Possible Clues:

• City welcomes politician with hat, one speaking firmly
• Decisive impact he could produce
• "Start to make it cheap" — firm gives this new order
• The camp I represented is clearly stressed
• Impressive meat and chip stew
• No-nonsense
• Strongly worded
• Confused chap: 'I'm the missing husband, that's definite'
• Time chap's got upset showing stress?
• Forceful — pronounced