued the paper...and WON. But to win he had to perjure himnself and manufacture evidence. Just like writing a book really. So he got found out, poor bugger.
philo
Alan
OK! Jeffery Archer is a local WSM boy. In 1969 he became the youngest MP to take a seat in the House of Commons. Some bad business dealings made him virtually bankrupt in 1975, he then lost his Member of Parliament status.
He promptly set about writing his first novel entitled "Not a penny more, not a penny less", and recouped his losses. He wrote lots of books that were televised, amongst them was "Kane and Abel". Other books included:
The Prodigal Daughter
Shall We Tell the President?
A Matter of Honor
First Among Equals
A Quiver Full of Arrows
Twelve Red Herrings
As the Crow Flies
A Twist in the Tale
The First Miracle
The Fourth Estate
With his finances restored he became a pet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and advanced to becoming the chairman of the Conservative Party. Always an ebullient fella, he was severely miffed to find that he was targeted as a user of prostitutes by the Daily Star newspaper.
In typical style, he sued and won damages from them in the mid 80's. He was later made a Peer for services rendered and adopted the title "Lord Archer of Weston super Mare and Mark".
A couple of tears ago, a guy who had provided him with false alibis re the prostitute saga admitted that he had lied in his sworn evidence and as a consequence, Archer was ejected from the Tory party.
The Daily Star pressed for prosecution, claiming that Archer had perjured himself in court, an accusation that was substantiated today.
So there you have it,the only "Lord" that I can remember being put in prison and he comes from my town. The locals want him stripped of the title as they reckon that it reflects badly upon the town. I reckon a bit of notoriety will do us good!
Englishman.
..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
