When do you think the next General Election will be?

An autumn election is a slim possibility – depending on the Glasgow & Norwich by-election results. However, I suspect Mr Brrooon won’t leave Number 10 until he has to be dragged out!

Why should people get involved with organisations like Conservative Future?

CF isn’t just a great way of getting involved with campaigning but it’s also the social aspect which makes it such a great organisation. Plus, with that general election under 1 year away – what better time to get involved?

Each month that Gordon Brown delays in calling a General Election, is a another month that CF readies itself to help oust him. We are now getting gearing up for our biggest recruitment campaign of the year; Freshers’ Fairs! Last year we sent over 100 packs out to branches and this year we are going to send even more.

Of course, the battle on the doorstep never ceases; alongside all the local work CF branches do, we also have the Norwich North by-election coming up.

For the impending Norwich North by-election I have appointed Paul Wells, a local CF activist and councillor, as our CF Field Representative – essentially ‘our man in Norwich’. Paul will oversee day-to-day CF affairs on the ground, greeting activists, seeing that their needs are heard and addressed, documenting the campaign and generally bringing his peerless local knowledge to bear. Paul and I will both be running campaign days between now and Polling Day.
So by way of introduction, here’s five minutes question and answer with Paul.
CF: How did you become involved …

From the Blue Blog: Emma Carr looks at what the Conservatives must do to keep making progress in the North of England.
I was born at the end of the 1980s and have grown up in different places around the North East and have since become and active campaigner for the Conservatives in the Region.
Having read an article on ConservativeHome entitled ‘Should the Conservative Party be apologising for the policies of the 1980s if it is to make electoral advances in the North of England?’ I knew at once that it …

This month I had the pleasure of taking a group of twenty Yorkshire CF members down to London for an action packed 3 day tour of all things blue!

The visit included the Tower of London, a tour of the Taxpayers Alliance, a meal at the Carlton club with National Chairman Michael Rock, a tour of the House of Commons, watching PMQs and a question and answer session with Yorkshire Tory MPs Robert Goodwill, David Curry and Graham Stuart!

We had a fantastic time and next year we are looking at organising a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.

This year’s Conservative Party Conference, in Manchester, is surely going to be one to remember, setting the stage as it does for a General Election in 2010 (assuming Gordon limps on that long!). Conservative Future will have a strong presence again, with Young Britons’ Foundation training in the political arts, and plenty of socials – not to mention the Fringe.
If you’ve never done a Party Conference before then what better time to start than this? They’re a unique experience which you won’t forget in a hurry!
So make sure you send …

From the Blue Blog: Richard Jackson looks at some of the ways Google Maps are being used by the Party’s youth wing.
The great strength of Conservative Future is not primarily in the national organisation, but in the CF branches located across the country.
The work that CF branches do is varied and worthwhile. Examples include the Exeter City & East Devon branch that helped clean up local flood damage and the Cities of London & Westminster branch that raised £3,800 selling Remembrance Day poppies. CF branches also all make a huge …