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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
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Vote for me!
I make no apology for, once again, asking people to vote for me. Putting yourself up for election is a fairly egotistical thing to do, as is having an eponymous blog. And although I’ve never introduced myself on the doorstep (my patter is to call “on behalf of the Conservatives” rather than putting a particular
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Posted in Politics, Shaftesbury, Wandsworth
Also tagged Guy Senior, Jane Ellison, Jonathan Cook, vote
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The saddest part of the campaign…
This time tomorrow I’ll be running around like mad working for a Conservative victory, locally and nationally. And hopefully the result will reflect the months and years of hard work the Conservatives have put into Battersea and Wandsworth, both administratively running an excellent council and politically, campaigning to hold Putney and gain Battersea and Tooting.
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Voting Conservative gets you…
I have been featuring some of the videos from the council campaign, but this is my favourite. Because Wandsworth has always encouraged council house sales, empowering people to become homeowners rather than tenants, doesn’t mean we aren’t proud of our position as a social landlord. Wandsworth has been at the forefront of the campaign to
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The final Battersea list
The council have published the final list of candidates for the Battersea parliamentary seat. I know I shouldn’t say this but I’m a little disappointed, the field has narrowed, and we are now down to seven candidates, the major parties are there, obviously, with the Conservatives Jane Ellison challenging Labour’s Martin Linton for the seat.
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, BNP, Green, Jane Ellison, Labour, Lib Dem, Martin Linton, Putney, UKIP
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I could kiss Gordon Brown
Finally, Brown has blown the starting whistle. Thank God. It has got to the stage where I’m not just dreaming about elections, but actually had a nightmare over the weekend that Brown bottled it again and delayed the election until June. Frankly, I’m ready to have a bit of a break from politics and campaigning.
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Nick Clegg can take heart from Gordon Brown
The council goes into a mini-hibernation during party conference season, partly because so many councillors attend their conferences. This doesn’t, however, apply during the Liberal Democrat conference for the simple reason that there are no Liberal Democrats on Wandsworth council. We have been in the fortunate position of being a two party council and, despite
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Posted in Politics
Also tagged conference, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Nick Clegg, Vince Cable
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London and Wandsworth’s European election results
It was a fairly good night for the Conservatives in London – three of London’s eight MEPs were returned as Conservatives. Congratulations to Charles Tannock, Syed Kamall and Marina Yannakoudakis on their elections. It’s also pleasing that the BNP did not win a seat here. Though disturbing that they managed to take two seats in the
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged BNP, European elections, Labour, Liberal Democrats
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Confessions of a Conservative canvasser: Part II
Yesterday I highlighted some of the things canvassing is not. Today I want to go through some of the things canvassing is, and my thoughts at the end of this particular campaign. While the media will concentrate on Cabinet resignations and pressure on Brown, the life of a party activist is less glamorous and less
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged BNP, Canvassing, David Cameron, European elections, Gordon Brown, Labour
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Confessions of a Conservative canvasser: Part I
Robin Askwith will not be getting any casting enquiries on the back of this. While canvassing may be many things it would make a very bad film, even by the standard of the British film industry in the 70s. But since it’s taken up so much of my time over the past few weeks –
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Are the BNP active in Battersea?
A few people have had the dreadful BNP leaflet land on their doormat recently and asked me if this means the BNP is active in Battersea. Luckily, I think the answer is no. In each case the leaflet has been their badly researched election communication featuring a Polish Spitfire, American models and an elderly Italian
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