by Ellee Seymour | Mar 26, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
There is no racial tension in Cambridge. When I go to Toastmasters, I am always impressed at the way in which half its members make fluent presentations in their second language. It’s the last place one would expect to find a UKIP poster promoting its strong...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 20, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
I’ve been making election campaign videos for Conservative parliamentary candidates and experimenting with new formats to make them visually more appealing, to add a new dimension. Here’s a couple I have just produced for Rob Halfon, who is standing in Harlow; one...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 19, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
Should people today be expected to live with chronic pain if it can be eased by an injection? Ask those who have been stopped from having them, and the answer is a resounding ‘no’. NHS North Yorkshire and York has decided against routinely funding spinal...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 19, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
I’ve been enjoying my friend Richard Havers’ latest timely book, Political Boll**ks which takes a sideways look at some of the amusing/sublime/ridiculous things our politicians say. I like this quote from John Prescott: “I’m told some Tory MPs believe ethics...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 16, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
It’s a great coup for a parliamentary candidate to get a shadow minister to visit them if they are not in a target seat, so very well done to Nick Hillman for persuading Caroline Spelman to support him while she was in Cambridge. Caroline is Shadow Secretary for...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 13, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
I met Anna Arrowsmith last Monday at the House of Lords. It was International Women’s Day and we both attended an event entitled “Achieving Equality in Parliament.†During question time, Anna’s hand shot up. “I’m the first ever parliamentary candidate from...
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