BLOG | Hector Birchwood

Dec 12, 20191 min

My closing speech at my final hustings

Attended the UCL Debate Society, Question Time Hustings on Monday to make the case for democracy. Keir Starmer was not there, hiding away...

Nov 29, 20192 min

Labour's misleading narrative and my offer to open their mind

I confront the Labour party's false narratives offering them the opportunity to open their mind. Story link and full unedited letter below.

Nov 21, 20191 min

A businessman's approach to policy:

Don't keep doing what doesn't work! Focus on all the costs and repeat the exercise in case something was missed.

Nov 21, 20191 min

Look for results not budget sizes

Other parties advocate the fallacy that increased spending results in better outcomes. My approach is different.

Nov 21, 20191 min

Government is not the answer

Uniform top-down approaches don't solve individual problems, including knife crime. Watch my video.

Nov 19, 20191 min

Vote For Your Future @ Westking College

I had my first hustings at Westking College. At first, the audience was apprehensive, but I broke through with an innovative approach.

Nov 18, 20193 min

Standing against the poster boy for our broken political system

I wrote the following opinion piece for Sunday's Telegraph (17/11/2019) and will focus my campaign to hold 'Squirmy' Starmer to account:

Nov 15, 20191 min

It all starts here...

This week I delivered my nomination papers to Camden's Elections Manager. This is my first time running for public office and the...

Nov 13, 20191 min

A quick visit to my old university

I've wanted to see the new academic buildings at the London School of Economics (LSE) for months, so I called a friend and we spent our...