Hugh Sandeman
Conservative Councillor for Bell Hill ward, Petersfield

On Saturday I attended the freshers fair at my old University in Winchester. It went really well, we signed up some new members and our positive, realistic message on issues the Conservatives have a real chance of being elected to implement were well received by those students who came to talk with us.

Conversely the Lib Dem stand had an array of the usual petitions pretty much against everything that already exists and for anything that would make them permanently unelectable... I do wonder whether these petitions ever get to Menzies Cambell as they are alleged to do.

Probable highlight of the day was the hugely popular Boris Johnson branded merchandise, posters, badges and postcards that had the amusing effect of baiting the Lib Dem MP for Romsey, Sandra Gidley (who had a majority of only 125 votes at the last election) to come over and ask about the way Boris had voted over the Iraq War! Such cutting, up-to-date and relevant political insight is clearly why the people of Romsey are likely to relieve her of her post at the next election.

If any of you are keen to read more about her 'latest' news check out her blog http://romseyredhead.blogspot.com/, from what I can see the last entry was made in January this year and her 'latest news' on her website http://www.sandragidley.org/news2006.htm was last updated in early July. This somewhat makes a mockery of her 5th pledge on the front page of her website too, '...keep in touch with local people, reporting back regularly'.

Anyway I will leave the ongoing critical commentary of the MP for Romsey to http://gidleywatch.blogspot.com/ a hugely entertaining read and much more regularly updated blog than her own!