The new year calls for some more epic socials to celebrate TWITs in 2010! First up, please keep 28th Jan free for another awesome night at WACABONKERS! If you didn’t make it along last term be sure not to miss out this time! Pen it in, tell your friends and can’t wait to see you all there!

http://wacabonkers.com/

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The TWITS Chair, Chief Whip & Media Officer were out in force with colleagues from BPP Conservative Club on Thursday to open the GENEVA Call Centre with David Cameron. GENEVA will form the hub of the general election campaign for 2010.

Find out more about the launch and getting involved at GENEVA by clicking here

The launch was a great success, and the evening celebrations continued with gusto…

There’s no stopping Dave the Rave; he’s on a winning rampage. Always impeccably turned out, we look forward to seeing his winning get up in May.

“David Cameron always looks sharp and smart, which are things you want in a future leader.”
Anya Hindmarch

GQ says: Like Obama, Britain’s potential next Prime Minister knows the importance of a good suit and tie.

But it wasn’t just the Tories leading the way in the GQ polls. It was an easy win for Gordon Brown in the Worst Dressed list. His shabby suits saw him sail to victory at #1. Perhaps he’ll discover Jermyn street in 2010.

“Poor Gordon. He needs the queer eye for the straight guy treatment. Duchamp ties might help, if only to distract us from what he is saying.”
Iain Dale, Political Blogger

GQ says: Anything but a prime example of British style.

http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/the_magazines/this_issueslideshows/091222-2010-gq-bestdressed-list.aspx?idx=2

GENevA – the call centre at the heart of the party’s election campaigning is a fantastic way to get involved in helping us to win the next general. PPC’s frequently provide pizza and wine for any volunteers on hand, and it’s a great opportunity to meet other young Tories, as well as ministers and staff in positions of power.

To find out more, and be notified of future events, visit the GENevA facebook group and get involved!

17^th November, TWITs meet BOW, St Steven’s Tavern. The Bow Group kindly invited us along to hear John Howell MP, recently elected Member of Parliament for Henley, speak and take some pretty testing questions from the floor; ‘what’s your favourite biscuit?’. Afterwards, the TWITs worked the room and after some serious socialising, impressive quaffing and as voices became louder and gesticulations more flamboyant, it was decided it was time to hit the next venue. The mighty pub crawl began, kick started with the TWITs Around the World Sambuca Challenge. We also managed to squeeze in a spot of sightseeing; Trafalgar Square where we befriended a lovely bunch of UCL raving Tories. After more pubbing with our new acquaintances we headed for the Sports Bar for a bit of disco fever.  It was here that our president, Mr Johnson, sustained a minor injury and subsequently found out that the club wasn’t really ‘into’ first aid. Nevertheless, Mr Johnson, never one to leave a pumping party, carried on. I realised at around 3am that the call for fish and chips was well over due and so the hunt began. We found a Chinese ‘restaurant’, pretty good substitute and all 8 remaining hardcore, young guns piled in and put their orders in. It later transpired that in my eagerness to satisfy my hunger I had ordered three meals. It was an impressive spread. Luckily the other chaps helped alleviate the situation. After the meal, 6 remained. We enjoyed a leisurely stroll to Regent’s Park, little more sightseeing and then it was farewell.

Yet another fantabulous evening. It was great to meet the Bow group and the other strays we picked up along the way… We look forward to future events together!! Photos to follow…

New video up from DC – awesome stuff!

Well done to Mr Friend our TWITS Chief Whip who has recently become Chair of Culture at the Bow Group: the oldest – and one of the most influential – centre-right Think-Tanks in Britain.

Through my personal experience I am certain that Mr Friend is the right man for the job and, on behalf of all the TWITS, I wish him the best of luck in his new post.

Congratulations Mr Friend!

As demonstrated by my slightly bleary eyed Sunday morning leafletting image above… sign up at www.myconservatives.com and you can get involved in the fantastic variety of campaigning opportunities for our MPs and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates across the country – and have fun along the way!

Get involved now!

Something about this classic track brings to mind the spirit of TWITS sojourns into the late night dens of Central London recently… or maybe I’m just romanticising our adventures…

In the meantime, checkout my post on UAL’s musical alumni over at wearelesscommon.com including this fabulous contraption that plays tunes from them – huzzah!

Impressed with our wordsmithing?

In other news, our logo competition is being finalized, with some illustrious editing from el presidente Mr Johnson – check out the drafts here

And I was pleased to lend a hand at the GenEVA canvassing session at CCHQ (Conservative Party HQ) last night for the delightful Christopher Pincher, all round legend. This was followed by some responsible drinking with the CF chaps and chappetes, a swift sojourn to the Red Lion and a slightly less well judged final round at the International where I got into a fight heated debate about the merits of getting involved in the NUS with ex-CF Chairman and now PPC (see some of us do end up in real politics!) Paul Bristow, who though clearly flawed in this one point, is otherwise awesome.

#job_done

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