'For someone who also has had the pleasure of being chairman in a NW seat over the last year; having experienced both the CCHQ process directly most recently, had decent input from the NW office and deals with an Association who have an aging activism at its core on a daily basis.
I would say ‘Communication, Communication, Communication!’ As I understand it, the Hyndburn association do have the odd maverick, however the ‘London-centric’ CCHQ will not have much of idea where actually Hyndburn is!'
'I should think "those in London" simply want to get on and try to win the winnable seat. It's ridiculous that this seat has n't selected yet and cryptic messages about "local issues" are n't good enough particularly when an election is so close.'
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: Mystery surrounds why "classic Labour-Conservative marginal" Hyndburn is yet to select a Conservative candidate
Some of the other commentator's thoughts are quite illuminating too.
I wonder who the local Conservative 'odd maverick' is?
