He was chosen as the Conservative candidate for the 2016 election for mayor of London, which he subsequently lost to Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party. You have rejected additional cookies. Khan achieved 57% of the vote to Goldsmith's 43% and polled a record number of votes after second round votes were counted. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 24, 461-497. . Zac Goldsmith - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [8] His ecological interests were nurtured further when his father gave him a copy of Helena Norberg-Hodge's book Ancient Futures, with a note saying: "This will change your life". Goldsmith Global - Joel Goldsmith Infinite Way News He stated that he was confident that the Cameron government would reject Heathrow expansion but that if they did not then he would resign as an MP and trigger a by-election. Boris Johnson stayed at Lord Goldsmith's Spanish home for free Goldsmith History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms - HouseOfNames [citation needed], In August 2008, Goldsmith was appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Australian property trust, Westfield Group. [139], Goldsmith advocates greater direct democracy, such as Switzerland's model of using referendums. The High Court ruled that, although the crime of aggression was recognised in international law, it was not an offence under UK law, and, therefore, the prosecution could not proceed. In 1998, his uncle Edward Goldsmith made him editor of The Ecologist, a position he retained until 2007. [89], A key issue in the campaign was London's housing shortage. As a sympathetic legal acquaintance puts it: "It is ironic that possibly the most distinguished lawyer to become Attorney General has been the one who has given the most important and dubious piece of advice. The property is marketed online for rentals, reportedly for as much as 25,000 a week, The register said: The prime minister has a longstanding personal friendship with the Goldsmith family and, in that capacity, in October 2021 stayed in a holiday home in southern Spain, which was provided free of charge by the Goldsmiths.