The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Norfolk activists will decide whether candidate can contest seat in next election on 16 November The Conservative candidate embroiled in controversy following her affair with a Tory MP will find out whether she will still be allowed to stand at the next general election in just under two weeks. South West Norfolk Conservative Association will vote on 16 November on whether to deselect Elizabeth Truss...
Boulton (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Amid the hilarious soap opera of South West Norfolk - a tale of loathing and backstabbing in the shires - comes some good news for David Cameron in his battle to get more women elected as Tory MPs. Conservatives in Devizes, where that old toff and grandee Michael Ancram is retiring, have selected Claire Perry, a 45-year-old mother of three who works as a policy wonk for George Osborne, to defend Ancram's...
Jermy's Journal (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Seeing as this woman is likely to be the next MP for SW Norfolk, I think the issue raised in the EDP today is very important - no, not the fact that she had an affair (although, personally, I think this is an issue, and I'm sure for some this would be a very big issue) was she clear about it to those Conservative members voting for her, or did she deliberately avoid the issue? Did she lie? While there...
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
The EDP reports that Elizabeth Truss, the Tory A lister selected for the safe Tory seat of South West Norfolk might be deselected within days of being selected after revelations of her affair with a Tory MP were published by a national newspaper. I thought it odd that South West Norfolk again did not choose a local person for the area after the clear success of having local woman Gillian Shephard as...
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Many congratulations to Elizabeth Truss who has been selected to fight Norfolk SW for the Conservatives at the next election. She will inherit Christopher Fraser's notional majority of nearly 7,000. Liz has been a driving force behind the Reform think...
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Today the Executive Committee of South West Norfolk Conservative Association have been hearing from the candidates shortlisted to replace Christopher Fraser as Conservative candidate for the seat at the next general election. They are named in today's Eastern Daily Press...
The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 15/07/2009
Discovered, of all places, at the (Canadian) National Post : "Scots..whose ancestors supported Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite rebellion may not know it, but their family names have officially been mud for more than 250 years....Now, the Scottish Parliament is taking steps to remove any stigma associated with support for the Stuart cause..Scottish Conservative Jamie McGrigor has tabled a motion,...
John Moss's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
It was another lovely day in Norwich yesterday. Got a bit cloudy in the early afternoon and the decision to travel in shorts without a jacket was beginning to look dodgy, but then the clouds cleared and all was well. I was even complimented on choosing the right clothes by Christopher Fraser and after last week, when I was roasted and sunburnt, I call that a result! As for the campaign, millions of...
What Shall We Do Today? (Free subscription) | 22/06/2009
Well, I'm amazed! Just one week after writing to my Conservative MP Christopher Fraser, I have received a personal reply through the post. Here's what he had to say:"Dear Miss *****,Thank you for contacting me about the review on Home Education. I find it incredible that the Government held yet another consultation on the issue of home education. This is now the fourth consultation in as many
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
Here are some of the odder purchases revealed by the receipts for parliamentary expenses Biscuits, peanuts, carpets, elephant lamps. The items MPs have claimed for make interesting reading. Here are a few of their odder purchases: • Geoff Hoon £80.46 on a magnifying mirror • Humphrey Malins £4 for a toilet brush • Michael Gove £39.99 of seagrass; £20 on mugs...
RantinRab (Free subscription) | 31/05/2009
Ben Chapman: £36,269 Derek Conway: £64,766 Christopher Fraser: £32,383 Douglas Hogg: £59,585 Julie Kirkbride: £32,383 Andrew MacKay: £64,766 Ian McCartney: £64,766 Margaret Moran: £54, 403 Anthony Steen: £32,383 Peter Viggers: £32,383 Ann Winterton: £38, 860 Nicholas Winterton: £32,383The above list of soon to be ex MPs, (not soon...
Shamik Das - the voice of sport (Free subscription) | 30/05/2009
After three weeks of allegations of flipping, double-dipping and moat cleaning, tonight, at long last, the final of the reality show that's gripped the nation. With the Telegraph's treasure trove of revelations, like all good things, seemingly coming to an end having held the public in thrall for the past 23 days, the time is nigh to pronounce the greediest, evilest piggy of them all in the eagerly...
Next Left (Free subscription) | 29/05/2009
It can hard for Westminster villagers to admit that political pressure is local as well as national and global. But MPs who fail to acknowledge the role of their local paper in tuning into neighbourhood affairs can find they have less chance of making friends and influencing people. In these days of a 24-hour news drip via Sky, the internet and digital signals that allow you to tune into Australian...
Daily Referendum (Free subscription) | 29/05/2009
Yesterday saw three MPs announce that they will be stepping down at the next election. The current total of those departing Westminster under a cloud is now running at 10, and it looks more than likely to increase, they are: Andrew MacKay, Julie Kirkbride, Douglas Hogg, Sir Peter Viggers, Anthony Steen, Sir Nicholas and Ann Winterton, Christopher Fraser , Margaret Moran, Ben Chapman. The first point...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 29/05/2009
Labour MP for Scunthorpe expected to become 13th member of parliament to step down in wake of expenses revelations The former environment minister Elliot Morley is expected to become the 13th MP to step down in the wake of expenses revelations, it emerged today. Morley – who claimed £16,000 over more than a year for a mortgage that did not exist – was suspended by the Labour party...
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