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Chris Irvine (chrisirvine): 41, Male
GB

Hometown:: Rochester

Age Group: 36-49

Political View:: Conservative

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The Return Of Ken Clarke

Added 19 Jan by Chris Irvine.

Labour's Debt Crisis

Added 12 Jan by Chris Irvine.

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Save Our Pubs & Clubs - Amend The Smoking Ban
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Alan W Collins 20 Jul.

Gets the thumbs up from me... I have absolutely no objection to the smoking ban in restaurants and other public venues such as theatres and places where children are present, but isn't it time t... Read More »

Tagged: amend the smoking ban

Bonfire of the Quangos!

Added a reply 6 Jul

Seems Mr Cameron is an avid reader of the Strood Conservatives website. This is very welcome. David Cameron has set out plans to increase democratic accountability by reducing the number of quang... Read More »

Tagged: conservatives, quangos

Where's 'Obama Beach'? Another Insult To Our Veterans
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John M Ward 8 Jun.

On the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, it was disgusting to hear the sycophantic Brown refer to Omaha Beach as 'Obama Beach'. This man is a national disgrace to this country and the Labour ... Read More »

Tagged: labour, gordon brown

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Countdown to Dickensian Christmas

Once more the festive season in Medway will finally kick off in spectacular style this weekend as the World-famous Dickensian Christmas festival sees the streets and precincts of Rochester play host to visitors not just f…

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Posted by Chris Irvine on 4th December 2008 at 2:01pm — No Comments (Add)

Ning Nang Nong...

I keep getting confused when I'm typing in the web address for the site...anyone else having the same problem? Damn that Spike Milligan!

Posted by Chris Irvine on 2nd December 2008 at 9:02pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Mamma Mia...

As a lifelong ABBA fan, I've avoided this film like the plague since it was released. Don't ask me why because you would have thought that I would have been one of the first in the queue to see the movie, but...I dunno, in the back of my mind, I had this feeling th…

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Posted by Chris Irvine on 29th November 2008 at 11:34pm — No Comments (Add)

Making The Difference

Whilst other local Conservative members where out braving the chill winds from the Medway in Strood, I had the relatively easy gig of helping out for local charity MASH (Medway Asthma Self-Help)* at their Christmas fundraiser in Rainham.

When the call came I was more than happy to help out for such a deserving cause. I've actually come to the conclusion that it might be a good idea if the next Government actually made it a requirement that everyone should parti…

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Posted by Chris Irvine on 29th November 2008 at 7:17pm — No Comments (Add)

The Demise Of Woolworths

Anyone who has ever faced the threat of redundancy, as I have, can surely sympathise with the workers at Woolies today who will be worrying about what the future holds for them and their families. This will be further exacerbated due to the timing of Woolworths' demise during the run-up to Christmas. I can o…

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At 12:47pm on 11th April 2009, timforchange said…: Hi Chris and John, Thanks for the welcome. I was interested to find your group on Ning when I was searching for other Conservative groups in the UK. I have a London based group called "The Blue Room Forum" (www.thenewblue.ning.com) which is a group for like minded Conservative activists. During the last summer I have met a number of London wide conservatives on the Boris campaign and then over at Henley, and thought it would be good to stay in touch and keep learning after the election. Check out our group and let me know what you think, since it is easy to share members on Ning, perhaps we could make a reciprocal link?
All the best, Regards,
Tim

At 11:06am on 21st November 2008, John M Ward said…: I believe you have sussed this out quite accurately. It is how I have perceived it, though I am only a quarter Irish...

Once I am sure that all the actions that have been taken by the Union rep are over, I intend to blog on the whole business of (ab)using the various laws, rules and codes of conduct in pursuance of politically-motivated labelling and attacks on one's opponents.

At 1:07am on 20th November 2008, Chris Irvine said…: As an Irishman, I can honestly say no, I don't think he is racist. I think he is unfortunately being tarred by those who choose to use the allegation of racism as a weapon. It's a way of silencing all debate on a subject and is lazy and, if it wasn't for the fact that such allegations are used in such a malicious way, it would be quite funny. I didn't take any offence from the joke I read that is attributed to Ken, and I don't really understand how anyone could, unless they have very skin thin indeed and/or they are using it for their own ends.

My God. I remember coming over here (England) in the early 80s and being told to live In Kilburn because we'd 'feel at home in Kilburn'. My late mother always answered that 'if we wanted to feel at home, we would have stayed at home'. I suffered all sorts of name-calling when I went to school, but it didn't bother me because that's all it was, names. I got on with my own life.

People have got to stop using the race-card in my humble opinion because it is constantly being used to distort the argument. It is lazy, and it is, too often, being used maliciously to silence debate and criticism.

At 12:36am on 20th November 2008, John M Ward said…: Well, I already knew you had cheek :-)

By the way, I too have been Googling our Ken. You've now met him: do you think he is a racist? Don't answer if you don't feel comfortable doing so; but I'd be interested in your view of him or any of the others you have now met.

It can be useful to have a fresh view on those one has known for a few years, as our views can be clouded by that, and it takes a newcomer to see past all of that.

On that topic, you really will need meet "cuddly" Jane Etheridge one day. Trust me on this!

At 11:56pm on 19th November 2008, Chris Irvine said…: Yeah, you know John, I hummed and haaed about the choice of pics available and decided to go for one that proves I did actually hav cheekbones once upon a time...

At 11:34pm on 19th November 2008, John M Ward said…: Better photo now, by the way, though the other was, well, a bit different(!)

At 3:09pm on 19th November 2008, Chris Irvine said…: It was very enjoyable. Thank you, and all of the other members for making me feel so welcome. Looking forward to helping out in whatever way I can. See you on Saturday John.

Ps Been googling 'Ken Bamber'...fascinating stuff. I can't help wondering what a butcher from Preston is doing in the Strood Conservatives? Hell of a journey to make.

At 9:57am on 19th November 2008, John M Ward said…: Welcome, young Sir!

Gary must have done a good job of talking you into joining, yesterday evening...