Conservative Leader, David Cameron brought his "Cameron Direct" roadshow to Romsey's
In a very direct question and answer session David Cameron fielded a wide range of questions from the 150 strong audience. The audience was particularly made up from floating voters in the constituency who have said they are yet to make up their minds how to vote at this year’s General Election.
David Cameron was introduced to the Romsey Audience by independent chairperson - Ruth Gower-Smith, President of the Romsey Chamber of Commerce. The choice of Ruth Gower Smith as an independent chair, was deliberate, to show that David Cameron is a new style of politician reaching out to non-committed voters as well as traditional Conservative supporters.
Questions ranged from national issues such as the economy and parliamentary expenses to more local issues such as protecting the Romsey allotments and easing planning pressures.
On the issue of Parliamentary expenses he said the answer in a word was "transparency". He would have no sympathy with MPs who did not reveal in detail their expenses or explain who was funding them.
On planning issues and protecting the allotments he admitted to enjoying growing vegetables himself and said Conservatives will end "top down" planning where the Government imposed unwanted development on areas like Romsey.
He commended good schools in the state sector like Mountbatten and said his own children were in state schools where he wanted and expected them to have first class education. He said experiments with academies giving parents more control was definitely a good way to go.
Speaking to over 100 local Conservative supporters at a private reception at the White Horse Hotel in Romsey, prior to the Cameron Direct he said that he was looking forward to Caroline Nokes joining the Conservative benches after the General Election. He told his audience they were fortunate to have a good, hard working local young woman such as Caroline as the candidate who lived in and was committed to the Romsey constituency. Romsey was one of the most marginal seats in the country and would shortly be asked whether it wants Gordon Brown to remain as Prime Minister, or whether after 13 years of Labour it felt it was time for a change.
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