Bowblog – Politics, technology, art… from a grizzled internet veteran, founder, utopian, wannabe CTO, lousy poet.
For over ten years – since way before everything went weird – we've been droning on about Radlett and the Hertsmere Parliamentary constituency
Close // Oliver Dowden in Parliament // General elections in Hertsmere Dowden steps up For the Deputy Prime Minister, our MP, it’s time to become part of the story. Oliver Dowden floating in some kind of dimensionless alternate reality You’re a successful politician, you’ve played the game, moved with the populist times, you’ve gone to America and come back an anti-woke crusader . You’ve picked your allies carefully. More to the point, you’ve measured out your support for the big beasts cleverly and you’ve
Oliver Dowden’s come a long way from speech-writer and trouble-shooter in David Cameron’s office while his party was in opposition. He’s developed a reputation for political savvy and good timing. He’s moved around the fringes of power, taking up various important bagman roles and he’s never disgraced himself. But there’s less than a year to go before the most likely date for the next general election and Dowden must get a move on if he’s to make an impact before he’s back on the opposition benches and kiss
Bowblog – Politics, technology, art… from a grizzled internet veteran, founder, utopian, wannabe CTO, lousy poet.