Mervyn King and the Bank of England

So here we are in 2011 and we have QEII and that is not the cruise liner going on a voyage. But it might as well be one as we learn from Mervyn King that he believes that not only are we headed for a double dip recession but that the problems ahead may be as bad as the Great Depression if not worse!

Clearly, Mr King knows a thing or two about the Economy and need for stability in time of crises.

But I do question his undoubted wisdom this time round; the injection of around £75B over the next four months may be welcome to keep money moving but the doom and gloom of something unimaginable and worse than the Great Depression we do not need.

So if you get a chance to read this Mr King. Try to be just a bit more bullish next time.

Supporting Culture at SJSS

CPC11 life is not only politics!

Start of LCO season. 1
Mozart Concerto no 10 fir two pianos
Poulenc Concerto for 2 Pianos
Haydn Symphony no 104 'London'

The CNJ special on Camden Conservatives at CPC11

The group photo of Camden's Tories had a splendid turnout this year. The main story that Richard Osley choose to focus on however, was comments from Cllr Jonny Bucknell going against party lines on asking for the entire HS2 development to be axed.

Since the proposed route would cut underground through virtually most of Camdens housing estates such as Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage and parts of Kilburn. Cllr Bucknell voiced valid concerns for the residents of Camden. And is completely correct to represent his ward of Belsize.

On such local issues Councillors often go against national party lines.

Camden Group held an excellent reception on the last night of Conference.

Manchester CPC11 photo diaries

The Manchester Conservative Party Conference 2011 Photo Diaries

Manchester was and is an excellent host city as was the case back in 2009.
CPC11
The feel was different this year for two very obvious reasons, one we are now in Government and have responsibility and that creates a seriousness and state of focus hard to compare to 2009 and the other is the continuing evolution of the Modern Conservative Party.

As a Liberal Conservative I feel very at ease with nearly all aspects of party policy, which is reassuring and has made this years Conference one of the most engaging for me in dealing with the most pressing issues that face us today in Modern Britain.

Boris - The Adoration

Launch of BowForward campaign for BOW Group Elections

Launch of BowForward at CPC11 in Manchester today. This photo shows Bow Group members handing out literature and highly sought after copies of the Forbes magazine.
The BowForward team are running for elections of the BOW Group AGM later this October.