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| Above: During the 2010 General Election campaign in Lincoln's Castle Square Eric Pickles with Karl McCartney |
Whilst details of the visit are understood to still be being finalised it is expected that Mr. Pickles will be in the here this autumn and will tour a number of projects in the county before being the guest of honor at a Gala Dinner in the evening.
Benedict Brogan, of the Daily Mail, says of the popular grass-roots politician:
"If you ever start to worry that Dave's Conservatives are all soft-cheeked trendy toffs, take a moment to admire the girth, the stout cloth, dammit, even the tie-clip of this briny, plain-speaking, subtle, human politician."
