http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/eric_pickles en http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/conservative-party-labour http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/10/conservative-party-labour Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:29:30 GMT Eric Pickles I joined the party as a protest against Soviet aggression

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/party-prospects-altogether http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/party-prospects-altogether Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:27:55 GMT Eric Pickles Manchester was a brutal and sometimes chaotic week, but the prospects for the forthcoming Conservative conference are altogether different ... but they're taking nothing for granted writes Eric Pickles

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