The Conservative Party has held the first day of its Spring Forum – the party’s last conference before the General Election.
George Osborne, William Hague and Andrew Lansley were amongst those addressing supporters in Brighton.
The Conservatives have also launched a leaflet setting out the choices facing people at this election.
Click here to download the leaflet (in PDF format), [...]
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Conservatives hold last conference before the election
David Cameron – A new generation of Sure Start Centres
David Cameron has today announced Conservative plans for a new generation of Sure Start Centres to focus on the neediest families and involve organisations with a track record of helping parents.
The new model of Sure Start Centre will deliver dedicated support to disadvantaged and dysfunctional families as part of the Sure Start programme.
They will be [...]
David Cameron taunts Gordon Brown about his “relaunch without a price-tag”
David Cameron was on combative form as he responded to Gordon Brown’s statement in the Commons this afternoon on the publication of Building Britain’s Future.
Here are excerpts of the Conservative leader’s response from the Despatch Box:
“The Prime Minister talks about Building Britain’s Future. But isn’t it time the British people were asked whether they [...]
Sir Alan Sugar’s IT company Viglen to supply computer equipment to government bodies
Viglen awarded public sector contract worth up to £30m
Sir Alan Sugar’s IT company Viglen to supply computer equipment to government bodies
Viglen, a leading British manufacturer and provider of IT solutions, has beaten a string of overseas suppliers to a prestigious contract worth up to £30 million, having been selected by the Office of Government Commerce [...]
98% of ‘new’ UK Government apprentices are existing trainees
New Government figures show that just thirty of the 1,395 people being trained on Labour’s flagship apprenticeship scheme are new employees.
The remaining trainees – 98 per cent of those on the scheme – were already employed in central Government prior to becoming apprentices.
David Willetts, the Shadow Innovation, Universities and Skills Secretary, said the figures cast [...]
Tory Plan For Green Technology
We must start looking at tomorrow today! This plan laid out by Conservative Party, George Osborne, fits the bill.
Our plan for a green technology recovery
Thursday, April 16 2009
George Osborne
George Osborne has set out a series of measures that could be introduced in next week’s Budget and would bring about a green technology revolution in Britain.
The [...]
Gordon Brown – Tragedy
GORDON BROON was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked Mr. BROWN if he would like to lead the discussion on the word ‘tragedy’.
So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of [...]
Scottish Conservatives Glasgow By-election Health Promotion
Glasgow east voters will go to the polls on 24 July
In full: Glasgow East candidates
Campaigning in the Glasgow east by-election will take on a health theme as Scottish Conservatives limber up for a “stretch and tone” session.
Leader Annabel Goldie will join the party’s Mary Scanlon and candidate Davena Rankin at a leisure [...]
UK Government 750,000 school meals short of reaching its 2009 target
School meals service in meltdown – David Laws -10 July 2008
The Government has missed its target to increase school meal take-up by March 2008 and is nearly 750,000 meals short of reaching its 2009 target, figures published today have revealed.
Research by the Liberal Democrats has found that only one in four schools has [...]