Monday, February 7, 2022

Henry goes back to Gove

Henry Newman, a noted carrier of the dog Dilyn, custodian of the ABBA playlists and semi-pro ballroom dancer, is leaving his role at No 10, to rejoin Michael Gove at Levelling Up.

Inexplicably, the Conservatives of Mid-Sussex rejected the Oxford, Harvard and LSE polymath as their candidate in the 2019 General Election, in favour of Mims Davies; he'd previously stood in North Tyneside. Still he has his position as a Camden councillor to keep him interest in front line politics, and his specialist subjects, Iran and anti-semitism in the Labour Party: 

"For the last ten years, my partner and I have lived in Hampstead. We love it. I’m from something of a mixed family: one grandmother was an Istanbul-born Greek, the other a German Jew who fled the Nazis eventually training as a doctor at the Royal Free.

"I’m passionate about protecting our local area and its unique heritage. I’m a keen runner and want to fight pollution and tackle gridlocked roads, such as Fitzjohn’s Avenue and Arkwright Road.

"I’ve been a persistent campaigner to restore weekly bin collections and address the rise in littering and fly-tipping. And as a victim of a moped snatching myself, I know how much we need more police.

"I’m the director of a think tank [Open Europe, now closed], and I previously worked in the Civil Service on government efficiency and prison reform. Before that, I taught politics and history at various universities. I hope to bring some of that experience and passion for reform to Camden Council."

In recent key elections, Mr Newman has been out on the stump campaigning for Shaun Bailey and Zac Goldsmith. 


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