Ed Vaizey

I spent Tuesday evening at a launch party for Sandra Howard’s excellent first novel, Glass Houses.  Actually I haven’t read it yet but I know it will be brilliant and I bought three copies.  The highlight of the eveningw as meeting Sir David Frost.  I got Michael Howard to introduce me, as I was too shy to bowl up to him.  I wanted to meet him as I saw the fantastic production of Frost/Nixon last week at the Donmar.  Written by Peter Morgan, who is on a bit of a roll, as he is also the author of Heln Mirren’s The Queen, it tells the tale of Frost’s interview with Nixon in 1977, the first interview with the ex-President, and one where he first  effectively admitted his guilt.  David has seen the play and enjoyed it.  I urged him to get a share of the royalties - it will definitely be made into a Hollywood movie.

I have now dipped my toe in these particular waters. Have a look HERE for my thoughts.

A friend has just sent me an e-mail froma  friend of hers who met Ed Miliband at a Treasury seminar last week.  “Smooth is not the word” is how she describes our Ed.  So what is?

I’m delighted to see that David Cameron and George Osborne are visiting India.  I went there at the beginning of the year and - rather presciently I think - wrote about how important it was that we establish closer ties with India.  Sounds very similar to Dave’s article in today’s Guardian..!  Since then, there has been an important Trade and Industry Select Committee report on the issue as well.  It’s great to see that Dave’s visit has put the issue high up in the headlines, though it has been marred by what seems like the tragic death of an Indian woman who stepped into the path of the convoy. 

OK.  I have finally succumbed.  Everyone is writing a blog, so I might as well get on the blogging bandwagon.  I will try to follow the essential blogging rules, namely to be regular, and occasionally witty and honest.  But I can’t promise I’ll achieve that.  What I do know for sure - this blog won’t be nearly as good as my three favourite blogs, which I read every day - Guido, Iain Dale and Conservative Home.