It was standing room only at the Boston Brighton Tea Party organised by the Freedom Association early this evening at which Dan Hannan was guest speaker. He said that it was time to “bring sanity and order back to the public finances” an that had to be done by reducing expenditure rather than increasing taxes.
He [...]
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Dan Hannan calls for a return to sanity in the public finances and a revolutionary dispersal of power at the Brighton Tea Party
Another Labour councillor joins the Conservatives
The Conservatives are delighted to announce the defection of a leading Labour councillor in Tower Hamlets to the party.
Dr Anwara Ali, a Labour councillor in the borough since 2006, said her growing disillusionment with Labour and their failure to reform the NHS convinced her to join the Conservatives.
Commenting, Dr Anwara Ali said:
“I have been a [...]
How we cut Council Tax by 4%
David Burbage, Leader of Windsor Council,
January, 2010.
How we cut Council Tax by 4%
Our intention to deliver a lower council tax was made in our 2007 manifesto, which said we would aim to set a council tax increase under inflation each year.
Linking to September RPI guaranteed that pensioners in particular would end up being better off, [...]
Gordon Brown – Harnessing the power of technology
PM’s podcast on harnessing the power of technology
A transcript of the Prime Minister’s podcast on the Pre-Budget Report, recorded on 5 December 2009.
All our lives are being transformed by the digital revolution.
For many the internet and mobile phones are now seen as indispensible as electricity, gas and water.
And the wealth of information instantly available – [...]
City of Edinburgh Council under fire over treatment of vulnerable adults
Just a little update on local issues that are ongoing at the moment in Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh Council are attempting to force vulnerable adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, mental health problems and hearing problems to transfer to new care & support providers against the will of many and with negligible consultation. Service users, their [...]
Radioactive finds in grazing land Survey of the field
The finds were made during a survey of the field.
A radioactive particle and two shovels worth of radioactive waste have been found in grazing land near a nuclear power site for the first time.
The field next to Dounreay on the Caithness coast has been earmarked for a low-level waste dump. The Scottish Environment Protection [...]
Shelter say Scotland stares into housing abyss with fewest number of affordable homes since 1959
Scotland is staring into a housing abyss with fewer social rented homes than it had 50 years ago, according to a stark report published today (Friday) by leading housing and homelessness charity, Shelter Scotland.
The charity’s shocking new report Building Pressure, [1] which lays bare the growing chasm between the number of homes needed and the [...]
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 [...]
Labour Party Council Election Wipeout
With the Conservative Party virtually controlling all Local Authority Government, just how exactly are the Labour Party going to effectively run the country?
The massive disatisfaction of the electorate with the direction of government and MP’s expense fiasco has been demonstrated at the ballot box yet Gordon Brown still majors on.
His press conference performance yesterday, when [...]