Blog Posts

  • Conservative campaign – positive and well received

    A great day in my division. Lots of leaflets dropped and some great chats. I have been encouraged by the many offers of help and messages of support. Speaking on the doorstep, unhappiness with national politicians of all parties is raised. When I have explained our local priorities of protecting the vulnerable, helping people live… Read more

  • Picture taken meeting the Duke of Edinburgh

    Picture taken meeting the Duke of Edinburgh

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  • “Labour is the real nasty party”

    Interesting piece by Kavanagh of The Sun. I can remember the pain the unions caused to everyone, the old, the sick and the young alike. We must never forget. “WHO divided Britain? Was it Margaret Thatcher, who inherited a country split asunder by sullen strikers who refused to bury the dead or clear the garbage?… Read more

  • Conservative campaign for the county elections – fantastic so far.

    I’m getting lots of very positive messages from Conservative candidates from all over the county. Feedback from canvassing is really good. In the south of the county the Lib Dems seem to have fallen away significantly with a slight rise in Labour support. UKIP have no traction. The Conservative vote is holding up and if… Read more

  • BEM awards

    Today it was my privilege to be part of a ceremony in the Shire Hall chamber at which six fantastic individuals were awarded the British Empire Medal. I read out one of the citations for a gentleman who had been a parish councillor since 1964, and had contributed in so many different ways to his… Read more

  • Small businesses should decide where to base themselves

    Ed Miliband seems to want a return to the bad old days of Labour interventions. Lurching to the left is causing concerns for Tony Blair and should scare the life out of all of us. I’m old enough to remember the 1970s with the industrial disputes, the inefficient state run industries and the civil unrest.… Read more