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Have your say on the EP’s agenda
The European Parliament is seeking views about what you would like your newly elected MEPs to concentrate on. It has published an agenda of some of the issues it will shortly be dealing with, from working hours and food labelling, to immigration and a European...
My boys
I would like to say a big thank you to the superb medical staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge who treated David's broken bone in his thumb. He tripped up on some steps in Hull last week at 2.30am after a night out with his uni friends and returned to his...
Getting back to normal
There is no such thing as a routine day in my house. After the whirl of the last few weeks working with Conservative candidates on the Euro election, I was looking forward to catching my breath again. However, I shall be spending the next two days with David at...
A terrific night for Conservatives
It was a terrific night for Conservative Euro candidates in the Eastern Region - as well as the United Kingdom - as voters gave Labour the bashing they were expecting. The result in our region remained unchanged with 3 Conservative, 2 UKIP, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1...
Labour fourth after Loony Party
I think I have now heard it all. The election result just published for St Ives in Huntingdonshire has Labour coming a humiliating fourth after the Official Monster Raving Loony Party candidate Lord Toby Jug. Lord Jug clearly impressed the electorate in ways which the...
Vicky’s Election Day
By the time I caught up with our inspirational candidate Vicky Ford this morning, she had already visited two villages near her home to encourage as many voters as possible to get to the polls. Among the people she met was an elderly lady in her village who was very...
The eve of the election
I was feeling half elated and half deflated at news of Gordon Brown's Cabinet meltdown; my delight was measured by concern that it would alienate voters even more on the eve of the Euro and council elections. The mass resignations were surely a cunning plan on the...
Counting the minutes to E-Day
Here is a video I made of the Shadow Minister for Europe Mark Francois talking about The Sun's support for the Conservative Party for the first time in 12 years for tomorrow's Euro Election. In the past, this kind of endorsement has been priceless for political...
Simon Heffer needs to go to charm classes
Please do read our Euro candidate Vicky Ford's very amusing post and find out why Simon Heffer needs to go to charm classes. What a grump. Would you want to vote for him if he stands as an Independent candidate? Now our Vicky, a mum of three who got up at...