Owen Polley is manager of the Northern Ireland Conservatives' campaign HQ. It was great to read a blog post by Harry Phibbs about the local government campaign in Northern Ireland. Prompted by his article, I’d like to update you on what’s happening among Conservatives here. As Harry notes, the Conservative party recently opened a campaign […]
Owen Polley lives in Belfast, where he campaigned for the Conservatives and Unionists at the general election. He blogs at Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness. Contrary to local activists’ expectations, the Conservative Party has chosen not to contest this year’s Assembly election in Northern Ireland. The decision was announced in early September, following a meeting […]
Of course Ulster’s trade with the mainland must be protected as top priority, but a degree of flexibility on regulations in a small number of sectors is sensible.