YBF Parliamentary Rally 2010

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Last week YBF held its annual Parliamentary Rally. The event was great with the commitee room being filled with activists from around the country.

Douglas Carswell MP (Harwich & Clacton) – Began the day talking about the changes that are needed in British politics. Not only the changes in the present government but also the changes needed in the systems of government, making our elected representatives more accountable to the British public.

Alex Deane (Big Brother Watch) – Spoke about the problems of the Big Brother State brought upon us by our present government and that the British people need to stand up for their country and defend the freedoms of our nation.

Gerald Howarth MP (Shadow Defence Minister) – Talked of the armed forces who on a daily basis defend us as a nation and how we should be proud of them, support them and how a Conservative government would best equip them to ensure the defence of our nation abroad.

Jonathan Isaby (ConservativeHome) – Spoke about the many reasons why the Labour Party’s time in government is up and that this is the chance for activists to influence a change in government.

Andrew Rosindell MP (Shadow Home Office Minister) – Continued in his great patriotism towards the British way of life and spoke of why we should be proud of our country and be even more proud to stand up for the country we are so proud of.

Raheem Kassam (Student Rights) – Reminded the many students attending the rally that extremism is a large threat to the many university campuses across the country and it is time to stand up and stop that extremism with the help of Student Rights.

Harry Cole (Sunlight Centre for Open Politics) – Reminded us he does have a day job! Harry spoke of the great work the Sunlight Centre does in exposing the broken politics that many MP’s have exercised whilst in government.

Mark Wallace (The TaxPayers’ Alliance) – Spoke of the great work of the TxPayers’ Alliance and their continued efforts to ensure that the tax payers of our nation get the best deal from all levels of government by highlighting the waste our government produces.

Patrick McLoughlin MP (Chief Whip) – Gave the rally attendees a brilliant insight into the life of an MP. He talked of the many experiences he has had as an MP and gave the activists a rare opportunity to hear from the Chief Whip himself.

James Delingpole (Author & Polemicist) – Talking frankly about politics and the way in that socialism has taken over the country and that more activists should stand up for what they believe in. He also wrote a great piece on his blog the following week that you can read here.

Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) – Spoke of the importance of the general election and that the Conservative Party are looking to the youth in order to help the chances of the next government being conservative.

Shane Greer (Total Politics) – Showed the attending activists that whatever our individual politics at the present time we are all conservatives and should stand together and remove the present government.

Dr Liam Fox MP (Shadow Defence Secretary) – Talked about the Conservative Party’s foreign policy as we approach the election and how the support of our troops through the correct funding and other means is essential to help them succeed in their tasks abroad.

Iain Dale (Blogger & Publisher) – Iain talked of the election and the out coming challenges for a conservative government if there is to be one. He also talked of his insights into the political world from his viewpoint as a blogger. His message was to encourage people online to comment more on political blogs and make their views heard.

Eric Pickles (Conservative Party Chairman) – Gave an inspiring speech. His message to the many activists at the rally was that this is there time to make and impact and there is not a Conservative government yet. In the coming weeks they will have to work hard if they want to see the outcome they want.

Paul Staines (Guido Fawkes) – Also talked about the challenges ahead and along with Iain Dale answered questions on all aspects of the political news at present, from new media politics through to the pressing news stories of the day.

Samuel Coates (CCHQ) – Spoke about new media and how everyone can get involved in the online initiatives such as MyConservatives.com and by blogging, commenting online, and generally using the internet activists can help forward the conservative message.

Michael Rock (Conservative Future) – Was the final speaker of the day and his main message to all the gathered activists in the room was get involved. The more people get involved the more chance there is in a changing the government when we reach the General Election.

YBF would like to thank everyone who attended the YBF Parliamentary Rally from around the country. YBF would also like to thank all of the speakers that attended the event and gave up their precious time in order to speak to the conservative activists that attended the event.