central London in the past year. David Cameron was quick to jump on to the successes of east London's tech cluster in 2010 -- if I was an eager young Turk looking for a Prime Ministerial pat on the head I'd be quick to point out how Croydon is doing it too. If I were Labour , I'd seek to capitalise on how tech ecosystems and the volunteer movement could help those that the monied classes have forgotten. Whether it's creating working computer labs for deprived children for free or teaching coding to nine to 11-year-olds and the unemployed. The startup ethos -- one that, in many ways, thrives on collaboration and communal efforts rather than hierarchy and individualism -- should be an attractive sell to those on the Left. If I was in UKIP , I would be incandescent with parochial rage at how quickly tech cities are forming across Europe -- yet another thing that the dreaded European Project is doing to undermine the UK's economic sovereignty. What better way to regain national mojo and reverse the talent drain to Berlin and Barcelona than to foster a very British start-up culture in Croydon and add to the rest of the capital's own efforts. And, if I were, a Liberal Democrat ...well...I'd just bow out of the race gracefully right now while one's dignity is still intact. The point is that there is something for everyone here. Croydon Tech City is "inclusive" (read: nebulous) enough to have a finger