UCLU Conservative Society

There has been a change of plan and the film screening that was due to take place tomorrow has been cancelled. Before you all get upset that there will be no event this week UCL Conservative Society has been invited by the Chairman of the TRG (Former Society President – Tim Crockford) to attend ‘The Copenhagen Review Panel – What was achieved at Copenhagen, what wasn’t and where do we go next?’

A questiontime panel discussion with: Tim Yeo MP (Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee Former Shadow Secretary of State),  Rt Hon John Gummer MP (Former Environment Secretaryand Chairman of the Quality of Life Taskforce), David Green (Chief Executive, UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy) and Gregory Barker MP (TBC) (Shadow Minister for Climate Change).

Following the discussion, there will be a drinks and canapes reception to mark the launch of the new TRG discussion pamphlet “Beyond Copenhagen”.

The event will take place in Room E, Westminster House, 7 Milbank, Westminster, London beginning at 18:30 tomorrow (February 9th) and is free of charge. To attend RSVP events@trg.org.uk. We hope to see you all there!

This week we are doing something a little different and rather than having a talk from a political guest, or guests as it was last week, we will be holding a film showing of the Oscar nominated political film ‘In the Loop’.

Created by Armando Iannucci, the man behind “The Thick of It”, “I’m Alan Partridge” and “The Day Today” – this film is a sharp satire on British and American politics showing what happens when The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war, but not everyone agrees that it is a good thing….

In another twist we have decided that as it’s winter and it’s cold everyone must come dressed in their pyjamas or at the very least a dressing gown. Wine and popcorn will be provided but feel free to bring along anything else that you fancy eating, cushions or anything else that takes your fancy. The event starts at 19:30 will either be in Roberts 101 or Anatomy JZ Young LT (will be confirmed later) this Tuesday 9th February. Hope to see you all there for our first ever political slumber party style event!

UCL Conservative Society are organising a group trip to visit Brussels, the home of the European Parliament, waffles, pralines, and much much more.

Join us on a fun-filled few days of frivolities!

We will be visiting the European Parliament on the 23rd, and will meet Conservative MEP for London, Syed Kamall, who has kindly agreed to take us around.

For more info please see: http://www.syedkamall.com/

We will be staying in the centre of town (details to follow) and therefore will have prime choice of activities!

Further itinery details will follow, but ideas include:

Sightseeing around central Brussels
Group dinners at chic Brussels eateries
Chocolate factory tour
Partying Tory Style and generally having a post-end-of-term-whale-of-a-time.

DETAILS:

Date:

Tuesday 22nd- Thursday 24th June. (End of term-Friday 11th June)

Approximate (VERY student friendly!) price:

£150 per person Eurostar travel and hotel accomodation.
(Advised to bring own spending money for lunch/dinner/going out etc).

WE WILL BE RECEIVING A SUBSTANTIAL SUBSIDY PER PERSON BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE PROVISO THAT WE HAVE 20 PEOPLE COMING. EACH PERSON WILL BE REIMBURSED ROUGHLY £87 AFTER THE TRIP! (This makes the trip substantially cheaper than the ‘norm’)!

Everyone must bring their European Health card-application forms are apparently available from Post Office if you dont have one already.

Eurostar provide cheap travel insurance for those interested.
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So please confirm if you are wishing to join us ASAP! We aim to book the hotel and trains soon so we get the best prices possible by FRIDAY 19th JUNE (end of reading week) and will need your confirmation via payment in lump sum.

Exact pricings will follow very soon, so keep a beady eye on this page!

When we do this, cheques to be made to ‘UCL UNION’ please, and given to Brian, Iain or Emma, or put into the UCL Conservative society pigeon hole, CSC, 2nd Floor, UCL Union Bloomsbury building.
Watch this space or http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#!/event.php?eid=319434935803

It’s Friday night, it’s basically the weekend so it’s time to unwind a bit and maybe even have a bit of a dance just like our very own Major of London, Boris Johnson.

