Back at long last

Well I am finally back blogging after a long break. I have returned to the USA nd am now gainfully employed with two jobs! At least I don't get taxed the hell out of like I would back in Blighty. Anyway back to my usual subject matter, the Scottish Conservatives. I hear that they had one of their Policy Conferences recently. I attended the last one in Dunblane a couple of years back and found it to be a pretty useful experience. A word of caution though. Please, please, please do not come out with some utter piffle like building a Maglev line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. I distinctly remember this from the last Scottish Parliament elections. I mean come on! Does anyone really think it would happen, it would cost an utterly ludicrous amount of money and does anyone think that your average middle/working class punter cares about a Maglev line being built? No, they tend to care about how good their local school is or if their local hospital is clean. Please remember this when coming up with policies. To be fair though I disagreed with some policies last time, such as releasing our manifesto then saying we would not go in to coalition with anyone. I thought that was a tactical mistake but I will hold my hands up and admit that I was wrong. Clearly there are some good people with good ideas, lets just keep things sensible eh?

So, Mike Crow is no longer part of the team. This blogger will not be shedding any tears over that. I was extremely impressed when I heard that he had been recruited to the team but my dealings with him and other colleagues dealing with him seemed to paint a picture of a very abrasive person. With me personally he was unbelievably rude to me at the Perth Conference and I just thought he was an arrogant pig headed person who didn't actually bring much to the Party. Still, I wish him all the best in the future.

On a final note, I hear that Jackson Carlaw, a good friend of mine (I hope he won't mind me saying)has been selected to fight the Eastwood seat at the Scottish Parliament elections. Jackson has known me since I first joined as a member in East Ren and has guided, cajoled and generally been a great help to me in all my political dealings over the past 7 years or so. I would like to wish Jackson all the best and hopefully I will be able to help at some point in the campaign.