Spring Forum was something quite different this year – the atmosphere electric!
The event can be somewhat of a let down compared to Conference but this year was anything but – in fact a prominent member of Liberal Youth even described it as “buzzing” and had chosen our event over a Liberal one!
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This week I took part in a discussion of Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour which focused on youth participation in politics
Afghanistan. Voter apathy. Unemployment. Immigration. These were just some of the topics covered on the Riz Khan show on Al Jazeera
The Party has launched a General Election iPhone app for activists and voters.
Available to download for free on the Apple ‘App Store’, the tool will help CFers keep up to date with the latest news from the campaign trail.
Features in the launch version of the app include:
User-friendly guide to all the key policy areas.
Ability to telephone canvass friends and report their voting intentions back to the Party.
Simple mechanism for donating directly to the Party.
Easy way to watch all the latest WebCameron videos.
Virtual ‘Swingometer’ featuring a UK map getting bluer as our percentage …
There have been a few changes in the West Oxfordshire Conservative Future; with new Chairman David Lydiat elected at the December 2009 AGM. David is looking to increase membership, the number of political and social events, hold a fundraiser and of course play a key part in what we hope will be a successful general election this year.
West Oxfordshire Conservative Future (WOCF) had their first event of 2010; a dinner with guest speaker Nicola Blackwood (PPC for Oxford West and Abingdon). The dinner was a success with a good turnout. …
On Saturday 20th I hosted the first annual Yorkshire CF drinks reception in Leeds. The event was a tremendous success with thirty members of Yorkshire CF attending.
We were joined by three prospective parliamentary candidates; Jason McCartney, Antony Calvert and John Sharp. Antony Calvert gave a rousing speech about the upcoming election battle and the hard work that we will be needing to put in to make sure that we wake up to a strong Conservative government on May 7th.
Hamish Stewart, the Regional Chairman for East Midlands CF, also joined members of …
Time to Get Involved is Conservative Future’s campaign for this General Election year. It’s a call to arms to all friends and members of Conservative Future to get out and do their bit in helping to deliver a Conservative government this year.
Friday 22nd January saw the soft launch of the campaign with the Oxford Conservative Association in the Oxford Union.
The local candidate, Nicola Blackwood, gave a rallying call to the troops of Oxford students to encourage their members to pound the streets of Oxford West and Abingdon and turn Oxford …
Despite this election being the most important for a generation, nearly half of all university students will not vote in May. That is the story revealed in yesterday’s survey conducted by student accommodation provider Unite, which questioned more than 1,500 students.
This is despite the fact that nearly all students currently at university have been educated largely or exclusively under a Labour Government, since those who started university last year began primary education in 1997.
The survey showed that while only 12% said they had “no interest in politics”, almost half said …
By Duncan Stewart, Chairman CF Scotland
It seems only yesterday since I joined the Scottish Conservative Party back when I was 16. I remember the David-David leadership rally when it came to Perth, which was also the first time I met our Leader in Scotland, Annabel Goldie. Since first getting involved all those years ago I have seen the youth wing of the Scottish Conservatives develop and increase.
Over the last 2 years especially, there has been a new vibe and feeling within the party in Scotland. Our activism across the board …