Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Daniel Pearce Jackson Hodges (born 7 March 1969) is a British commentator and blogger who is a columnist for The Daily Telegraph newspaper who is an ex-employee and former member of the Labour Party.He is the son of the Labour MP (and former actress) Glenda Jackson and her then husband Roy Hodges. In the last twenty years, Hodges has worked as a parliamentary researcher, a Labour Party official, GMB official and worked as director of communications for Transport for London under Ken Livingstone.He has been a journalist and a blogger writing for The Guardian, the New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and Labour Uncut. He supported Jon Cruddas in the 2007 deputy leadership election as a member of Compass, but has since been critical of the organisation. He supported David Miliband in the Labour leadership contest and has since been very critical of Ed Miliband. He also worked for the successful No to AV campaign in 2011 and also opposes House of Lords reform.In May 2012, although he was then a long-standing member of the Labour Party, Hodges voted for the Conservative Boris Johnson in the London Mayoral elections, lauding him as a "unifying figure" over Ken Livingstone whom he saw as "divisive" and "a disgrace". However, he still voted for Labour London Assembly candidates.[citation needed]In August 2013, Hodges expressed strong approval for David Cameron's administration ordering the border detention of David Miranda, the spouse of journalist Glenn Greenwald, under the Terrorism Act despite not being under suspicion of planning terroristic acts. He expressed support for the government suppressing whistleblowers spreading "information highly detrimental to the UK national interest". Following the House of Commons vote on 29 August 2013 against possible military involvement in the Syrian civil war, and objecting to Ed Miliband's conduct, Hodges left the Labour Party.Hodges is also a wargame designer. His first game design was Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic which is about the Falkland Islands War.. }
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- Dan_Hodges abstract "Daniel Pearce Jackson Hodges (born 7 March 1969) is a British commentator and blogger who is a columnist for The Daily Telegraph newspaper who is an ex-employee and former member of the Labour Party.He is the son of the Labour MP (and former actress) Glenda Jackson and her then husband Roy Hodges. In the last twenty years, Hodges has worked as a parliamentary researcher, a Labour Party official, GMB official and worked as director of communications for Transport for London under Ken Livingstone.He has been a journalist and a blogger writing for The Guardian, the New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and Labour Uncut. He supported Jon Cruddas in the 2007 deputy leadership election as a member of Compass, but has since been critical of the organisation. He supported David Miliband in the Labour leadership contest and has since been very critical of Ed Miliband. He also worked for the successful No to AV campaign in 2011 and also opposes House of Lords reform.In May 2012, although he was then a long-standing member of the Labour Party, Hodges voted for the Conservative Boris Johnson in the London Mayoral elections, lauding him as a "unifying figure" over Ken Livingstone whom he saw as "divisive" and "a disgrace". However, he still voted for Labour London Assembly candidates.[citation needed]In August 2013, Hodges expressed strong approval for David Cameron's administration ordering the border detention of David Miranda, the spouse of journalist Glenn Greenwald, under the Terrorism Act despite not being under suspicion of planning terroristic acts. He expressed support for the government suppressing whistleblowers spreading "information highly detrimental to the UK national interest". Following the House of Commons vote on 29 August 2013 against possible military involvement in the Syrian civil war, and objecting to Ed Miliband's conduct, Hodges left the Labour Party.Hodges is also a wargame designer. His first game design was Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic which is about the Falkland Islands War.".