

Lord Ashcroft: Hope for St Helena
Published recently on the ConservativeHome website Lord Ashcroft's blog: Hope for St Helena - a copy of which follows here... It had been more than 68 years since I last set foot on St Helena, famously the fortress home to Napoleon Bonaparte after his exile, yet I quickly learnt that some things do not change. Its 4,500 residents are as friendly, fun-loving and relaxed as ever: strangers say a cheery “hello” in the street, drivers wave to you from the open windows of their c