Lord Kilclooney: Never mind double jobbing, some of us were treble jobbing

With regard to Ben Lowry’s column (‘The ban on double jobbing by politicians has been a complete failure,’ November 16) I recall that John Hume, Ian Paisley, and myself were treble jobbing ie Strasbourg, Stormont, and Westminster.

Indeed I once spoke in all three chambers on the same day: 8am in Strasbourg, 2.30 pm at Stormont and 8pm in Westminster.

John Taylor after he was elected to the European Parliament in 1979placeholder image
John Taylor after he was elected to the European Parliament in 1979

At 82 years old I am still recovering and I did not deliver the same speech in all three chambers!

John Taylor (Lord Kilclooney), Co Armagh

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