WELL-KNOWN FOR… Being one of four candidates axed by Michael Howard. The other three were Howard Flight, Danny Kruger and Robert Oulds. Mr Hilton was dropped from being parliamentary candidate for Slough at the 2005 General Election after writing an article in The Spectator that stated that "a Catholic EU will inevitably result in the subjugation of Britain's Protestant ethos to Roman Catholic social, political and religious teaching". The Slough Conservative Association refused to deselect Mr Hilton and were then suspended en masse by CCHQ as a result. Although the Catholic Herald accused Mr Hilton of being 'anti-papist' and a 'bigot' he was supported by Charles Moore, a Roman Catholic, who saw religious persecution in his deselection.
CONSERVATIVE PARTY HISTORY… Adrian has stood for local council and has been Deputy Chairman (Political) of his Conservative Association.
SPECIALIST AREAS… Theology, politics, philosophy (he teaches the last two at a grammar school) and Europe (he is the author of The Principality and Power of Europe).
DID YOU KNOW…? Adrian holds a World Record "for a non-stop recital of the Complete Works of Shakespeare, which took five days and nights without sleep". Norris McWhiter, founder of the Guiness Book of Records, proclaimed AH's "astonishing feat of resilience and tenacity".
MAIN STRENGTHS… A teacher (how many of those do we have in the parliamentary party?), helps motivate people into politics (built a team of approximately 40 for Conservatives Direct) and lots of stamina (see immediately above).
IDEAL CONSTITUENCY… One out of reach of Michael Howard, with lots of Eurosceptics and a limited number of Catholic Herald readers.
MORE INFORMATION… AdrianHilton.com.
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VOTING IN THIS SURVEY HAS NOW CLOSED. 328 VOTES WERE RECEIVED. 73% WERE IN FAVOUR OF ADRIAN HILTON JOINING THE GOLDLIST. 23% WERE AGAINST. 4% DIDN'T KNOW.
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