Today we reveal the latest winner of the 2007/08 conservative movement awards - as voted for by more than 8,000 readers. The winner of the Campaigner of the Year is MigrationWatch. Runners up were the TaxPayers' Alliance and No2ID.
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationWatch, sent us this statement:
"As a voluntary organisation, we are much encouraged to receive this vote of confidence from your members. It is perhaps no accident that it coincides with some recent hostility from certain sections of the press as will be apparent from our web site."
MigrationWatch do not have quite the press exposure of the TaxPayers' Alliance but the issue of immigration often scores higher in polls of most important issues to voters. Most parties are now looking to implement tougher migration policies. No party is offering serious tax relief. In the years ahead the work of the TaxPayers' Alliance is going to be very important.
The fact is MigrationWatch have worked very hard to build good relations with the insiders in the political parties. The TPA are much more outsidery in their approach. Not least through their campaigns against politicians' perks. There is often a trade-off between media attention and influence.
Posted by: CCHQ Spy | April 12, 2008 at 12:51
CCHQ Spy, Talking of 'Perk Central' how many of our (Conservative) MPs have completed the expenses/nepotism form?
Many of us down here in the grassroots were rather hoping as many as possible would be signed off before the local elections.
Posted by: Conand | April 12, 2008 at 17:52