I had an excellent weekend at Spring Forum in Newcastle and Gateshead, and my spirits were lifted further on my return by the YouGov poll in the Sunday Times showing a Conservative lead of 16 points. It’s only one poll and nothing to get carried away about, but very encouraging nonetheless.
It was great to catch up with friends and colleagues who I haven’t seen for a while, as well as enjoying some excellent and weighty contributions from our front bench team.
However, the highlight for me was a fringe event with some very impressive young people involved with the Lewisham Young Mayor project. I was extremely impressed with the work they are doing and I am sure there are plenty of lessons we can learn here in Salford from the way in which Lewisham ensures that the young people have their say.
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I had an excellent weekend at Spring Forum in Newcastle and Gateshead, and my spirits were lifted further on my return by the YouGov poll in the Sunday Times showing a Conservative lead of 16 points. It’s only one poll and nothing to get carried away about, but very encouraging nonetheless.
It was great to catch up with friends and colleagues who I haven’t seen for a while, as well as enjoying some excellent and weighty contributions from our front bench team.
However, the highlight for me was a fringe event with some very impressive young people involved with the Lewisham Young Mayor project. I was extremely impressed with the work they are doing and I am sure there are plenty of lessons we can learn here in Salford from the way in which Lewisham ensures that the young people have their say.