http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk Local and National Politics as seen through the eyes of a Reading Borough Conservative Councillor Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:31:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Six months ago I decided to finally take the plunge and make my life a bit greener. With the major political parties all on a environmental drive, gas and electricity prices going through the roof, and the credit crunch beginning to bite I had nothing to lose. Well I’ve just got ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/12/09/going-greener-can-pay-off/ I stayed up all evening to watch the results of the US elections results come in, watch John McCain give a very good concession speech, and watch Barack Obama give his first speech as President-Elect. Certainly a very interesting night, one thing is for sure, Obama has rewritten political campaigning ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/11/05/change-is-on-the-way/ Since I wrote a post about the potential for fraud in the US elections, quite a few people have asked me to see the ballot papers and accompanying text. Now that the polls have closed in Virginia here they are: Ballot Paper Ballot Envelope Instructions Update: Due to the possibility of late ballots being accepted ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/11/05/virginia-ballot-papers/ It's been another couple of busy weeks for me. Tuesday last week I gave my first speech to full Council, first time I've spoken to so many people since I've been at school many years ago. Luckily I did go on a public speaking course with a few of my ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/10/23/busy-busy-busy/ Last week the Conservatives launched a new modern and interactive website, Conservatives.com. You can view video clips from the Party Conference in Birmingham, the latest Party Political Broadcast and take a read of our policies. http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/10/04/conservatives-launch-new-website/ Voting by secret ballot is in my opinion is one of the key principles of a modern democracy – so I was surprised when I saw an absentee ballot for the US Presidential election from the state of Virginia. I think there is a lot for the US, and Virginia, ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/10/03/fraud-concerns-in-us-elections/ I was delighted by the ruling of the High Court ruling that Gurkhas who want to stay in Britain should be able to do so. A few months back I was at a meeting with the Gurkhas, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox, Rob Wilson MP and ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/10/02/gurkha-victory/ I'm now back from the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. Emma Warman has a good review of the events on her blog. It was a great experience, particularly being in Symphony Hall to watch David Cameron's superb speech. There were numerous policy announcements, including a two year council tax freeze to ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/10/02/party-conference-2008/ Sorry for lack of posting in the past few weeks, had quite a number of meetings. Today I'm off to party conference, and I hope to return to normal service when I'm back. http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/09/27/party-conference/ I'm pleased to announce that as well as coming 95th in the top 100 Conservative blogs, I've also been come 26th in the top 30 Councillor blogs. 1 Luke Akehurst 2 Waendel Journal 3 Paul Scully 4 James Cleverly 5 Bob Piper 6 Andrew McConnell 7 Faulkner Journal 8 Bristow Blog 9 Iain Lindley 10 Councillor Terry Kelly 11 Matt Dean 12 ... http://www.cllrdaveluckett.co.uk/2008/09/09/top-30-councillor-blogs/