Why MPs deserve our respect
My thoughts today are with all our Members of Parliament, of all parties. They know the consequences of their vote and they know, whichever way they vote, they will either be accused of the 'murder of...
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My letter to the HoC Administration Committee
A few weeks ago I blogged about the newly introduced room hire charges levied on those hiring rooms in Parliament for an event. For example, to hire the Pavilion Terrace for just under two hours, the...
View ArticleWhat type of place are you running in there?
BuzzzzzzzzzMe: Hello?Voice on intercom:"Delivery man"Me: "Oh, what is it...?"Voice on intercom: "Well, I'm not sure what type of place you're running up there, but it's 750 orange ping-pong...
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Supporting two young entrepreneurs
Last weekend I spotted a link on a friend's Facebook page to an article in one of our local Tunbridge Wells newspapers. It was about two teenage lads who needed to raise £3000 each to finance a...
View ArticleAs I warned...Tories for Corbyn should be careful what they wish for.
On 22 July this year, in a blog about Labour's leadership election entitled "TORIES FOR CORBYN SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT THEY WISH FOR", I wrote:"What we failed to anticipate [in Merseyside in the late...
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A remarkable sense of entitlement...
Within the last few days I received a message from a former councillor who lost his seat years ago, after what many may consider a lackluster campaign. Within weeks of losing he resigned from the Party...
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Brenni's got the X Factor
I seldom use this blog to promote third party causes, but I was pleased today to receive a press release from the Leukaemia charity 'Bloodwise' which highlighted the good work being done by one of our...
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A kind, thoughtful and generous gift
I usually arrive at West Kent Towers to find emails ranting about cuts or Syria. This morning, however, there was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise waiting for me. A wooden crate from Berry Bro's...
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Just saying....,
Our fabulous team of volunteers are working in four hour shifts (5 volunteers per shift, three shifts per day) to data-capture five constituencies-worth of marked electoral registers. The scale of this...
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Say Cheese
Each year we host a Cheese and Wine Party at Christmas and for some reason (no doubt some would call it tradition!) Cllr Paperclips and I end up doing the catering. This involves a painful trip around...
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Data maniacs!
I suspect there are not many Association Offices able to raise 45 different volunteers to work in shifts over four days, from 9am - 9pm, in the week before Christmas, to help data capture a quarter of...
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West Kent Campaign HQ Christmas Newsletter
For those interested in what we do and what we have planned, I am pleased to publish our end-of-year "West Kent Campaign HQ Newsletter" which we have just emailed to Members and Registered Supporters....
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230,000 down. 20,000 to go!
If anyone wonders what five constituencies-worth of marked electoral registers look like- see below. The slightly squiff tower on the right is what our team have data-captured in just three days. The...
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Don't you know who I am....?
Ring ring... ring ring...AK: West Kent Campaign Centre, how can I help?Voice on phone: "Now, listen here. I've received a Christmas card from this chap Toog... Tuugeeeyy....Tug-ind-dat. Or however...
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Back to the future with Jon Botten's Grandfather's archives
West Kent's Office Manager, Jon Botten, is not from a longstanding Conservative tradition. His maternal grandfather, the fabulously named A. J. G Snitter, was Voluntary Agent of the Tonbridge Labour...
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A little "thank you" goes a long way
Colleagues elsewhere often remark how fortunate we are to have such a large and willing team of helpers - and they are right, we are. However building and retaining a team takes time and effort. One of...
View ArticleWhy was your Agent hitting a wine bottle with his shoe?
I was reminded of an amusing vignette yesterday arising from Robert Halfon's visit to West Kent last week and thought I would post it here for weekend amusement. Having welcomed Rob to the event in...
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I BeLeave in Britain
Regular readers of this blog will know I am a moderate Eurosceptic. As a Libertarian I support free trade and free movement of people. I have lived and worked in Amsterdam and Spain and have no fears...
View ArticleGood sense from Matthew Plummer
A very good article on ConHome this morning from my friend Matthew Plummer, on why 5 yearly boundary reviews will make our existing Association model almost impossible to maintain and how groupings...
View ArticleParty Reform - time and opportunity is running out
As many of you will know, I have been active in the discussions around Party Reform, giving evidence to Lord Feldman's Review Panel as well as being the Party's unofficial 'ambassador' for grouping and...
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