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we've got a new member ..... judith addison .. councillor .. so should be interesting ...

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She's been on for weeks Jen:rolleyes:

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I was at the Blackburn Conservatives Association Dinner on Friday Night and Baroness Warsi was the guest speaker a number of local potential candidates were present, the evening went very well. Also there was an Individual who has passed the PAB was indicating that he would like to stand in hyndburn. He lives in Blackburn and is very keen to come over and meet local conservatives councillors from Hyndburn, He is of asian origin and I was wondering what your views would be to having an asian conservative candidate as MP for Hyndburn who has been approved and is being endorsed by Baroness Warsi.

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I wouldn't be happy about any candidate who was not from within the boundries of Hyndburn, full stop

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Kevin Logan is out delivering leaflets this week. I know we are choosing this Friday. Gosh, time is passing and I can't believe after almost 5 years the Conservatives still are no nearer choosing even after PB has 'thrown his hat in the ring'.

What is PAB?

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I wondered that too Graham, ain't seen that before. There's no push, Gordon's hardly going to spring a snap general election on us is he :rolleyes:

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Parliamentary Assessment Board. It's what potential Tory candidates have to go through before they go on the approved list as constituency candidates. It actually costs the individual 250 quid for the procedure.

Just think - you could buy an Accy Stanley B share with that dosh, plus 10 free tickets and the footy shirt. Which would you rather do?

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PAB - Parliamentary Assessment Board.

This is a day long assessment by MPs and senior Party volunteers who make the final decision about whether to add your name to the Approved List of candidates.

I understand your feelings about the candidate should be from Hyndburn and I agree, what if no candidate comes forward, would someone form Blackburn not be better than someone form the south who may be imposed on Hyndburn by Conservative Central Office.

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Things have change since I packed in, wasn't in force 8 years ago

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What's happened to your mate from Ossy Jaysay. Has he ruled himself out of the contest?

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Don't know Bernard ain't seen or heard fro anybody for weeks, only talked to Brian W the day I came out of hospital, and to be quite honest politics was the furthest thing from my mind then, actually, just as it is at this moment in time

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Apologies, I hadn't seen the other thread. I hope everything works out for you.

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Due to the 4,000+ applications that the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) has received since the Candidates List was re-opened in May 2009, it is unlikely that any further applicants will be able to get a PAB place in time to apply for a seat for the 2010 General Election.

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Re. the question you asked originally Pheonix on the Asian question. I suppose the correct answer to give is that as long as they are capable and appear to be the best candidate for the party I prefer, then it wouldn't make any difference.

Unfortunately, we have to be truthful here and suspect many would not see it this way ... this is not quite the Presidential elections in the U.S. after all.

Some whites would be swayed by this and not vote for him; other Asians would vote for him due to his ethnical background. Maybe they would balance each other out.:) If he were put up as a Labour candidate, then with the feelings against this party at the moment, he wouldn't stand a chance. Some voters will still vote with their prejudices, rather than their heads I feel.

Mind you, there are 15 M.P's from ethnic minorities at the moment, so could well be no. 16. (Ok .. not quite right, as all could change after the next election). Good luck to him.

Him living outside the area would not affect me at all ... sometimes is good to come in and take an independent look at us.

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Oh come on Jaysay, if the Conservatives elected the man on the moon as their candidate you would vote for him.. :p:D Full stop.