Right Click: Today’s Top Stories and Opinions

• Guido: Chris Huhne Resigns
• James Delingpole: The list of happy people today includes…
• Telegraph: John Terry stripped of England captaincy
• Daily Mail: Chris Huhne will be charged
• The Commentator: Laurie Penny makes a career of provocation
• Fraser Nelson: Labour needs to ditch the Milibands or face electoral demolition

On this day…

1959: Buddy Holly dies in plane crash

Daily Reaganite

“You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by the way he eats Jelly Beans.”

Daily Thatcherite

“In my day that would have required the occasional use of a handbag. Now it will be a cricket bat. But that’s a good thing because it will be harder.”

Remember:

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• BBC: More than 70 die in Egyptian football riots
• Dan Hodges: David Miliband Vs. Ed Miliband – Round 2
• Peter Oborne: The BBC’s destortion of the truth heelps Putin suppress his critics
• Daily Mail: Working families ‘betrayed’ by Labour over benefit cap
• James Delingpole: Why Britain is stuffed 
• Dan Hannan: Let’s not forget the EU’s older and more familiar abominations

On this day…

1943: Germans surrender at Stalingrad

Daily Reaganite

“I don’t believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.”

Daily Thatcherite

“It is the people’s turn to speak. It is their powers of which we are the custodians.”

Remember:

Details of our Parliamentary Rally on 14 March have been released – click here for more info

If you have any questions about YBF or our series of events, email Frank@YBF.org.uk

Right Click: Today’s Top Stories and Opinions

• Telegraph: Terrorists admit plot to bomb London Stock Exchange
• The Commentator: Lower tax rates are the best way to reduce tax evasion
• The Sun: Halt India aid
• Total Politics: Tory backbenchers react to Cameron’s Statement
• Tim Stanley: Florida was fatal for Newt Gingrich 
• Dan Hannan: Ireland and the United Kingdom have never been closer

On this day…

2003: Columbia shuttle disintegrates killing seven

Daily Reaganite

“Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them”

Daily Thatcherite

“We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the State in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at a European level, with a European Super-State exercising a new dominance from Brussels”

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Right Click: Today’s Top Stories and Opinions

• Telegraph: Dead end courses axed from school tables by Gove
• The Commentator: America needs a president who prioritises growth over redistribution
• Total Politics: Support the People’s Pledge for the a referendum on the EU
• Andrew Gilligan: Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson: the January truth audit
• Telegraph: Reform of public sector pensions doesn’t go far enough 
• Toby Young: David Cameron’s U-turn will advance the Eurosceptic cause

On this day…

2000: Serial killer Dr Harold Shipman is jailed for life for murdering 15 of his patients

Daily Reaganite

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency – even if I’m in a Cabinet meeting”

Daily Thatcherite

“The lesson of this century is that Europe will only be peaceful if the Americans are on this continent”

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On the contrary, the presumption of downtime is an opportunity for young conservatives to become even more active while our opponents take their feet off the pedals.

During the Easter holidays, consider the five following steps:

1. Plan for a Summer Ball or Party – your plans in this regard may already be well advanced. An end of year/graduation social event, after the end of exams, is an essential part of any decent programme. If you want a speaker for the event, contact Christian May at christian@ybf.org.uk.

2. Plan ahead for next academic year – all too often too little is done in terms of inviting speakers to debates or speaker meetings until the autumn itself. The earlier you contact speakers, the more likely it is that they will be free to come. Arrange for YBF to visit your campus for a campaign or media training workshop. Look into the finances and activities of your university and students’ union. Search for newsworthy waste or extremist and politically correct courses or syllabuses.

3. Sort out your admin – the Easter vacation is a good opportunity for you to ensure that your branch or group’s administration is all in order. Chase unpaid subscriptions. Seek to persuade people to renew their membership or increase their involvement in the months ahead. Plan the succession. Be ready for a marked increase in membership in the autumn.

4. Focus on the elections – this June sees both the European elections and a myriad of local authority battles. The elections are a great opportunity for activists to get first hand experience in how to campaign effectively. Just because the elections are in early June doesn’t mean you can use exams as an excuse for not helping out. Going for a walk and delivering leaflets needn’t take more than an hour or two. Helping on polling day likewise shouldn’t turn a 2.1 into a 2.2.

5. Work on campaigns – campaigns such as YBF’s Support Our Troops campaign or the EU Awareness campaign are more than just a matter of putting up posters. Table motions for debate. Get signatures for a petition. Protest. Hold a media-friendly stunt. Write an article, feature or letter for publication in the students’ union newspaper. Appear on the student radio or television channel to discuss politics. None of these activities will take long and with forward planning and ingenuity you can obtain good local and student print or broadcast media coverage by latching onto a national news story and giving it a local or student angle.

Dissertations and exams provide a great excuse – indeed a reason – why many activists consider they cannot be active after Easter and into the summer. These five straightforward steps show you how to be active within the confines of your academic commitments in the coming weeks.

