by Ellee Seymour | Oct 5, 2009 | Conservative Party Conference, Politics, updates
I am one of 12,100 Conservatives here in Manchester for the party conference which promises to be packed with policy announcements and optimism. And there have been a couple of dramatic events before I even stepped foot in the heavily policed secure zone. As I...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 4, 2009 | Politics
Now that Gordon Brown has thrown his hat in the ring and agreed to go head-to-head with David Cameron and Nick Clegg in a series of televised debates, I hope similar events will be held in the regions for parliamentary candidates. All too often hustings are planned by...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 3, 2009 | Politics
I was amazed to read today that a 19-year old Liberal Democrat student based at York University won a Norfolk district council seat in a by-election this week. The Lib Dems always make a big deal about candidates not living in their constituency, even if they are just...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ever since my mother-in-law died last month, my mother Loula has been anxious to visit the country of her birth, Greece. She particularly wanted to stay in a favourite hotel in Rhodes where she had spent many happy holidays with my late father. Unfortunately, it was...
by Ellee Seymour | Oct 2, 2009 | Conservative Party Conference, Politics
I bumped into a very relaxed Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in a Cambridge car park today. We talked about next week’s Conservative conference in Manchester and he told me an extra 2,000 people were going. Talk about positive vibes! This will be the first...
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