http://new.richardmerrin.com Thoughts and views from the Conservative Party Prospective Parliamentary candidate for Hornsey and Wood Green Tue, 11 May 2010 13:11:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, well, well. Hornsey and Wood Green voted against the Labour Party. Thousands of Conservatives voted tactically to keep Labour OUT. How do I know that - because they told me they were doing it. Because they genuinely believed the ridiculous lie that only the Libs can stop Labour. And yet the Lib ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/05/disgrace/ To everyone who voted for change this Thursday, who helped me lift the Conservative vote from over 6,000 to over 9,000 - thank you. Now we wait. My biggest worry is that we are now in a political crisis compounding the economic. http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/05/thank-you/ I am sitting here on a Tuesday morning not quiet sure what happened over the past three days - it just feels like a complete blur. Hustings, canvassing, leafleting for Britain, more canvassing and yet more canvassing. I have been out and about in every ward across the constituency and knocked on ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/05/what-a-weekend/ It was in every way an episode of the cult TV hit 'In The Thick of It' today. Two hustings are taking place today against the background of Brown and his fated trip to Rochdale. By the time I leave the house to go to Highgate Wood school the news has ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/in-the-thick-of-it/ Being woken up with the words - 'there is a great piece in The Independent on you and Hornsey' is not something that often jumps to mind. But that is today. There is a really well thought through and intelligent piece in The Independent today and I am really delighted about ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/th-future-of-the-tory-party/ Today was always going to be a bit stressful as I have the Friends of the Earth, Highgate Pensioners Group and climate change group hustings at the Royal british Legion in Muswell Hill. Still I have work to do and I am off out canvassing in Hornsey ward and despite finding ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/campaign-diary-monday/ Despite the rain we managed to complete the delivery of our latest newsletter in Bounds Green. Never felt so wet but still it has been done. We will continue to canvass the ward over the next ten days. Received a tweet last night from a Lib Dem supporter imploring me ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/campaign-diary-sunday/ The latest polls are just so confusing. Someone said to me today that this was 'nothing more than froth coming from the Westminster village'. I am of the same impression. This so-called Lib Dem bounce is not really visible in Hornsey. We saw a major swing to us in Highgate last ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/campaign-diary-saturday/ Wow it is not that often that I get up at this time (6am) to go out solely with the intention of leafleting. Still we are throwing alot of time at Bounds Green and we are seeing some very positive results there especially given our local government candidates are so ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/campaign-diary-friday/ Another busy one it has to be said. And the main focus - getting posters out to supporters. It is a funny old game this poster thing. Conservatives are always the coyest when it comes to poster sites. Lib Dems have always played the poster game - get em up and ... http://new.richardmerrin.com/2010/04/campaign-diary-thursday/