If we want to change the country, we must start by changing how we campaign—locally, early, visibly, and relentlessly.
I believe that his misdiagnosis of the West End’s woes is deliberate and cynical; the pretext for a shameless power grab.
Reform UK gained a seat from Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in the Vale of White Horse. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in Liverpool.
When I hear on the doors that residents feel let down by consecutive Labour administrations, the Conservative principles upon which we campaign become more apparent.
Even if in the worst case scenario, you come last, you will still gain an invaluable experience, and you will still ensure that the people of Britain have a choice in their elections.
Labour has shown, through blocking an Eton-sponsored sixth form in the North-East, and its vindictive VAT levy on independent schools, that it continues to put ideology before progress.
While residents worry about bills, crime, and public services, the Lib Dems are focused on virtue-signalling and box-ticking.
The Conservatives gained a seat from an independent in Sevenoaks. Reform UK lost a seat to Labour in Durham but gained a seat from Labour in Tamworth and a seat from an independent in Braintree.
I am proposing a Westminster Street Recovery & Public Safety Plan centred on the creation of a 50-bed Recovery and Stabilisation Centre, a true Centre of Excellence for mental health stabilisation, drug recovery, and structured street transition.
Councils have, with one or two exceptions, an appalling record on building new homes. Labour-run Westminster City Council all but eliminated intermediate housing for young professionals so that they could build more homes for those trapped on welfare.
In Islington, a full nine per cent of children aged 4-10 have autism, up from one per cent in 2015-16.
The crisis engulfing the capital’s hospitality industry and destroying essential jobs is not easing up or going away.
Just one contest this week. The Lib Dems held a seat in Southampton.
Enforcement bodies and trading standards report that most UK residents live within minutes of illicit tobacco sources.
I want to rebuild financial trust and transparency through efficient management and reducing wasteful spending. Just one example of how I would do this is by selling of Newham Dockside, the Council Building that Labour spent £111 million on, yet stands practically empty.