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Richard Anthony Edward North〔 is a British blogger and author. He has published books on defence and agriculture.〔Continuum Publishing, (Ministry of Defeat: The British in Iraq 2003–2009 )〕 In 2006 his blog ''EUReferendum'' was rated by the ''Financial Times'' as the UK's most influential political blog.〔Christopher Booker, 15 October 2006, (Christopher Booker's Notebook )〕 North was previously research director in the European Parliament for the now-defunct political grouping Europe of Democracies and Diversities, which included the UK Independence Party (UKIP). North has collaborated with journalist Christopher Booker on climate change, public health and other issues.〔Christopher Booker, ''Daily Telegraph'', 30 July 2006, (Christopher Booker's notebook )〕 North has co-authored a number of books with Booker, as well as collaborating on Booker's journalism. ==Background== North had "a brief career in the Royal Air Force"〔Bruges Group, (Columnists )〕 before becoming a local government officer, and then for two decades ran his own consultancy business.〔 A 1994 contribution to the Institute of Economic Affairs's journal ''Economic Affairs'' described him as "an independent food safety adviser".〔Richard North, "The Regulatory Crisis of the 1990s: Some Solutions", ''Economic Affairs'', 14(4), June 1994, pp23–27〕 "He then moved into trade politics and thence to the European Parliament as research director for the group of European Democracies and Diversities,"〔 a grouping of eurosceptic political groupings which existed from 1999 to 2004, in which the UK Independence Party (UKIP) participated. At the European Parliament in Strasbourg he shared an office with UKIP's leader Nigel Farage.〔Daniel (2005:103)〕 In the 1990s North completed a PhD〔 on public sector food-poisoning surveillance at Leeds Metropolitan University.〔McSpotlight, (Richard North curriculum vitae )〕 North stood for the Referendum Party in the 1997 election, in South Derbyshire, having joined the party in 1996.〔Daniel (2005:34)〕 In the 2004 European elections North was UKIP's number one candidate on the party list for the Yorkshire region, until he was supplanted by Godfrey Bloom,〔Mark Daniel, ''(Cranks and gadflies: the story of UKIP )'', Timewell Press, 2005. p105〕 who won a seat. North later resigned from UKIP, describing his service for the party as "optimism, descending into frustration, to disillusionment and to betrayal".〔Daniel (2005:138)〕〔Alan Sked, ''Daily Telegraph'', 30 May 2004, (As founder of the UKIP, I will vote Tory )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard A. E. North」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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