The Conservative Friends of the Chinese (CFOC), in conjunction with the City of Manchester Conservative Federation, organised a Chinese New Year Banquet in Manchester City Centre (Tai Pan Restaurant) on 08 February. 

Picture this scene. There’s a semi-secret political group in Manchester whose meetings can not be made public for fear of reprisal. You are unlikely to find a poster in support of them in any window across the city and they struggle to find candidates who campaign or distribute any leaflets.

Welcome to the latest 'Original Content Series', here's David Semple's fantastic write-up on Sir Anthony Eden. Sir Anthony Eden was the first British prime minister to confront the stark limitations of British power after the end of the Second World War, during the new postwar era of Pax Americana which accompanied the twilight years of the British Empire. He was also the last British prime minister to act independently of the United States on the world stage. During the early years of the Eisenhower presidency and the last years of the second administration of Winston Churchill, British and American interests in the Middle East conflicted.

We are delighted to publish another article in our 'Original Content Series'; we bring to you a piece by David Semple on Winston Churchill. For the full article, and many other exclusives, click on our 'Viewpoint' tab.

May 1940 was the turning point in the history of modern Europe. Western Europe was conquered by the primitive and violent regime of Adolf Hitler as Germany tried to take on all the nations of Europe and destroy the legacy of the Enlightenment completely and for all time. Europe has never recovered from the New Order of Nazi Germany...

"Tories standing full slate of candidates in this year’s Manchester council elections" is the headline of Manchester Evening News' story. It is nice to see the local newspaper reporting some positive news regarding our local party. As some other sources were proven wrong, we are indeed fielding 96 candidates in the upcoming election. Also worth noting is the fact, mentioned by the newspaper, that other parties do not have even a single candidate in some wards...

The Chancellor has presented his Budget to Parliament – here's a summary of what was announced.

Written for our website's new "ViewPoint" section, Richard Mather's brilliant article:

I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen by the Conservative Party to become its leader. I would like to pay tribute to the other candidates during the election campaign, and I would like to pay tribute to Andrea Leadsom for the dignity that she has shown today. During this campaign, my case has been based on three things. First, the need for strong, proven leadership to steer us through what will be difficult and uncertain economic and political times. The need of course to negotiate the best deal for Britain in leaving the EU and to forge a new role for ourselves in the world.

The country has just taken part in a giant democratic exercise, perhaps the biggest in our history. Over 33 million people from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, have all had their say. We should be proud of the fact that in these islands, we trust the people with these big decisions. We not only have a parliamentary democracy but on questions about the arrangements for how we are governed, there are times when it is right to ask the people themselves, and that is what we have done. We not only have a parliamentary democracy but on questions about the arrangements for how we are governed, there are times when it is right to ask the people themselves, and that is what we have done.

Manchester Conservatives believe in livable and affordable communities, as well as a competitive and dynamic local economy. In this manifesto we set out how we’d help with the cost of living, how we intend to reward hard-working individuals and families, how we hope to protect the most vulnerable, and how we want to make our city more affordable and cleaner.