This year will be an exciting one for those interested in both local and national politics, like me. We will have a general election before July and as a Conservative myself I of course hope we will have a Tory government.
I will also be working hard to get our candidate for the Conservative Party in Montgomeryshire elected, Glyn Davies. I’ve just read Glyn’s new year message and I am particularly happy to see him mention how he will do his best to bring pride, integrity and respect to the position of an MP. No man woman or MP can be perfect, but each can strive to do there best.
Anyway, happy new year. Part of Glyn’s Message is below:
NEW YEAR MESSAGE from GLYN DAVIES, Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservative Party in Montgomeryshire.
As I type these words on my computer, our 2 year old granddaughter, Ffion is ‘helping’ me. In the next room, our week old grandson, Darragh is crying for his mother to feed him. All around me, is the hub-bub of family life. Inevitably, all this creates context for how I think about the New Year. If all of us are here to celebrate next Christmas together, healthy and content, 2010 will have turned out to be a good year, whatever else may happen.
A General Election will dominate my 2010. The result will be important for the UK, for Wales, and for Montgomeryshire. I hope it brings change. It will also be decisive for Ffion, Darragh and all the rest of us. If I were to be elected Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire in 2010, the responsibility would demand a huge commitment. And it would be given, because Montgomeryshire matters to me. It’s home, and always will be.
As a politician, my aim has always been to reach out across party loyalities. So often we agree about what’s right. My support for our soldiers in Afghanistan, my wish to help the elderly, and those suffering from dementia, from renal problems, from Parkinson’s Disease, my love of Rural Wales, the wildlife with which we share our world, and the Welsh Language, is shared across all parties - as is my determination to always win a fair deal for Montgomeryshire. Most of us want a nation that is fairer, safer, greener, and where every individual matters – even though we may not always agree on the best way to achieve all these things. But most of all, I would do my best to bring pride, integrity and respect to the position of MP for Montgomeryshire.
