Having always excelled at debating and public speaking Joanne qualified as a barrister when she graduated. She is a leader in her chosen area of specialisation: freedom of expression including libel and privacy law. She is rated as one of the top barristers in her field, described by one directory as "formidable" and "renowned for smashing the opposition".

Path to Politics

Joanne has always had a strong sense of community and philanthropy. She is her Chambers' representative for the Bar Pro Bono Unit taking on cases for those who cannot afford representation. She remains a volunteer for the Media Trust (teaching charities the skills to handle the media) and has raised funds for Kids Company. She has also been a Trustee of the charitable theatre company OnTheatre Ltd.

Joanne became increasingly political during her legal career. The decline of the state education system, reckless public spending and disregard for fundamental freedoms like free speech under the Labour government led her to step up her involvement: writing policy, using her legal expertise to advise the shadow front bench in both the Commons and the Lords and drafting wrecking amendments to Labour legislation.

In February 2006, after David Cameron became Party Leader, Joanne applied to be an approved Conservative candidate. In November 2006 she was selected for the first seat she ever applied for, Westminster North, where she has lived for over 10 years.

Social Action

Community activism is central to Joanne's campaign in Westminster North and to her commitment to fixing politics. She is one of the candidates leading David Cameron's agenda on social action, using local projects to effect change, improve local lives and engage people to participate to help themselves. Working for her community:-

• Joanne supports a number of local causes and charities including the All Stars Boxing Gym, the Butterfly Reading Group and the London Tigers.
• She has also facilitated the introduction of an educational programme Arrival Education into a Westminster North school.
• Joanne has set up her own mentoring scheme STEP UP for school leavers to coach and train them for higher education applications or the job market. It has been featured on Channel 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8elyw0Gv5lA.
• She has supported The Mind Gym's development of a programme to teach parenting skills to families. This programme has been piloted at St Stephen's School in Westbourne since January 2010.

Policy Priorities

In very brief summary Joanne's priorities are:-

Rebuilding the British economy and bringing back jobs to the UK
Massive improvement of the state education system
Welfare reform - helping people back to work, rebuilding self-esteem and ending the dependency culture
Community cohesion facilitating the integration of ethnic groups to play a full role in their community
Excellence in healthcare
Protecting civil liberties and individual freedom

Her pledges
If Joanne is elected as the Member of Parliament for Westminster North, she pledges to:

Fight local crime
Improve local schools
Reform parliamentary expenses and make MPs more accountable
Protect local GP surgeries and St Mary's hospital
Bring investment for jobs and business to our area
Boost support for local charities and community projects

He takes a special interest in economic matters, foreign trade and international development, and is currently Chairman of the All-Party Group on Business Services and since mid-2008 has been Acting Chairman of the All-Party Venture Capital and Private Equity Group. He is also Vice Chairman of the All Party Group on Bangladesh and on the Chinese in Britain.

He was educated at George Watson's College and Edinburgh University where he studied law before taking a postgraduate degree in political science. While at University he took part in an overland expedition to the Middle East and India. He, also, appeared on University Challenge.

On return to Britain he was called to the Bar and practised as an Advocate until 1979. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1985. During his time at the Bar he appeared in both civil and criminal cases.

In 1970 he fought his first Parliamentary campaign and from 1970-74 he was a local councillor in Edinburgh. In 1974 he was elected as MP for Pentlands and represented that constituency until 1997.

Sir Malcolm was appointed to the Front Bench in 1975 but resigned over devolution in 1977. In 1979, when the Conservatives were returned to power under Margaret Thatcher, he was appointed a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, at first in the Scottish Office and then, at the time of the Falklands War, he was transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, being promoted to Minister of State in 1983.

He became a member of the Cabinet in 1986 as Secretary of State for Scotland. In 1990 he became Secretary of State for Transport and in 1992 Secretary of State for Defence. From 1995-97 he was Foreign Secretary. He was one of only four ministers to serve throughout the whole Prime Ministerships of both Margaret Thatcher and John Major. In 1997 he was knighted in recognition of his public service.

He has also been active in a number of voluntary organisations. He is a member of the Dulverton Trust, a Vice President of Combat Stress and a Patron of Raleigh International. He has served on the Court of Edinburgh University and is an honorary colonel. He is a member of the Queen's Bodyguard, the Royal Company of Archers.

Sir Malcolm was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2005 for Kensington and Chelsea. He served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions and Welfare Reform until December 2005 when he chose to return to the backbenches. He has been selected to fight the new Kensington constituency at the next General Election.

Malcolm and Edith Rifkind have a daughter, Caroline and a son, Hugo, both of whom live and work in London.

Shaun graduated in computer aided technology from South Bank University. Previously, he worked as a security guard at Wembley and the Trocadero to put himself through university. He grew up in the north Kensington area with his mother, brother, and granddad.

In 2007 he was selected to fight the new Hammersmith Parliamentary Constituency for the Conservatives. Drawn up by the independent
Boundary Commission, the new Hammersmith seat will consist of the whole borough that lies north of the Lillie Road. This will include most residents in the postal districts of W6, W12 and W14.

Driving Shaun's ideas are four clear principles:

He believes in the family.
He believes in community.
He believes in personal responsibility.
He believes people should respect each other.

Put simply, Shaun Bailey is not an average politician. He is bringing fresh thinking, not only to the Conservatives, but politics as a whole.

The choice at the next general election will be simple. More of the same from Labour - or a chance for real positive change.

Already fluent in German and French, Greg also learnt Czech and Slovak to good standards, as well as working knowledge of three other Slavonic languages. Greg had further spells in West Berlin and Prague during university vacations in the period 1985 - 1989.

Leaving Cambridge with a first class honours degree in modern history in 1989, Greg embarked on a career in the City. Greg worked for three different firms in an eight-year career in banking. Greg moved to Fulham in 1990, where he has lived ever since. From 1991, as part of his work, Greg was shuttling between London and New York City . Greg was a member of the Friends of Rudy Giuliani in New York , helping him become the first Republican Mayor of New York City for many decades in 1993. Greg left banking in 1997, from which time he was also full-time in London .

Greg lives in Fulham with his wife, Irina and daughter, Helena, who was born in 2006, and son Martin, who was born in 2007.