Day Twenty Three: Hustings

The biggest night of the election and only one and a half minutes to speak (actually three because Paul Bristow was a bit pissed and didn't bother timing anyone).

What to say? Well, no point going for detail, anyone who can tell you all they want to do in one and a half minutes must have parents who were cousins. The actual speech went something like this;

"Hi, everyone, my name is Andrew Young, I am a CF activist involved in the CF.com website and many of you know me from campaigning at the election.

The details are on my manifesto and website but basically, if elected, there are three things that I will work on for the year and try to get right for you. Our E-campaigning strategy, improving Working Life and reforming the way CF works.

If you give me one of your six exec votes I will work very hard for you for the next twelve months. (smile nervously) Thank you." (THEN sit down before people start throwing things)

The night then descended into a rather boring drunken shouting match with the chairmen candidates before we all piled down to a pub round the corner where a TV crew was filming for some nefarious purpose (probably making one of those naff 'young people in the Conservative Party' videos for conference)

It was fun, and as always good to talk with some old friends, including my fellow candidates for the exec.