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4. Freshers packs
Conservative Future Freshers packs at Universities and other
branches across the United King-dom are funded and provided by
Conservative Campaign Headquarters. While this is an
excellentallocation of the Partys resources, the materials have
failed to be re-energised in recent years.
These outdated materials have at times proven to be uninspiring
to thousands of students, whetherprospective or current members of
the Party. If not resolved, it could have a detrimental effect
formany University Conservative Associations trying to attract new
student members of the Party.
Day one as National Chairman I shall call for an immediate
rethink to Freshers packs materials,and liaise with all University
Conservative Associations and branches across the organisation
topropose new and practical materials, attractive to students.
5. National Forum proposalAs Northern Ireland Regional Chairman,
and Regional College Chairman I am currently consultingwith my
Regional and National colleagues on establishing a National
Conservative Future Forum.This would act as an all-encompassing
general-meeting of all activists across Conservative Future(in
addition to Conservative Future Scotland).
The forum shall enable activists to have a platform for open
debate and the allow for the ability toraise any motion from the
oor of the forum, in addition to question both National Executive
mem-bers and Regional Chairmen on any topic. The Conservative Party
Annual Conference in October,or the Conservative Future Annual
Conference in March/April could act as the ideal venue for sucha
forum to ensure maximum possible turnout.
6. Policy, Debate, and International Co-operation.
Conservative Future activists are integral to the voluntary
Party in ensuring a vibrant campaigningforce, but this should not
be sole objective of Conservative Future.
Our organisation has thousands of curious minds that seek to be
challenged and debate the issuesof yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
As National Chairman I shall seek to foster an environment towork
with all external research and policy organisations, ensuring they
are too accessible to ourmembers.
As Regional Chairman I recognised the importance of working with
centre-right friends like YoungFine Gael and the Young Unionists,
and while studying in California I took the opportunity to
cam-paign with the California College Republicans. As National
Chairman I shall continue this and en-sure Conservative Future
retains and further builds on our positive rapport with
centre-right friendsin international alliances, such as the
International Young Democrat Union and the EuropeanYoung
Conservatives.
7. One-term commitment
If elected, I shall not seek re-election to the position of
National Chairman.
