Blog Posts

  • Children’s safeguarding Ofsted inspection jumps to good

    Sometimes, despite best endeavours , things go wrong. Sometimes a snapshot can be taken of an organisation and with just a little context off the mark making things can look much worse than they really are. And so it was with an Ofsted inspection of Childres services Safeguarding when I was Leader. I can remember Read more

  • Conservative values

    Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves of what we stand for. It is easy, sometimes, to get so caught up in day to day activities that values are lost or at least overlooked. Conservatives believe in strong, radical principles – freedom, aspiration, opportunity. We want to encourage wealth creation and job opportunities, wider home Read more

  • Conservative thank you event – Saturday

    I’m looking forward to a big thank you event this Saturday in Cambridge. It’s being held at the home of one of our fantastic supporters. A couple of hours of networking, a few words from me and a chance to meet our new MP candidate who will hopefully be selected on Friday. And a rare Read more

  • Pension reforms – April 2015. At lat. it’s your pension, you choose how to spend

    Millions of people will benefit from a right to free and impartial guidance on how to make the most of the new pensions choices that come into effect in April 2015. Backing saving is a key part of the Conservative long-term economic plan to build a healthier economy. People who have taken the decision to Read more

  • Companies House is to make all of its digital data available to users free of charge.

    Making it easier to do business is a key part of the Conservative long-term economic plan to build a stronger, more competitive economy and secure a better and brighter future for Britain. Last year, customers searching the Companies House website spent £8.7 million accessing company information on the register. By making its data freely available Read more

  • Road building program and the Armed Forces

    Road building is expensive and lots of it is required. At the same time our Armed Forces are being cut back with a lose of capacity and capability, including our ability to create and repair runways. How about increasing the Royal Engineers and at the same time use them to be part of our road Read more