On a day when calls were made to pardon those executed for witchcraft and an SAS Commander has resigned over kit shortages it is perhaps more than a coincidence that I’ve spent the evening in Pendle listening to the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence!
Dr Liam Fox MP was the guest speaker at a dinner organised by Pendle Conservatives. Dr Fox shows great passion for the welfare of our service personnel and a deep commitment to ensuring that the right resources, support and equipment reach those on active duty – something that today’s news shows is still desperately needed.
I thoroughly enjoyed the evening – it was great to see many familiar faces and to help Andy Stephenson take another step towards becoming the Conservative MP for Pendle. I also managed to snatch a quick photo with the special guest auctioneer, a face I’m sure many of you will recognise…
no the face! his he one of you leaflet delivery men?
Iain,
Looks like some folks in Pendle have taken the Halloween theme pretty seriously this year – that Ken Barlow mask is the scariest one I’ve seen yet.
I was speaking to another supporter of Andy Stephenson over the weekend, who also appeared to have high hopes for him. Stop me if I’m wrong, but weren’t the Liberals second there at the last election? Of course, that’s not to say minibus of Salford Lib Dems won’t be going up to support the Tory candidate at your request!
Tom.
Pendle Parliamentary Constituency, 2005:
Gordon Prentice, Labour: 15,250 (37.1%)
Jane Ellison, Conservative: 13,070 (31.8%)
Shazad Anwar, Liberal Democrat: 9,528 (23.2%)
Tom Boocock, British National Party: 2,547 (6.2%)
Graham Cannon, UK Independence Party: 737 (1.8%)