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MICHAELMAS 2011
OXFORD UNIVERSITY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Patron: The Rt Hon. Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, PC, FRS
Hon. President: The Rt Hon. William Hague, MP
OUCA is the leading political society in Oxford, supporting the Conservative cause across its
broadest foundations. Prime Ministers, Cabinet members and other leading figures visit
regularly. Our Sunday „Port & Policy‟ is the week's highlight, and we host legendary social
events and dinners, along with serious debates, training and campaigning.
We‟ve had a wonderful start to the year with over 500 new members joining at the Freshers‟
Fair alone, an excellent reception with Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary at the Carlton Club,
and the Freshers‟ Party. I look forward to building upon this success over the term, and
hope that this term card has much of interest to offer all our new members, as well as our
more seasoned OUCA supporters. We‟re very lucky to be hearing from some very
prominent speakers, and to have one of the greatest Chancellors, Lord Lawson of Blaby, as
our guest of honour and speaker at the Termly Dinner.
Organising all of this has been very time consuming and could not have been done without
the help of OUCA‟s officers and committee. I‟m extremely grateful for their support, and
confident that OUCA will continue to go from strength to strength with their guidance.
I hope to see many of you soon!
Kindest regards,
James
James Lawson
President
St Edmund Hall
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
SPEAKERS Douglas Carswell MP
Tuesday, 25th October, 7PM, Oxford Union
Douglas Carswell is a leading advocate for increased
transparency in Parliament and led the first successful
campaign to eject a speaker of the House of Commons in
300 years. For his efforts, he was named Spectator‟s
Parliamentarian of the Year. He is well known for his independent mind and was also the only
Conservative MP returned at the 2010 general election to have openly advocated proportional
representation. He has led the „localist‟ agenda with Daniel Hannan, having co-authored „The
Plan: Twelve months to Renew Britain‟.
Stuart Wheeler
Tuesday, 1st November, 8PM, Oxford Union
Stuart was a successful entrepreneur, making a fortune as
founder of the spread betting firm, IG Index. In 2001, he
gained political fame, after giving the largest single donation
ever made in UK politics to the Conservatives. He is very
critical of the European Union, and has now become the Treasurer of UKIP (having been
removed from the Conservatives). At the 2010 election he formed and stood for the Trust Party,
advocating a parliamentary court with the power to jail MPs who commit fraud, ending MPs'
second-home allowances, 'exposure of false claims' about global warming, promoting marriage,
improving treatment of wounded soldiers, reducing the power of the EU and preventing torture
of suspected terrorists. In his personal life, Stuart is an avid gambler, taking a keen interest in
card and risk games and having played bridge with Lord Lucan two days before his
disappearance, and with Omar Sharif, as well as entering the World Poker Championships.
Steve Baker MP
Friday, 11th November, 8PM, Oxford Union
Steve was elected for Wycombe in 2010. He is a founding member of the
Cobden Centre, a charity that promotes the return of „sound‟ money‟,
and argues that 'peace will come to earth when the people have more to
do with each other and governments less‟. He was nominated as
„Newcomer of the Year‟ on ConservativeHome, and is rated as one of
most rebellious MPs of the new intake.
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
David Davis MP
Wednesday, 17th November, 8PM, Oxford Union
David Davis was a Minister of State at the Foreign Office
from July 1994 to April 1997. Between 2003 and 2008 he
was the Shadow Home Secretary in the shadow cabinet. He
ran for the leadership in 2005, coming second to David
Cameron. On 12th June 2008, in a surprise move, David announced his reisignation as an MP,
provoking a public debate about the erosion of civil liberties, prior to being re-elected in the
resulting by-election. He has since refused to take a cabinet role, though he is a favourite to do
so.
Oliver Letwin MP
Tuesday, 22nd November, Oxford Union (Time TBC)
Oliver Letwin is currently the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office and
Chairman of the Conservative Research Department. In the cabinet, he
helps craft Conservative Party policy, and he was described as the
“Gandalf” of the party‟s development before the election.
Jonathan Isaby
Wednesday, 23rd November, 8PM, Oxford Union
Jonathan Isaby is the Political Director of the TaxPayers‟ Alliance. Before
taking on this role, he worked for the Daily Telegraph, before moving to the
blogosphere as co-editor of ConservativeHome.com. He published „Boris v
Ken: How Boris Won London‟ in 2008.
Graham Brady MP
TBC
Graham Brady MP served as a shadow minister for Europe under
four Conservative leaders before resigning in 2007 in protest at
David Cameron's opposition to grammar schools. He succeeded Sir
Michael Spicer as chairman of the 1922 Committee on 26 May
2010. He was voted "Backbencher of the Year" by The Spectator at
their annual parliamentary awards.
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
TERMLY DINNER Lord Lawson of Blaby
Monday, 28th November, St Edmund Hall, from 7PM
We are very lucky to be able to host Lord
Lawson at our termly dinner this term. Nigel
Lawson served as Secretary of State for Energy
before becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer
in Thatcher‟s government from June 1983 to
October 1992. He was associated with tax cuts,
taking basic rate income tax down to 25% and
top rate to 40%. His tenure as Chancellor was
longer than any other since David Lloyd
George. Since retiring from politics, he has
remained a keen commentator on economics
and global warming. Most recently, he wrote, „An appeal to reason: a cool look at global
warming‟.
Tickets are available from Nina Fischer at £50 for OUCA members. Please
post cash or cheques (written to Oxford University Conservative
Association) to her at Corpus, or purchase a ticket online at
http://lordlawson.eventbrite.com. Please let Nina know if you have any
dietary requirements.
