A Conservative's blog

Hooray! Surely? The Mid Sussex Times carries this story on this weeks edition (Well, it was out last Thursday ) and is not alas not yet onl...

The local elections have produced an outstanding victory for the Conservatives, gaining 256 seats. The last time these elections were held w...

Fantastic. Also Nuneaton and Bedworth! Looks like a good night for the Conservatives.

It appears that the Conservative party have uncovered why accident and emergency services are under threat up and down the land, including p...

It is interesting to observe the musings of the Liberal Democrats as they ponder what was a bit of a stuffing. In Mid Sussex the Liberal Dem...

This was my first campaign. I have to say it was educational. It was also extremely hard work, particularly in the last days when the tempo ...

After having had some serious sleep overnight, after that very long count, my thoughts have now turned to winning Ashenground at the next lo...

The strange tale of the 2007 local elections in Mid Sussex is that both the Conservative leader, Patrick Shanahan, and the Liberal Democrat ...

Wow,that was an early start, and people think it starts at 7 when the polls open! Looks like it is going to be an interesting day in Mid Sus...

I will be making ward by ward predictions for Mid Sussex, or rather saying what the gains and losses will be, after the close of polls tomor...

As the final day of campaigning draws to a close, and election day beckons, I thought I would make some predictions about how it will go. Cu...

As I said earlier, I was out on the campaign trail earlier today canvasing in the ward in which I am standing. (My running mate is Katy Bour...

Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I am standing for the local council elections on May the 3rd in Ashenground ward, ...

It has to be said there is an awful lot of walking in a campaign, so many people to see, and so many leaflets to deliver. Still, in the ward...

One of the factors that governs how people vote at a general election is how the economy is doing. "It's the economy stupid" t...

Yes it is. I have just been out delivering some more leaflets in Ashenground ward in Haywards Heath, and I can say that it certainly is good...

This may be old news to some but it still concerns many. In short it looks like the government wants to close down 2,500 post offices. Well,...

This time concerning maternity services in Sussex. Apparently on Friday night Emma Mackrory-Jamieson went into labour. She got in touch with...

Well, almost. Here is the background. Muster Green is a green in Haywards Heath, legend has it King Harold mustered his troops there on his...