Student Life’s new target it to expand our remit from focusing primarily on setting up new CF branches, to engaging directly with Student Unions across the country.
Up until recently I was working at CCHQ and loving the buzz and excitement at the prospect of a Conservative government. But, the general election is not the only election just around the corner where the Conservatives have the chance to make gains. The National Union of Students is well known as a Labour Students strong hold. It seems the opportune time to start …

Despite this election being the most important for a generation, nearly half of all university students will not vote in May. That is the story revealed in yesterday’s survey conducted by student accommodation provider Unite, which questioned more than 1,500 students.
This is despite the fact that nearly all students currently at university have been educated largely or exclusively under a Labour Government, since those who started university last year began primary education in 1997.
The survey showed that while only 12% said they had “no interest in politics”, almost half said …

Emma is 22 and graduated from Keel University last May. She has now returned home to Shepshed and is working hard to save up enough money to go back to university and study to become a Lawyer. ‘I did go along to a few events that the Conservative Society put on while I was at university and I really enjoyed them; I wish I had got more involved now though’ said Emma.
Emma recently got involved with Nicky Morgan’s campaign to become the next MP for Loughborough, and she is now …

The CCHQ Call centre (GenEVA), situated on the 5th Floor of Millbank Tower, is the Party’s state-of-the art automated telephone contact centre designed to support Conservative Party Campaigning across our battleground seats.

London CF has been leading the way for weeks now holding regular events and packing out the centre!

Clare currently has three main roles in the Conservative Party; working as a Councillor in Croydon, as Chair of London Conservative Future and serving as Vice Chair of Student Life:

2009 has been a year of numerous campaign days, meetings and social action projects and 2010 is going to be busier!

London CF is campaigning every week across London, providing strong support in crucial target seats in the run up to the general election.

Showing that politics has never been more relevant to young people, The Nottingham University Conservative Association (NUCA) have recorded a massive uptake in membership at this year’s Freshers’ Fayre, exceeding the numbers for the same time last year despite a £2 increase in membership fee.
The President of the Conservative Association at Nottingham, Nick Allsopp said “Response has been overwhelmingly positive; a lot of people who have never been involved with the Conservatives before are coming up and joining; seeking to find out more about the party, to get involved and …

During the summer holidays the student life committee has been gearing up for the up-coming year. Elections and Schools Officer Cllr. Paul Wells reports on what he will be up to the in next few months :
The summer has been a busy few months. Tempting though it would have been to rest on my laurels after Chloe Smith’s triumph in Norwich North, a lot of work has been needed to order to lay the groundstones for a successful general election year.
This has not just involve problem solving and troubleshooting individual …

The Student Life Tours are back – and this term they’re going to even more of our branches!

These events start again in October and will be visiting branches in Manchester, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Norwich, Leeds, Durham, London, Nottingham and Cambridge.

The purpose of these events is to introduce students to the organisations and ideas that make up the wider conservative movement.

History will be made on Friday 30 October 2009, when Members of the UK Youth Parliament (MYPs) hold their annual sitting in the House of Commons. This will be the first time in history the Youth Parliament, or any other body, has been allowed to use the chamber and sit on the green benches.
The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) aims to enable “young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better”. An organisation for young people, run by young people, much like Conservative Future, the …

In a week of more bad news for young people, we have discovered that youth unemployment has sky rocketed, the number of university places has fallen, and the average university graduate debt has topped £23k.

Yet New Labour continue to promise an unachievable ‘New Deal’ to the young people of today. The reality behind Labour’s sham promise of a guaranteed job, place in education or training for those under 25 makes bitter reading.