Simon Marcus for MP

Hey Everyone!

Well these past couple of weeks have been the most hectic that I have had in a while.  We started our internships. I am currently an intern at the Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative Party. The election is this May so there is always something that needs to be done. I deliver things, do data entry, canvas, and assist with meetings. The other day I was able to walk around with Simon Marcus, the conservative candidate, and Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State of Foreign and Commonweath affairs. It was quite interesting visiting small businesses in the constituency. Later that day I attended a meeting with the Bangladeshi community. Simon Marcus and Will Blair, the Conservative candidate from Holborn and St. Pancras, gave speeches along with other council members. We then had a bunch of Bangladeshi food. It was an interesting look into the local aspect of the political system here.

The job has been fun. I have gotten to meet a bunch of new people in the office. The Hampstead & Kilburn constituency is the most marginal in Britain. Because of this, there are almost always different interns that are sent to our office. Whit and Patrick spent the first week helping out. We have had seven different interns help out over the past couple weeks. There hasn’t been a shortage of British sarcasm.

I have really enjoyed getting out in to the community and seeing the different parts of London. The neighborhoods are really interesting because there is such a difference in the areas. The changes come fast so it is neat to see the diversity in the city. It is also kind of incredible seeing the massive urban sprawl when you see town houses as far as the eye can see.

These past two weeks have been great and there will only be more excitement as the election gets closer.

Cheers!

William Gass

 
Here are the links to the Simon Marcus twitter page. You can see some wonderful pictures of Whit and I working in the office. Also, you can't see me with Philip Hammond, but you can see my shoes behind him if that counts for anything.

 https://twitter.com/SimonMarcus/status/578133376437104640/photo/1https://twitter.com/SimonMarcus/status/576070228947439617