Last night UCL Conservatives were joined by guests from Cambridge University Conservative Association, or CUCA, and were debating ‘THB that burglars leave their human rights at the front door’ and ‘THB that OUCA should not have been disaffliated’ plus the customary and ever popular balloon debate.

Representatives from both UCL and CUCA took part in each of the debates while the rest of the members sat back and took in the debate with a glass of port in hand.  After sterling performances from both sides the house voted in favour of the first motion. The second motion was a tie so it was decided that as we are UCL we should follow the example of our founder Jeremy Bentham, who, legend has it,  attended every meeting that took place at UCL and would vote in favour of any motion that was a tie.

Then it was time for the balloon debate which included the following ‘celebrities’; The Pope, Malcolm Tucker, Cheryl Cole, Tony Blair, Stephen Fry, George Osborne and Peter Mandleson. After three rounds of voting it was the Pope that was saved from being thrown over board to lighten the load.  Once all the port was drunk it was off to the Union for some more drinking and socialising. Special thanks to all those who visited from CUCA we hope that you had as much fun as we did!

Dear Members,

Firstly, thanks to all who came to our Port and Policy event last night, and to CUCA for coming along! I think all will agree it was a rip roaring evening of debate and frivolities.

Secondly, I am forwarding this message on to you, as our help is needed!

‘Jo Johnson, PPC for Orpington will be running a telephone canvassing session next month in Covent Garden. It will run from the week of 15th Feb until 18th Feb, 6:00pm – 9:00pm.

We are currently running low on volunteers which is why we need the help of UCL Conservatives, so I hoping you could help out?

Let’s help Jo win in Orpington.’

So if anyone has some spare time during the reading week coming up, please do contact the following email address einy.shah@yahoo.com .

For more info see
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=290371514765&ref=mf

Best,

Emma

ps. All who have received their hoodies/rugby tops, please pass the money on to Iain or I ASAP!

Rugby tops:women’s-£20, Men’s-£21, Hoodies:£14

Our next event is Port and Policy this coming Wednesday starting at 19:30 in the Sir David Davies lecture theatre (Enter via Engineering Front Building, Malet Place) with guests from Cambridge University Conservative Association or CUCA for short. The event will be two debates UCL vs Cambridge on the following two topics;

‘THB UCL with overtake Cambridge in the next THE-QS World Rankings’ and ‘THB OUCA should not have been disaffiliated’.

UCL students will need to bring their IDs to get into the building and all none-UCL students can be signed in by a UCLer. As always we look forward to seeing you there!

Just a quick reminder that we have an event tomorrow. The plan is: 8pm show up for drinks at Windows bar at the top of the Hilton at Park Lane. If you haven’t been there, its a terrible ‘Must’ do there are fantastic drinks and a lovely view of London and Hyde Park. When we are sufficiently Happy, we’ll head over into Whiskey Mist. We shall be shameless and go in around 10 or 10.30. Places for Whiskey Mist need to be confirmed by 4pm tomorrow so please text Emily (07886952418) if you plan to attend.

Hey everyone,

As the title suggests, please bring your money in cash or cheques to ‘UCL Union’ along to this coming (Wednesday 3rd Feb) Port and Policy event, to collect your garment!

They are all looking very swish, I must say.

See you soon!

Emma

Vice President 09/10

As a change from our usual series of events tonight we will be holding a Political pub quiz. The event begins at 19:30 (quiz starts 19:45) in the Dent Room, Huntley Street Bar (Medic’s Union), Huntely street.  Come in teams of 3/4/5 and prepare to test your political know-how and win prizes. There will be 5 rounds (History/Politics, Next Government, Popular Culture, International, General Politics) and  the winning team of each round wins a Pitcher. Overall Winner gets a special prize! Free for members, non-members £2 and it is advised that UCL members will need to bring their ID to show to security.