James Forsyth has won the vote for One to Watch, nominated for his "perceptive writing on foreign affairs and for overseeing the launch of The Spectator's Coffee House blog".
He is in his late twenties but you won't find many people in Westminster who can match his knowledge of US politics, demonstrated well by his in-depth postings on The Spectator's US election-focused Americano blog. As Iain Dale has noted the Coffee House came into its own yesterday with its coverage of the Budget, and it continues to be one of the best blogs in the UK written by journalists. James matches his talent with an extremely high rate of work. We hope he takes a holiday this year!
The other shortlisted nominees for this category were Shaun Bailey ("for being a new kind of Conservative candidate with real understanding of poor communities"), and Ben Rogers and the Party’s Human Rights Commission that he is Deputy Chairman of for raising awareness of international human rights issues.
* More than 8000 people voted on the 2008 ConservativeHome Movement Awards. The previous award announced was Local Hero, which went to Stephen Greenhalgh.
Are these not being handed out in person at a glittering awards ceremony as was done in the autumn of 2006: it was nice to meet so many ConHomers that evening!
Posted by: Donal Blaney | March 13, 2008 at 19:32
Richly deserved.
Posted by: Jennifer Wells | March 13, 2008 at 20:15