The Macmillan Club – a.k.a. the Cape Conservatives – kicked off the Southern Hemisphere Summer Season with two remarkable speakers.
Chairman, Caroline Abel Smith OBE, welcomed over 60 delegates from 18 countries to London and excellent, stimulating addresses were given by the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP, Attorney General, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, Chairman of the International Office, the Rt Hon the Lord Howell of Guildford, Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Dr Syed Kamall MEP London Region, Darren Mott, Deputy Director of Campaigning and Stuart Hand, Deputy Director Best Practice. All speakers generated numerous questions from delegates.
Rt. Hon. The Lord Hurd of Westwell addressed members of the Mallorca Branch of Conservatives Abroad on Friday 17th June at the Santa Ponsa Golf Club. He was accompanied by Edward Young from CCHQ who collaborated with him on his book ‘Choose Your Weapons’. They are photographed with Gay Niblett the Branch Chairman and Ian Main, the Treasurer earlier in the evening.
Leandro Busto, chairman of the Madrid Branch of Conservatives Abroad with the Rt. Hon. The Baroness Thatcher at her home in London following the award of the 2010 Prize for Freedom presented by ex President Aznar, in his capacity as president of the Spanish right wing think tank, FAES on Wednesday 15th June 2011.
Commentator, broadcaster, writer, blogger, candidate, activist – it’s hard to ignore the insightful and prolific Iain Dale, one of Britain’s leading Conservatives outside Parliament. During his recent three week visit to Australia, the local media certainly didn’t ignore him either.
Lord Lexden’s speech provided the basis for a lively discussion of constitutional and other issues raised by members of the Association.
AV is an unfair system, where the person who finishes third can end up winning. Our brand new film looks at what would happen if a school sports day was run under AV - and highlights why you need to vote 'No' on May 5th. You can watch it in HD or standard definition.
The Conservatives Abroad Conference 2011 is to be held in London in October, following on from the Party Conference in Manchester. The day before the Conference (Thursday 6th October), we are organising a tour of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, followed in the afternoon by a visit to Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms and Museum on Horseguards. In the evening, there will be a dinner at the St Stephen's Club. The main, one-day conference is the day after, Friday 7th October, also in Westminster, London.
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A highly successful 2010 Conservatives Abroad Conference was held in Krakow, Poland commencing with a Dinner on Friday evening hosted by Timothy Kirkhope MEP and the European Conservatives & Reformists Group. Over 70 delegates attended the Conference from 15 countries and Chairman Caroline Abel Smith OBE welcomed everyone to Krakow before handing over to Marek Matraszek who, as Chairman of Conservatives Abroad Poland, hosted the weekend.
