With just a few days before the official start of the General Election campaign, Stephen Bates (pictured, right) Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Newcastle North, has this week been putting the finishing touches to the next phase of his campaign, along with his campaign director Sarah Hall (pictured, left). Stephen Bates said "it is about time the people of Newcastle North had a fresh, positive progressive start. We have a long way to go, but we are steadily working along the right road to recovery and it is about time Newcastle North was freed from the schackles of Ed Miliband's Labour Party. As I have outlined in my vision on my website, I passionately want the people of Newcastle North and their families to be able to work all they can, to save all they can, and importantly, to give all they can."