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[Anthony Bass]

Conservatives must find a way of stimulating a national media channel to take on the left wing media luvvies who control the bloated and arrogant BBC. Example, today two more British soldiers have been blown up fighting Blair's illegal war in Iraq. I don't care about news from Burma or Java. I care about more British families here who are going to have their sons returning in coffins. The media are letting blood-soaked Blair get away with it again and again, while Blair enjoys another free holiday in Italy.

[cherry]

Would the Tory Party consider dropping the EU Human Rights from English law, which, since being adopted by this present government, has mostly benefitted criminals and their lawyers, to the detriment of the rest of the population.

As the present PM has used his position shamefully to benefit lawyers who are enjoying a very lucrative time of it with HR and compensation lawyers seeing a massive increase in their workload,(including the PM's wife) to the detriment, it has to be said, of the rest of the population should the fact that someone holds a law degree bar him from ever being the Prime Minister.

[Peter Fluck]

Did the Party really prevent Better Off Out from taking a stand at Bournemouth (as reported by Jonathan Isaby in todays DT)? If so it was a disgraceful and underhand blow against free speech.

Banning inconvenient opinion is the hallmark of a totalitarian party.

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[G Y Shin]

I heard about ConservativeHome last year through some BBC reports - there's a certain irony about that, me thinks!
What a great resource.
I think many Conservatives/conservatives who visit your excellent site would be interested in a number of online petitions at the No. 10 Downing Street website:

Petition to repeal the Hunting Act 2004:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/huntingactrepeal/

Petition to scrap the proposed introduction of ID cards:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/IDcards/

Petition requesting a referendum on continued membership of the EU:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/EUreferendum/

...and many more.

Let Tony Blair know what you think on important issues facing this country - through his own website!

G Y Shin

[Karen J]

I thought someone might be interested in my attempts to join the Conservative Party.
I decided to join before the local elections in 2006. I filled in a leaflet pushed through my door by the local Party in Newcastle upon Tyne. I said I was interested in joining and in getting involved. I sent the leaflet off and awaited a reply. None came. A busy time I thought.
Another leaflet came. I filled it in and sent it off. I awaited a reply. None came.
I found a phone number for the local Conservatives and rang. Answering machine. Left an enthusiastic message and awaited a reply. None came.
Concerned about some issues raised on another leaflet implying the Conservatives locally were working with the Lib Dems, I rang again. Left another message. Awaited reply. None came.
Contacted David Cameron's office by e:mail on 8th June concerning this and another matter. Got reply!Iwas told to e:mail again if I had still heard nothing. I replied that I had still heard nothing. I awaited progress. None came.
Somewhat despondant, life moved on. During the summer I described these events to my brother, a lifelong and very passionate Conservative, involved with his local party in Leeds. He was horrified and passed on my dilema to others. They also expressed grave concerns. He got the number for Conservative Central Office and outlined my problems. He both e:mailed and rang with my details. They assured him the matter would be dealt with straight away. I waited. Nothing happened.
On 22nd January I agaim e: mailed David Cameron as I had still heard nothing about either of the issues raised with him 7 months earlier. I got a reply which said, " I am sorry for the delay in dealing with this matter." Rather gushing with emotion I thought! Anyway my details had been passed to the Membership team. At last!
It is now 23rd February. One month has passed! I am still waiting.Perhaps the Membership team is rushed off its feet dealing with all the other people in Newcastle trying to join? Or perhaps the Party is full?
I could try and find the number myself. But I am starting to wonder why. All I wanted was to join the Party and offer to help. I do not think it is to much to ask that someone makes the effort to contact me.
Obviously, I know David Cameron did not reply to my e:mails himself. I wonder if he knows how easy it is to become a member?
Anyone with any advice on what to do next? Could relay my story to the Daily Telegraph?

Yours

Karen J Wannabe Conservative

[Anthony Bass]

Warning to the next Conservative Government: You must be ready from Day One to take on the BBC. This bloated, arrogant organisation is institutionally biased against the Conservative Party. David Cameron's media advisers will need to monitor and counter the anti-Conservative campaign that it will wage unceasingly once elected. This week-end saw virtually no coverage of the latest Telegraph poll, or even Menzies Campbell's speech 'war and waste'. Don't underestimate the damage the sneering, politically correct Labour media luvvies that infect the BBC can and will do.

[Scotty]

I think that one of your adverts might be causing me problems on a regularly basis. Nearly daily on here and Iain Dale's site I find my computer freezes and I often have to reboot it.
Anyone else having this problem?

[Angela Overy]

Are conservative leaders forgetting that half the London voters for Mayor of London will be women? Victoria Borwick is like Margaret Thatcher. She has the charisma, razor sharp wits, drive and intelligence to lead the Conservatives to a London victory, at last.
Voters are tired of the same old white men
telling them what to do. Conservatives need to win with a fresh face, a flashing smile, that flaming red hair, somebody who stands out of the crowd, a candidate the press will adore, and both men and women voters will flock to. Voters want somebody they can TRUST. Victoria's decency and honesty are

transparent. If the Conservative hierachy knows what is good for them they will get behind Victoria Borwick and select her for the Conservative candidate for mayor.Victoria is the only one who can sweep Ken Livingstone out with a clean broom. There really is no other choice.

[Catriona Mackenzie]

I really like the layout of Conservative Home. I think it works really well, very user friendly. I am looking forward to reading all of the articles on failing schools and all of the education stuff, since this is my passion.

I think we definitely need to hear much from Iain Duncan Smith on Centre for Social Justice. If I wasn't a teacher I would love to get involved with that project. It inspires .... Cheers Catriona