About Chris Palmer

I am twenty one years old and an active Conservative party member and supporter who was born and lives in Somerset. Currently I attend the University of Bath in England where I am studying for a BSc in Politics with Economics.

During some of my (copious - so I am told) spare time I design websites and blogs for friends. A portfolio of my work can be found here. Some of my other favourite pastimes include playing hockey for a local team, playing on the Xbox 360, going out with friends and winding up Liberal Democrats.

My Political Experience

I have been a member of the Conservative party since March 2002. In December 2005 I was part of the committee that selected Mark Formosa as Conservative Parliamentary candidate for the seat of Taunton Deane. I have also been Deputy Chairman of Taunton Conservative Future since 2003.

I became a member of Bath University Conservative Future in September 2006, and helped to select the new Bath Conservative Parliamentary candidate, Fabian Richter, at an open primary in April 2007. Since then I have helped run the Bath Conservative Future website.

In May 2007 I was chosen to run as a local Conservative candidate for the three seat Comeytrowe ward in Taunton where I eventually polled 787 votes - though in the end unfortunately lost out to the Liberal Democrats who took control of the local Taunton Deane Borough Council.

Conservative Activities Online

I have been a regular community member, news commenter and contributor to the well known ConservativeHome website since August 2005, in which time they have featured and published a number of my articles on various different issues.

In March 2006 I was one of three co-founders of a successful seven month national campaign to have the Conservative party whip reinstated to Roger Helmer MEP after it was unfairly withdrawn when he robustly challenged alleged corruption in the European Commission. Along the way our campaign gathered the signatures of over one thousand party members including many MPs, Lords, Officials and MEPs. The campaign also received coverage in the Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and a number of local papers throughout the country.

I have also been lucky enough to become a published author. A number of pieces of my work were printed in the infamous ‘Little Red Book of New Labour Sleaze’ edited bv Iain Dale & Guido Fawkes. More recently my work has appeared in the book’s second edition reissue, ‘The Big Red Book of New Labour Sleaze’, that coincided with Tony Blair leaving office and Gordon Brown taking up the reins in 10 Downing Street.

In 2006 my website and blog was rated the 51st best UK Conservative blog on the internet in ‘APCO’s Guide to Political Blogging in the UK’.