Iain Dale's Diary

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Sunday, October 31, 2004

A February Election?

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The papers are full of a snap election in February. I have been warning my colleagues for some time of this possibility on the basis that if...
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Saturday, October 30, 2004

Canvassing in Cromer

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This afternoon we did three hours canvassing in Cromer. We deliberately picked an area not known for its habit of voting Conservative and I ...

With the North Norfolk Harriers

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Yesterday lunchtime I met up with the North Norfolk Harriers at Aldborough for their first meet of the season. I'm pictured here with th...

Rebecca House Petition

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We started our petition to keep Rebecca House open today in the marketplace at North Walsham. In two hours only 1 person refused to sign. An...
Friday, October 29, 2004

Ode to a Wheely Bin

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A constituent sent me in this little poem. Thought I'd share it with you. The Government has done it again Rushed a decision to give...
Thursday, October 28, 2004

Busy day

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An early start to attend the North Norfolk District Concil planning meeting on the future of the TETRA mast at North Walsham Police Station....

Visiting the Sally Army

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This afternoon I visited the Mildred Duff Eventide home in North Walsham to be briefed on their plans for a new building. The home is run by...
Wednesday, October 27, 2004

This made me laugh..

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Just to prove Tory candidates do have a sense of humour... I got this from my Agent today on the Joys of a Helpdesk. Helpdesk: What kind ...

Rebecca House in the House

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I'm watching the Parliament Channel as Norman Lamb has an Adjournment Debate on Rebecca House in a moment. It seems proceedings are bein...
Tuesday, October 26, 2004

RAF Coltishall

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Here's a short press release I just sent out. Iain Dale is to join a Task Force set up by Norfolk County Council to examine the futu...
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Sunday, October 24, 2004

Let's have Fewer MPs!

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I understand the Conservatives will have a manifesto commitment to reduce the number of MPs in Britain from 659 to 550. I would fully suppor...
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Where are you on the Left to Right Scale?

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CLICK HERE to take the Political quiz, which tells you where you are on the Left/Right scale. I came out as a Libertarian Conservative. No ...
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Liberal or not?

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I was interested to read in this week's LibDem News (part of my staple reading) that Norman Lamb's agent Simon Wright has been tio G...
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Friday, October 22, 2004

On the Radio

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Typing this at the BBC. Just about to go on 5 Live for two hours, so if you're here between now and 1am tune in to Radiuo 5 Live on 909 ...

Old Man In a Hurry

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There'll be more on yesterday's events tomorrow, but I am in a rush as I am off to Cambridge to the Thatcher Archives to a seminar o...
Thursday, October 21, 2004

Today

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I'm typing this at North Norfolk Radio while my colleague David Ruffley MP does an interview about the effect of fuel duty on rural area...
Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Her Mother's Daughter

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Carol Thatcher and me at our fundraising lunch at Pinewoods. She's a reet laff, as a northern acquaintance of mine might say. 
Monday, October 18, 2004

Bleary eyed

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I overslept today - very unlike me. I opened my eyes to find the clock saying 8.58. Aaaagh! Spent the day in the office. Not much to report....
Sunday, October 17, 2004

Fathers for Justice

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On Friday evening I met a couple of guys in North Walsham who are members of Fathers for Justice. Their stories really moved me. They want n...
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Have a BREAK

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On Friday I spent a very informative and enjoyable morning with BREAK in Sheringham. Break is a charity which runs several children's ho...
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