Alain Tolhurst
@Alain_Tolhurst
Chief Reporter and podcast host @politicshome, egg chaser for @oldstreetrugby and pie bowler for @addington_vcc 📧[email protected]
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08-04-2009 19:46:26
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Loved joining PoliticsHome’s podcast with Michael Crick, Alain Tolhurst and fellow candidates, chatting about:
🚔How I went from tackling crime to running for office
📣Why we need to diversify politics
❓Where on my body you’ll find my tattoo of #Eastbourne Pier
Tune in!
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Who wants to be an MP?
Michael Crick, @tomorrowsMPs founder; Tory candidate Khobi Patterson-Vallis; Lib Dem candidates Josh Babarinde OBE and Roz Savage join Alain Tolhurst to look at candidate selection
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3K5jMXj
🚨New PoliticsHome podcast🚨
Why be an MP?
Three candidates explain why they want to join Parliament:
🟡 Roz Savage
🔵Khobi Anne Vallis
🟡Josh Babarinde OBE
And Michael Crick talks about what his @Tomorrow'sMPs account reveals about the selection process
🎧 pod.fo/e/23cea0
'She’s seen as grown up and pragmatic compared to other MPs, particularly those who are running for the leadership before it’s even started'
A nice Tom Scotson piece exploring why Priti Patel is emerging as a smart money candidate to lead the Tories
politicshome.com/news/article/p…
'Liz Truss accepts that communications around the mini-Budget were 'not as good as they could have been'. No sh*t, Sherlock!'
📚 Tim Loughton MP 🇺🇦 reviews 'Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons From The Only Conservative In The Room'
bit.ly/3yhOiuy
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Local wipeout
🗳️ Tory MP Mark Garnier, Labour Together's Christabel Cooper, and Tim Bale join Alain Tolhurst to assess the fallout from the local elections and this week’s surprise defection by MP Natalie Elphicke
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/23a65b