I am increasingly worried that the government doesn’t understand what local authorities do. As a result the government continues to cut funding without understanding the consequences for people. I fully understand the need to drive through efficiencies to help get the biggest bang for each pound but we are way past that. Now services will… Read more

It was announced yesterday that Conservatives are helping savers by increasing the state pension in real terms, giving pensioners more security in retirement. Next year pensions will go up by 2.5 per cent – more than twice the rate of inflation – giving pensioners more security in retirement. The Conservative triple lock ensures the state… Read more

The Prime Minister has announced a future Conservative government would cut taxes for 30 million hardworking taxpayers – continuing with our long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain. Conservatives want to make the tax system fairer so that people get to keep more of the money they earn. That is why a… Read more

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced Conservative plans to replace Labour’s Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. When the European Convention on Human Rights was written, in the aftermath of the Second World War, it set out the basic human rights we should respect. But since then, interpretations of that… Read more

The Chancellor announced yesterday that he is abolishing the 55 per cent tax on pension pots. Backing savers is a key part of our long-term economic plan to build a stronger, healthier economy and secure a better future for Britain. So we will abolish the 55 per cent tax on pension pots. From April 2015… Read more