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Our outstanding Cambridge success
Nick Hillman can congratulate himself on his outstanding success last night. He was only selected as the Cambridge Conservative parliamentary candidate just over four months ago, a seat where we came a poor third in the 2005 general election after Lib Dems...
Terrific success for Julian Sturdy MP, and other results
Wow, what a night, though we all knew it was going to be sensational for many different reasons, with Lembit Opik and Jacqui Smith's humiliating defeats among some of the shock results. I was naturally thrilled that we won in York Outer where a very close campaign was...
Tremendous feeling of optimism with Cambridge voters
I've been telling in Cambridge for Conservatives and can report that there has been a huge turnout of voters, particularly first-time voters which you would expect in a university city. I know our candidate Nick Hillman has a lot of support here, and that his hard...
My role as an election teller and counting agent
Iain Dale has flagged up two quotes today from voters who are supporting Conservatives for the first time. I am pleased to say I have met others who feel the same way, and interviewed a couple on this video for Rob Halfon, who is standing in Harlow. I stumbled across...
Asian voters must vote Conservative, a message straight from the heart
A guest post by Muheed Jeeran urging Asian voters to vote Conservative:Asian community voters should consider to changing their tradition of voting this time for a party which has the real concern to help the British public and poorest in the world.I am an active Tory...
Gordon slammed for being the “worst Prime Minister” our country has ever had
I was running on the treadmill at my gym early this morning listening to Sky News when the headlines flashed up about Gordon Brown being called the worst Prime Minister this country has ever had. You would expect those words to have come straight from the mouth of...
Cambridge candidates speak out on tuition fees
This is a particularly important topic for Cambridge with its world famous university. The four parliamentary candidates on the panel, Daniel Zeichner for Labour, Julian Huppert for Lib Dems, Nick Hillman for Conservatives, and Tony Juniper, for the Green Party. were...
Nick Hillman and Cambridge’s election countdown
I went to a Cambridge hustings last night and the city's election is still very much a four-man race. I was there supporting Nick Hillman, our Conservative parliamentary candidate, and he appeared to go down really well with the audience who warmed to his wit,...
A walk with the bluebells
I have an assortment of shoes in my car, including fuchsia pink wedges, leopard skin kitten heels, black patent peep toe stilettos and my sturdy Berghaus walking boots; you could call me the Imelda Marcos of Cambridgeshire! It was the stout, thick heeled boots that I...