http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk Fri, 22 May 2009 15:11:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anne Milton, MP for the Surrey constituency of Guildford, has emerged today as one of the telegraph's "saints" who have chosen not to claim the money available as a second homes allowance. Well done Anne! If only the rest were like you... Full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5342811/MPs-expenses-The-saints-Part-i.html? http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/05/anne-milton-mp-emerges-as-a-saint-of-the-expenses-scandal/ Just wanted to draw attention to this article by the soundest man alive, James Delingpole. It speaks for itself and the link is below: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/james_delingpole/blog/2009/05/19/urgent_memo_to_david_cameron_soaking_the_rich_never_works   Write up and photos from dinner with Dan Hannan MEP last week coming. It was a truly fantastic evening, thanks to Dan and to everybody who attended. Sorry ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/05/why-high-rate-tax-doesnt-work/ I am VERY excited to announce that Surrey CF shall be hosting a dinner on the 9th May in Guildford with the fabulous Dan Hannan MEP. Tickets are £30, £27 for Surrey CF members, which includes a rather gorgeous looking 3 course meal (steak, sea bass, chocolate related goodness) and wine on ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/04/surrey-conservative-future-dinner-with-dan-hannan-mep-9th-may/ Has anyone else noticed how you NEVER ever see Daniel Craig and Vladimir Putin in the same room together.....? This is not, as has been suggested, because Putin doesn't like James Bond. It is because they are, definitely the same person. Like in Friends when you never see Phoebe and Ursula together... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/01/something-ive-been-thinking-of-for-a-while/ I apologise for not writing so much right now, the joys of my final year have finally set in and I have thousands upon thousands of words due in this week about the greatness of trade liberalization and whether eugenics can ever be liberal. Deadlines are Thursday so should be back ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/01/all-a-bit-quiet/ On the 22nd January at 7.30pm is the official launch of Runnymede & Spelthorne Conservative Future, a relatively new and fantastically run branch situated in Surrey. A message from RSCF.... "RSCF would like to invite you to this free event, where complementary refreshments will be served. We are delighted to confirm that the guest ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/01/runnymede-spelthorne-branch-launch/ (As left on TB www.torybear.com) STOP ATTACKING THE BEAR! I think this has gone just a little bit too far. Abusive comments left under "anonymous", no doubt by friends of those involved, are as childish and ridiculous as the claims you are making against TB. Whilst the broadcasting of these conversations perhaps wasn't the wisest ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/01/dont-shoot-the-messenger/ You'd think that after certain events in Nottingham, a certain other CF member supposedly being in trouble over similar jokes in the past on intouch and various other things CF WOULD BLOODY LEARN!!! Not only is it completely awful, distasteful and generally exceptionally low but it's just down right stupid to allow ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2009/01/oh-dear/ I'm all for a bit of love at Christmas and there's a lot to be said for looking after your activists but Jesus I have received more Christmas cards from the Conservative party than anyone else!!! Admittedly, few of my friends/people my age bother with real-life-non-email-non-text-in-the-flesh Christmas cards but 3 cards ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2008/12/christmas-tory-love/ I'm no economist and I know there's the theory that if consumption is raised then AD will go up and we will start growing again etc etc.... but I can't help but think this recession, credit crunch, whatever it is you want to call it really just symbolizes everything I ... http://www.alexandraswann.co.uk/2008/12/lowering-interest-rates-lending-more-money-surely-this-is-where-we-went-wrong-before/