On 21st November in an historic open caucus Esher & Walton selected a new Conservative Parliamentary candidate. 700 people, many with no political affiliation attended to have their say. Some had been upset about the lack of a local candidate in the shortlist of 6. A much publicised campaign had been mounted to seek to put pressure on the local Party to shortlist someone currently living in the area.
Whilst I have every sympathy with the view that the candidate ought to have a good knowledge and understanding of the area, making arbitrary judgments based on where a candidate lives or doesn't live seems less than democratic. Esher and Walton chose from an extremely able shortlist of the 6 best applicants, of that I have no doubt. I say so in spite of the fact that I was one such applicant who failed to make the final 6.
Ultimately the caucus selected Dominic Raab to represent the Conservative Party at the next election.
I am delighted with that selection. Having met Dominic on several occasions, I have been impressed by his commitment, his perceptiveness, his clear intellect, and his deep-seated vision and drive to improve the lives of those he has been selected to serve.
I wish him every success in the election and hope that should he win, he will fulfil his undoubted potential. We as a constituency have been exceptionally lucky to find and elect such an able and outstanding individual.
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" I have been impressed by his commitment, his perceptiveness, his clear intellect, and his deep-seated vision and drive to improve the lives of those he has been selected to serve."
Perhaps he also walks on water..
Also, whilst this may be a "donkey with a blue rosette" constituency, he ain't elected yet
BTW the good DR (not Luke -Skywalker nor yet Waterwalker) has gone very quiet. Prior to his canonisation at the racecourse meeting he was blogging daily. Now...
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