Chris Philp, the Conservative candidate in the newly-created three-way marginal of Hampstead and Kilburn has been fighting an energetic campaign to keep police stations open across the constituency.
And just in case voters were unaware of his efforts, he has taken out two giant billboard ads in Kensal Rise and outside West Hampstead tube station in order to make sure they know.
The ad campaign itself has prompted further publicity in the Camden New Journal. Chris Philp's Hampstead and Kilburn general election campaign website is at www.chrisphilp.com.
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This week’s diary is written by Chris Philp,
who was selected in December 2006
for Hampstead and Kilburn, a newly-drawn seat where he is challenging sitting Labour MP, Glenda Jackson. The Hampstead section of the seat comes from the existing Hampstead & Highgate constituency, with Kilburn being taken from the existing Brent East seat. Chris is a successful entrepreneur who has set up three businesses from scratch. He set up the first company at the age of 23, grew it to £100 million in turnover and floated it on the stock market within four years. He is a Camden councillor, a former chairman of the Bow Group and also has a First in Physics from Oxford.
Monday: Kilburn Dragons’s Den – the Final The Kilburn Dragon’s Den is a scheme I have set up to nurture and encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs. I started by recruiting a small team of mentors from business backgrounds. Over a period of several weeks, we worked with 16-18 year olds from Kilburn and Harlesden, who come from some of London’s tougher backgrounds, to develop business ideas and business plans with their mentors. The business has to be capable of being started with no more than £1,000.
The teams then pitched their ideas at the final, held at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn. I also bought in some actors and actresses to help the teams hone their presentation skills. The panel of Dragons, which I chaired, selected the winning team (pictured). The winning team got £1,000 and they are now starting work to set up their small business, with guidance from me and from their mentor.
The Dragon’s Den programme is designed to encourage and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. It’s also designed to give them the self-confidence and the skills to build tomorrow’s businesses. I was really impressed by the ideas, energy and creativity that the teams showed. The Kilburn Dragon’s Den showed that with the right encouragement, the next generation is capable of achieving great things.
Below is a short YouTube video all about the scheme.
Chris Philip won tonight's open primary election for Hampstead and Kilburn on the first round of voting. His success at recently winning a Labour ward was apparently crucial to his selection victory.
Cllr Chris Philp - gained Gospel Oak ward (London Borough of Camden) for Conservatives in May. He recently wrote about Honours for Sale on ConservativeHome.
Richard Merrin - fought Highgate (LB Camden) in May and candidate in Kentish Town by-election on 7 December.
James Morris - lives in Swiss Cottage and fought Regents Park (LB Camden) in May. James is a regular contributor to ConservativeHome (see here and here).
Lindsay Hall (pictured) - a mother of three, school governor and former television journalist. She has lived in the area for 25 years.
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