As you may have seen on the news, Labour MP Ian Gibson has stood down from Parliament following the expenses affair; this means that there will be a by-election in his Norwich North seat.
The Conservative Prospective MP for Norwich North is Chloe Smith, a contemporary of mine at the University of York and a fellow York Tory alumnus.
I hope by now that she’s got over the shock of suddenly becoming a by-election candidate, and although it is quite a trek from Worsley I look forward to heading down at least one weekend to lend a hand with her campaign.
Chloe is a Norfolk girl and I know she’ll make an excellent Member of Parliament for the good folk of Norwich. I wish her every success – fingers crossed!
Maybe you could head down a bit nearer to home Iain-somewhere like, Ordsall, Weaste and Langworthy. Id love to get over the shock of that Iain.
People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones-it doesnt absolve the conservatives-the expenses scandal does transpose all parties, please be mindful of that before you start mudslinging-people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones
Well, we’ve just witnessed the demise of “Blair’s Babes”, so is this the start of “Dave’s Damsels”?
Oh please!-dont think the country has the stomach for another round of hysterical sycophants.
Hi Iain, just thought Id post your personal response to my questions-hope you dont mind my sharing it, ..
Iain says the following
Thanks for your comments on my blog
Our local campaigner for Ordsall was Yan-Nin Cockayne, who I know worked pro-actively with local residents across the area. Unfortunately Yan has now moved out of Salford and is unable to continue her hard work. We do have members in Ordsall and Langworthy and I am sure that some of them will take a lead in the community in the near future
As you will be aware, we do not (sadly, yet) have any Conservative Councillors in the Ordsall or Langworthy area, but we will continue to promote a positive Conservative alternative to the people of Salford who have been let down and taken for granted by the Labour Council.
As a Conservative group of Councillors we are happy to take up any issues from local residents across Salford, if you have any specific issues that you feel the Conservative group could help with, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We also have a strong “city seats” team of candidates working across Salford and Manchester who are happy to speak with any local residents.
As Conservatives we are trying to get out and about and speak to as many local residents as possible, however as I am sure you will appreciate there are over 200000 people in Salford and with limited resources we cannot knock on every door overnight!
I hope this answers some of your concerns, if you have any further questions please get in touch.
Hi Iain,
See you made it to York…. & the Conservative Ball!
One fine day you might find your way around Salford, thats if you can be bothered to invest a bit of your time and effort in the Ordsall & Langworthy wards!
I do try to find my way around Salford, including Ordsall and Langworthy wards. If you have any specific concerns about local issues in Ordsall or Langworthy, then please do e-mail me and I will pass them on to the relevent Conservative spokesperson.
I am sure the good people of Salford would not begrudge me a Saturday night off…
Cant you think of any!