A Quick Chat With… Anna Appleton
What motivates you to be involved in politics?
Competing to find the best ideas, searching for general improvement and a belief that it matters and affects me so much that apathy is completely pointless.
In 10 words, explain why you don’t like the Labour government.
Interfering, overbearing, wasteful, fickle, sly, inept, deceiving bunch of hypocrites.
Describe yourself in 5 words.
Competitive, organised, fair, imaginative, practical.
What’s your favourite political quotation?
‘Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber’ – Plato
If you could punch/slap a political figure (from past or present) who would it be, and why?
Hazel Blears – she’s the right height for me to get a good punch right in her smug face.
If you could go for a drink with a political figure (from past of present) who would it be, and why?
Eric Pickles or Bob Barr – both absolute legends.
What would you do with £5,000,000?
I would put half of it away somewhere I can’t touch it easily very very quickly. Give some to my sister (teacher) and brother (photographer), give some to a charity called Refilwe and send my parents on holiday. I would then buy a house in Argentat, go on an amazing shopping spree and take all my friends out to dinner.
If you had to name the biggest single problem from the last 10 years of Labour government, what would it be?
Management within the NHS
Where’s your favourite place in the world?
I have several… Dordogne valley, Iceland, Refilwe in Lanseria and York
If you weren’t answering these questions, what would you be doing?
Finishing my pile of reading for tomorrow’s 9.15 seminar.
If you could repeal a law, which would it be?
Identity Cards Act 2006
If you could create a law, what would it be?
Reduce the cut off point for abortions to 20 weeks.
What don’t you like about politics?
The unnecessary bitching which people use to try and get ahead just for their egos and how stupid people manage to get into positions of responsibility which they are wholly unsuited for and incapable of dealing with.
Which blogs do you read daily?
ToryBear, ConHome, Guido, Civitas, Iain Dale
When do you think Brown will call an election in the UK?
2010 – he wants as long as he can get.
What would you like to see Cameron be stronger on?
Crime.
What do you most hope to achieve in life?
Contentment.