Articles tagged North Norfolk:
Victim of Crime
- 17 Mar 2004
BANGED TO RIGHTS Had a great two hours this lunchtime on the Sandi Toksvig show on LBC. But then my day took a turn for the worse on my way back to Westminster... Here's a press release I've just issued... Iain Dale, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for North Norfo...
A Complaint About my Dimples
- 26 Feb 2004
Spent this morning meeting senior council officials at North Norfolk District Council to get briefings on their work. A nice bunch of people with a genuine commitment to public service. This afternoon I met a group of local Cromer crab fishermen. They are very worried about th...
The North Norfolk Conservatives AGM
- 22 Feb 2004
Spent most of the day catching up on letters and admin after a very hectic few days in the constituency. Had a very good meeting with the NorfolK Chief Constable Andy Hayman on Thursday lunchtime. He's very dynamic and has some very innovative ideas. In the evening I spoke at ...
Speech to North Norfolk Conservatives AGM
- 20 Feb 2004
NORTH NORFOLK AGM SPEECH 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen, I always view AGM speeches as a kind of State of the Union address. Where we look back on the year that’s gone by and look forward to the battles to come. I’d like to start by thanking you all for making ...
What a Candidate is Up Against
- 17 Feb 2004
Had a hectic day at Politico's yesterday doing several media interviews about moving the shop. I even did one for German TV. Having done a degree in German and lived there I ought to have conducted the interview in German but I chickened out. Pathetic. Then it was off up the A...
Speaking for Ed Vaizey
- 15 Feb 2004
Just had an extremely busy few days in North Norfolk and last night I was guest speaker at Wantage Conservatives' Valentine's Day dinner. My friend Ed Vaizey is the candidate there. It was a hugely successful event and bearing in mind they had never heard of me, it was great t...
Weigh in
- 10 Feb 2004
Released this today... Iain Dale’s Pound for £1 Challenge He may look a fine figure of a man, but believe it or not, North Norfolk Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Iain Dale weighs in at a phenomenal 18 stones – yes, 252lbs. Between March 1st and June 26th he aims ...
A Busy Few Days
- 6 Feb 2004
Drove up from London on Wednesday night and this week I didn't even manage to have my mobile phone stolen. On the way up stopped off to speak to Cambridge University Conservatives on the subject of The Tories & the Media. Had a good and lively audience of rather unsterotyp...
A Weekend of Different Experiences
- 1 Feb 2004
On Friday afternoon I held a pensions forum with David Willetts, which went very well indeed. He's such an expert on the subject. It's a hugely important issue in North Norfolk and we invited a range of pensioner groups to participate. I am appalled that the EDP, despite sendi...
Not a Good Day
- 30 Jan 2004
Yesterday was one of those days you just wish would end. At about mid day I got a call from my accountants to say that I had to be double the amount of tax I thought I had to pay - and all by Saturday if you please. We then had the Hutton Report (or do I mean whitewash?). I th...