Right Click: Today’s Top Stories and Opinions

• Guardian: Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation may need new comrade
• Daily Mail: The human cost of Apple
• James Delingpole: The world is going mad
• Dan Hodges: Labour has lost the working class
• Telegraph: Tom Watson may need a new intern
• Ed West: Censorship is rife in London

On this day…

1995: Eric Cantona is banned from professional football for 9 months after karate kicking a fan 

Daily Reaganite

“Government doesn’t solve problems, it subsidises them”

Daily Thatcherite

“Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.”

Reminder

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If you have any questions about YBF or our series of events, email Frank@YBF.org.uk

Right Click: Today’s Top Stories and Opinions

• BBC: Cameron to urge European leaders to ‘be bolder’
• Stephen Glover: Cameron must stand up to Alex Salmond
• Harry Cole: Scotland deserves freedom
• Dan Hodges: Labour are still in denial
• Peter Oborne: Chris Huhne is a symbol of moral decline
• Dan Hannan: Tory iconography in a Whig nation

On this day…

1998: Clinton denies affair with Monika Lewinsky 

Daily Reaganite

“Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement”

Daily Thatcherite

“I owe nothing to Women’s Lib”

Reminder

This Saturday we are holding our Campaign Management Workshop. For more details and to book your ticket, click here

If you have any questions about YBF or our series of events, email Frank@YBF.org.uk

In 2009 the ASI unveiled of the first major public monument to its namesake Dr Adam Smith in Edinburgh. Placed fittingly in a historic and ancient marketplace, the ten foot bronze statue set on stone now sits at the center of the city where Smith worked and died. Known as the “father of economics,” Smith published the groundbreaking economic treatise The Wealth of Nations in 1776. The monument rightly commemorates the great Scottish philosopher, economist, and author who contributed greatly to the studies of society and economics.

The ASI encourages students to become involved both as subscribers and as participants in their regular meetings through The Next Generation, the Institute’s organization for student involvement. The Next Generation meets on the first Tuesday of each month to hear from speakers. Recent speakers have included the Rt Hon Michael Howard QC MP, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, and Bill Emmott (former Editor of The Economist).

Twice a year the ASI also hosts the Independent Seminar on the Open Society which students can attend and participate in. The conference is limited to 200 students and presents political and economic material consistent with A-level and AS-level studies, which challenges students to grow in their understanding of the issues. Politicians across the political divide as well as think-tankers, economists, and national media personalities both talk and are quizzed by students.

Beyond hosting conferences, the website for the Adam Smith Institute provides a wealth of economic and political resources. Publications include downloadable PDF files, briefings, and think pieces on topics such as fair trade, welfare, privatization, civil liberties, the NHS, the flat tax rate, and healthcare reform. It also provides profiles of leading economic thinkers such as Adam Smith, Friedrich von Hayek, and Milton Friedman to give students an introduction and understanding of these brilliant economic minds.

For more information, please visit:

Website: http://www.adamsmith.org/
Blog: http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/
The Next Generation: http://www.adamsmith.org/the-next-generation/ 
Tax Freedom Day: http://www.adamsmith.org/tax-freedom-day/ 
Publications: http://www.adamsmith.org/publications/
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7222 4995
Email: info@adamsmith.org
Address: Adam Smith Institute, 23 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BL

• Eric Pickles: No more Pilgrims
• Tim Stanley: Barack Obama is the new Gordon Brown
• James Delingpole: What should tax money be spent on?
• BBC: Cameron to push for European Court reforms
• Douglas Carswell: Mervyn King should make us despair
• Guido: Pickles’ Pilgrim Party

On this day…

1998: Pope John Paul II calls for reform in Communist Cuba

Daily Reaganite

“Under the name of liberalism, the American People will adopt every fragment of the socialist program”

Daily Thatcherite

“They’re a weak lot, some of them in Europe you know. Weak… Feeble.”

Reminder

This Saturday we are holding our Campaign Management Workshop. For more details and to book your ticket, click here

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Right Click: Today’s Top Stories and Opinions

• Daily Mail: Labour, bishops and Lib Dem peers derail plan for benefit cap
• Guardian: Cameron shrugs off welfare battles to soar in polls
• Guido Fawkes: Trade Union Pilgrim cost taxpayers over £1million
• The Sun: Where does all your tax go?
• Dan Hannan: Who would want to join the EU now?
• Daily Mail: Blair signed secret deal to hand Gibraltar back to Spain

On this day…

1965: Sir Winston Churchill, one of the finest British Prime Ministers ever, passes away

Daily Reaganite

“In a world wrecked by hatred, economic crisis, and political tension, America remains mankind’s best hope.”

Daily Thatcherite

“Of course, people tell me that I shouldn’t gloat. Well, I am gloating.”

Reminder

This Saturday we are holding our Campaign Management Workshop. For more details and to book your ticket, click here

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