Redevelopment in Normanton...

I’ve been chatting to Conservative Councillor, Amar Nath about Normanton and the planned regeneration.  We both think that all the good bits about the area like thriving businesses and incredible cultural diversity can now be enhanced.  At the same time, this is a great opportunity to tackle the bad bits like parking, congestion and overcrowding.  However, I have to say that I remain concerned about this Liberal...

Talking Derby with the Shadow Cabinet...

I had a really constructive time at this weekend’s Conservative Spring Forum.  I managed to meet with some of the key players in the Shadow cabinet and sound them out about Derby and the issues that affect the City.   Grant Shapps MP (Shadow Minister for Housing) spoke in great detail about how we can improve the housing stock across the country.  In return I told him that Derby was the right place to start and we...

It’s a Trust Thing...

As well as keeping everyone up to date on my activities here, I also like to occasionally spread the word in a slightly broader forum.  This article was published in the leading centre right blog Conservative Home on Sat 25 Apr 2009. Jack Perschke: The next Conservative Government must delegate power and trust people to do the right thing Jack Perschke is the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Derby...

Thanks Runnymede...

As many people know, I first got involved in politics in Surrey where I was elected as a councillor on Runnymede Borough Council.  Over two years there I met some great people and learned a huge amount about how local government can work.  Becuase of my recent selection as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate here in Derby, I’ve stood down from the Council but remain grateful to everyone I met in Runnymede...

Supporting Stephen...

  I was out on Saturday campaigning with Stephen Mold and his team in Derby North.  He’s a cracking candidate with a huge amount of energy and commitment to his constituency.  The team helping him include councillors, council candidates, students and people simply looking to help us get a new kind of government in this country.    Whilst out and about, I met the usual mix of people.  Some totally disinterested,...

Tax and Spend …. eventually...

Having raised £8.5 million from developers’ pockets, you’d have thought our Liberal controlled council would have a few ideas about how to spend it.  Public lavatories, youth action projects, public transport, school playing fields, homeless refuges, policing - these are all areas we need to invest in.  Apparently, much better to let £6 million of the money lie fallow waiting for something the Liberals...

Thanks Philip...

Councillor Philip Hickson, leader of the Conservative Group at Derby City Council, has announced that he is standing down as leader of the Conservative group in May.  He will continue to stand as a local councillor.  Those tasked to take on his legacy within the group leadership will have much to live up to but I’m sure they will meet the high standards he has set. There is no doubt that being a Conservative...

Come on MPs, this is NOT rocket science!...

Click here for yet another scandal about MP’s expenses – this time its about Derby South incumbent, Margaret Beckett.    The public are sick and tired of this.   No one thinks Mrs Beckett is dishonest but MPs are workers like everyone else with legitimate expenses like everyone else.  Why can’t they just be as transparent as the rest of us have to be?  As someone looking to become an MP,...

We Can’t Police on the Cheap...

Recent events in Derby have made us all wonder about law and order in this City.  Whilst I know that being part of a law abiding community is about more than a well-funded police force, it doesn’t help if your police are scratching around trying to find the money they need to do their job.  In the last few days I’ve found out that the Government is to try and ‘cap’ or limit the amount of money...