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more on william hague visit to kirkby stephen 30th april

RT HON WILLIAM HAGUE TO VISIT KIRKBY STEPHEN   Shadow Foreign Secretary, Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond, the Right Hon William Hague is to join Rory Stewart on his campaign to win the seat of Penrith & the Border this Friday 30th April.  The pair are to join […]

william hague rally kirkby stephen 30th april

STOP PRESS Shadow Foreign Secretary, Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond The Right Hon William Hague  has agreed to come and address a rally in Kirkby Stephen this Friday 30th April from 5-5.30pm.  From there, he will proceed to the Black Bull pub in neighbouring Nateby.  For more information, […]

A SINGULAR MAN – EDITORIAL

Article first published in The Times on 16 April 2010. Not all politicians are the same after all. Scholar, soldier, diplomat and author, Rory Stewart could not be farther from the typical party apparatchik. As we continue to identify candidates who merit support, regardless of their party, Mr Stewart has surely earned our endorsement. It […]

nenthead, alston and garrigill

13 April 2010, Nenthead, Alston and Garrigill By Will Clegg, member of the campaign team Today we visited Nenthead, Alston and Garrigill, mountain villages in P&B’s northeast that stand testament to the importance of our fight to defend local services and promote the distinct needs of rural communities. The village of Garrigill is one of […]

gathering at blencow

Friday, 9 April 2010, Gathering at Blencow Hi, I’m Will, an Australian friend of Rory’s, who accompanied him on Friday to meet local farmers and business people from in and around the Blencow area. We were introduced to representatives of local organisations, and Rory gave a brief speech. Although we discussed many issues, British agriculture […]

The campaign is underway

The campaign has well and truly started. On a beautiful Saturday morning I gave a brief speech in Penrith’s town centre. Over the coming weeks there will be plenty of opportunities to meet with me – please see the schedule on the homepage.

campaign launch

Cornmarket, Penrith Saturday 10th April 10AM I would be most grateful if you could come to the rally which will launch our campaign in the Cornmarket at Penrith, this Saturday 10 April at 10 am. We would like representatives from every part of this vast and varied constituency: not just from the Lakes, or the […]

Politics Show

Watch the Politics Show (North East & Cumbria) on BBC1 Sunday March 21st 12-1pm. The focus is on a number of constituencies being fought by new candidates and Rory and his campaign to win Penrith & the Border is among those being featured. Update 21/03/10: The video is now available on BBC iPlayer – skip […]

the battle for the local in cumbria

Our fight to preserve Cumbrian schools, hospitals, community facilities, and local services has led us into a battle, which is not just local but national.  All across Britain, the hearts of rural villages and towns are collapsing and their culture of the local and personal is replaced by distant and inflexible centralized services. The latest […]