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URGENT - GARDEN PARTY
Friday, June 5th, 2009The Cambridge Union is Proud of Margaret Thatcher
Friday, May 8th, 2009Cambridge Union rightly voted in favour of the motion “This House is proud of Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister”. John Redwood, 
Peter Lilley and Edward Leigh did a great job of standing up for Mrs Thatcher. Our own James Winfield Arthur Edward Sharpe III was in the chair, quite beautifully.
Come discuss the result at PORT AND CHEESE on SATURDAY 9th MAY in the Green Room of Caius College. £6 for members else £8 .
Excerpt from John Redwood’s Blog:
“I said five things that I felt needed saying.
1. Margaret in office was always most concerned personally about people around her, supporting them in d
ifficulties, writing notes to them at times of trouble and showing great courtesy. She would always ask what could the UK do to help whenever she heard of a tragedy anywhere in the world. She was the best boss I ever worked for.
2. She helped Ronnie Reagan win the Cold War. Surely it is good news that Eastern Europe has been liberated from the grip of communism? That was only possible because the Western alliance was resolute in the 1980s.
3. At home she introduced demcoracy to the Unions. She wanted Aurthur Scragill to ballot his members about a strike. His failure to do so split his Union, and represented a challenge to the legal authority of Parliament.
4. She allowed many more people to buy their own home, and shares in the business they worked for. She believed in empowering more people through ownership. She championed the worker and the saver against the vested interests of the establishment.
5. She taxed the rich more . She knew that if you set lower and more realistic rates of tax, the rich will come here, stay here, create jobs here. It worked. Mr Blair kept those rates. Mr Brown is changing them in a way which will damage both the country and his party.”
Coming Up:
CUCA Speaker Meetings are FREE and OPEN TO ALL
Owen Paterson (with CUIS)
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
-11th May - Kennedy Room of CUS at 715.
Michael Howard
Home Secretary ‘93-’97 (crime down 18%); Party Leader ‘03-’05 (seats up to 198); President of CUCA
12th May - Kennedy Room of CUS at 7pm
For Dinner with our speakers afterwards, please contact the Chairman (hdpb2)
Events this week (4th-9th May)
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Frederick Forsyth will address members of both CUCA and CUS in the Kennedy Room, in the Union building, at 7pm on Bank Holiday Monday (4th), to be introduced by a member of the TaxPayers’ Alliance: free and open to all.
Frederick Forsyth is the celebrated journalist turned novelist whose thrillers are so factually accurate and insightful as to be prophetic. He’s coming to the Union in his capacity as a political commentator and staunch Eurosceptic to explain how the EU damages British democracy and resists democratic reform of itself.
For any Thatcherites out there, or simply bon vivants who want to try out the Union’s cocktail menu, join us beforehand in the bar from 6pm for an informal “Margaret Thatcher Day Cocktails”.
Note also that this week’s UNION DEBATE held on Thursday the 7th will be “This house is proud of Margaret Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister” - sure to be riveting with Peter Lilley and John Redwood defending the Iron Lady against Lucas F-S and Ian Gibson. It’d be good to see a large CUCA contingent there to balance out the lefties.
Port and Cheese
will be in the Green Room at Caius College,
Saturday 9th May at 8pm
Dress Code: Black Tie
£6 for members, else £8 - please send cheques payable to “Cambridge University Conservative Association” to Hugh Burling of St John’s College
Easter Term 2009
Sunday, April 19th, 2009Welcome back! To make up for the brevity of Easter term, we have a line-up that’s jam-packed with CUCA fun and frolics.
Fristly, Click HERE to see the termcard for Easter 2009.
Secondly, a welcome from this term’s executive, beautifully captured by our Chairman:
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Vice Chairman and CF Member: Caroline Cummins |
See “Who’s Who” for full details of the Officers, Committee and their roles. |
Secretary and Loyal Englishman: Gavin Rice |
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Campaigns Officer: INDESTRUCTIBLE |
The Crack Registrar: |
The first event of term is our notorious
GIN AND TONIC PARTY
To be held in the BATEMAN ROOM of Caius College
Friday 24th April at 8pm
£2 or free for members (inluding those joining on the night)
Please watch this space for more event details - more will be added once the colour termcards are finalised.
As always, we have a stream of political opinion and humour on our blog. This latest excerpt is the work of Ben Gadsby: There is a temptation, I think, amongst Conservative supporters and campaigners to think the game is won. We’re consistently over 10 points ahead in the polls (17 this morning), the Labour Government is dogged by scandal – how can the next election not be a Conservative victory? … read more here
Keep an eye on facebook and your inboxes for details of Campaigns Sessions.
Update: pre-Easter Term 2009
Wednesday, April 8th, 20091. CUCA has a tie. It is silver with magenta stripes. You can still buy them from A.E. Clothier, and also Charles Tyrwhitt, T.M Lewin and Ede & Ravenscroft.
2. We need writers for the blog on the website.
Whilst there is some sort of signing up you can do to write directly, I am lazy and so tend to just e-mail my musings to Callum Wood, our campaigns officer and current webmaster (cpw36).
3. I also am looking for skilled volunteer cake-chefs for the Garden Party. Reply to me at hdpb2 if you like squeezing elaborate icing-designs.
Pax Christi,
Hugh Burling
(Chairman)
Dominic Grieve QC MP
Friday, March 6th, 2009
31 March 2009, 19:30 for 20:00
Royal Overseas League, London
Dominic Grieve is the Shadow Justice Secretary, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield. Until recently he was the Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Attorney General.
Please join us for this very special Coningsby Club event.
Coningsby Club dinners are £42 per head for a three-course meal (excluding wine).
Dress Code: Black Tie
To book, please send a cheque made payable to the “Coningsby Club” for £42 to Sarah Abram, Brick Court Chambers, 7-8 Essex Street, London WC2R 3LD. Alternatively, you can book online at http://www.coningsbyclub.co.uk/
Francis Maude
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Francis Maude, MP
Monday 9th March, 7pm, Cambridge Union Society
Francis Maude is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Horsham, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and a member of the Privy Council.
Leon Brittan
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne
Thursday 5th March, 7pm, Old Music Room, St John’s College
Former Home Secretary, Former EU Commissioner, and Chairman of CUCA in Lent 1960, we are pleased to welcome back Leon Brittan.
YBF media skills workshop
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
YBF Media Training Session
Wednesday 4th March, 1-4pm, Dining Room, Cambridge Union Society
A half-day workshop on media and campaigning skills, with lectures and interactive training from the Young Britons’ Foundation.
Cost: £10 including a free bar afterwards.
Officers and Committee, Easter 2009
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Following the TGM of 27th Februray, the following members are elected to serve as the Executive and Committee for Easter 2009
Officers
Chairman
Hugh Burling, St John’s College
Vice-Chairman
Caroline Cummins, Newnham College
Junior Treasurer
Fergus McGhee, Trinity College
Campaigns Officer
Callum Wood, Queens’ College
Secretary
Gavin Rice, Queens’ College
Registrar
Charles Read, Christ’s College
Committee
Henry Walton - Magdalene College
Nick Hobbs- Magdalene College
Dominique Iste - Homerton
Alex Kung - Magdalene College
John Oxley - Gonville and Caius
Aaron Schroeder - Trinity College
Christopher Stanton - Peterhouse
