National CF Chairman

Congratulations to Cllr Ben Howlett on being elected as our new National Conservative Future Chairman.

Jessica Speaks out about rail networks in Erewash

Yesterday, 16/9/10, Jessica Lee MP spoke in the commons during the Business of the House about the campaign that she has shown staunch support for in Erewash. The campaign in question is to bring a train station to Ilkeston. Jessica asked the leader of the commons to consider allocating time for a debate on the train network and provision of train stations.

Jessica Lee: In my constituency, we are campaigning for the reopening of the train station at Ilkeston. I note in the Chancellor's Budget speech in June that he made reference to the value of future train projects. With that in mind, would the Leader of the House consider allocating time for a debate on the train network and the provision of train stations?
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Area Chairman - Derbyshire

Richard Harris, Chairman of Erewash Conservative Future has today been confirmed in the position of Area Chairman of Derbyshire Conservative Future.

Deep Condolences

It is with great sadness that I follow a blog congratulating the Prime Minister and his Family on the birth of their new Baby Daughter, with this one, offering condolences to the Prime Minister on the passing of his father.

Congratulations to David & Samantha Cameron

Congratulations to David & Samantha Cameron on the birth of their
fourth child.

Samantha had a little girl of 6lb 1oz this morning in the Royal Cornwall
Hospital, Truro.

Erewash Conservative Future and its membership would like to
congratulate the Prime Minister and his family on their new arrival.

votes at 16 update

I have done a bit of Digging around the area of the votes at 16 coalition.

It is the stance of the Conservative Party that the voting age is an arbitrary notion in the first instance, so we should leave it at 18. Otherwise, we could lower it to 14 or 15 or 15 and 3 1/4 or any ridiculously random age.

I am sometimes perhaps overly skeptical about things, I will admit, but to be honest, if we lower the age, who would use their vote?

Getting Involved

I attended the Erewash Conservative Association Membership & Fund Raising Committee meeting on Wednesday Morning. It was the first time that I had met the vast majority of the membership of the committee. It is made up of councillors and branch executives from across the constituency. For the majority of the membership the notion that young conservatives (YC's) is now Conservative Future and that there is an active presence of CF back in the Erewash Constituency is a notion that is met with great enthusiasm and positivity.

For me the opportunity to speak on a few occasions within the meeting was a great honor and a privilege. The fact that, what I would describe as the elders of the constituency and the party would listen to and value the opinions of a young 23 year old officer, to me, proves how the culture of politics and the ethos of the party has altered and changed over the years.

With the backing of Jessica (Lee), Julian (Rose), Kevin (Miller), Our great Association President (Mrs. A Noskwith) and the rest of the association exec, I am quietly confident of gaining just as good a membership rise as I experienced in Derby if not better.