BLUEPRINT OUCA is a leading contributor to debate. Every term we publish a
policy document. We are looking for concise contributions
between 300 and 1000 words.
If you are interested in writing an article this term,
please get in touch with our Publications Editor at
jonathan.smith@lmh.ox.ac.uk
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
CAMPAIGNING &
TRAINING OUCA is a campaigning force, holding regular
events in cooperation with the local associations. We
will also be hosting a workshop, to help members
further develop their communication and campaign
skills. Our main campaigns will be on the Saturdays
of 3rd and 5th Week. We will be supporting the Back
Boris 2012 campaign over the year.
PORT & POLICY
Every Sunday, 8.30PM, Oxford Union.
Port & Policy is one of the highlights of the Oxford week. It is every Sunday in the Macmillan
Room, offering a continuous flow of drinks, and an excellent environment to chat with friends
and debate the issues of the day. We tend to cover three motions per evening. The first motions
will be as follows:
16th October: This house believes we shouldn't get into bed with Liberal
Democrats.
23rd October: This house believes in fully open borders.
30th October: This house would vote Republican 2012.
6th November: This house would hang child killers.
13th November: This house would vote UKIP in the European Elections.
20th November: This house would privatise the BBC and stop public
funding of the arts.
27th November: This house would do whatever necessary for popularity.
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
SOCIAL EVENTS OUCA has a vibrant social scene throughout the year, with regular events for members.
Highlights this term include our pub-crawl (12th October, starting at 8PM at the King’s Arms) and our
Free Cava, Cakes and Cheese Party (19th October, 8PM, Oxford Union), sponsored by the Adam
Smith Institute (with their President, Madsen Pirie, as speaker). We‟ll be descending on London
for the Conservative Future Autumn Reception with Iain Duncan Smith (26th November,
6.30PM, St Stephen‟s Club, London). We are also working to organise a crew date with our
political rivals, and much more.
If you have any questions about upcoming events, or innovative ideas,
please contact our Social Secretary, Nina Fischer, at
nina.fischer@ccc.ox.ac.uk.
COUNCIL & OFFICERS Council is the governing body of the Association. All members interested have the right to
attend meetings. „Officers‟ is responsible for the general management of the Association, and will
follow immediately after Council this term.
Councils and „Officers‟ this term will be held at St Edmund Hall as follows:
Friday, 21ST October, 11AM, Besse I.1
Friday, 28th October, 11AM, Besse I.1
Saturday, 5th November, 10.30AM, Emden
Room 1
Saturday, 12th November, 1PM, Besse I.1
Friday, 18th November, 11AM Besse I.1
Termly General Meeting, Saturday, 26th
November, 10AM, Besse I.1
Sunday, 27th November, 1PM, Besse I.1
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
ELECTIONS OUCA holds termly elections for all positions. We encourage members to get involved actively
in the running of the Association. This process can also be good training for future life in
business or the Party, with many transferable skills. Past Presidents of OUCA include Margaret
Thatcher, Edward Heath, Jeremy Hunt, William Hague, Dominic Grieve, Lord Rees-Mogg,
Daniel Hannan and Nick Robinson.
For further information about elections, please contact the Returning
Officer, or the President, at james.lawson@seh.ox.ac.uk. Important details
will be sent to the mailing list in line with the constitution.
THATCHER CLUB The Thatcher Club is the new and exciting
London-based alumni group for OUCA.
Named after OUCA‟s patron and most
prestigious ex-President, The Rt Hon The
Baroness Thatcher LG OM PC FRS, it
serves as a home-from-home for Oxford
Conservatives in the City.
Although The Thatcher Club is
predominantly a group for graduates,
undergraduates are encouraged to attend the
club‟s meetings, which will include speaker events, drinks, and dinners in various locations within
London. So, if you need your OUCA fix during the vacation, this is the place to be.
THE CONINGSBY CLUB Founded in 1921 to keep Oxford and Cambridge graduates involved in politics, the Coningsby
Club is one of the longest established Conservative discussion and dining groups. For more
information, contact their President, Alexandra Jezeph at alexandra.jezeph@mansfield.oxon.org
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
COMMITTEE Senior Officers
President, James Lawson, St Edmund Hall
President-elect, Miles Coates, Worcester
Treasurer, Nikhil Mukerjee, Christ Church
Treasurer Elect, James Price, Worcester
Secretary, Jim Everett, Corpus Christi
Political Officer, Matthew Ryder, Corpus Christi
Junior Officers
Social Secretary, Nina Fischer, Corpus Christi
Whip, Adam Wozniak, St Edmund Hall
Publications, Jonathan Smith, Lady Margaret Hall
Communications, Ameer Kotecha, St Peter’s
Returning Officer, James Gillespi, Corpus Christi
Committee
Kapish Narda, Harris Manchester
Sam Robberts, Corpus Christi
Oliver Johnson, Exeter
Henry Watson, Magdalen
Krishan Nadesan, Christ Church
Jonathan Tomlin, Lady Margaret Hall
Ex-Officio:
Ex-President, Joe Cooke, Oriel
Ex-Treasurer, Peter Day-Milne, Trinity
Ex-Junior Officers:
Jacob Ward, Christ Church
Tristan Honeybourne, Magdalen
Joey Faulkner, Wadham
Alex Reut-Hobbs, New
James Hackney, St John’s
Ben Lewy, St John’s
George Mahwinney, Oriel
Michael Towers, Christ Church
Ex-Returning Officer, Katherine Sidders, Trinity
M IC HA E LMA S 2011
BE SEEING YOU!
OUCA
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