Blog Posts

  • Conservative successes 81 – 100

    81. Increased spending on disability support, in particular the Access to Work scheme. 82. Reformed disability benefits so those who need it most get more. 83. Given young people with special educational needs the right to say which college they want to go to and giving parents of children with severe, profound or multiple health Read more

  • Conservative successes 61 – 80 out of 100

    61. Made sure parking rules do not discourage visitors to our high streets. 62. Helped new businesses to open in empty shops. 63. Insisted immigrants speak better English so they can build relationships with their neighbours and contribute to our communities. 64. Cut abuse of student visas, and closed bogus Colleges, whilst still welcoming the Read more

  • Conservative successes 41 – 60 of 100

    41. Got us out of EU bailouts to protect British taxpayers’ money. 42. Vetoed a new EU fiscal treaty that didn’t guarantee a level playing field for British businesses 43. Cut the EU budget, saving British taxpayers over £8 billion. 44. Protected the British rebate from the EU. We have not and will not accept Read more

  • Conservative successes 21 – 40 of 100

    21. Granted new freedoms to teachers in over 3,600 schools, allowing them to help each child to reach their full potential. 22. Given the green light to 300 free schools being set-up by communities, so they can respond to local need. 23. Brought in the rigorous new “EBacc”, meaning 60 per cent more pupils are Read more

  • Conservative successes. 1 to 20 of 100

    So why back Conservatives, instead of Ed Miliband’s Labour Party? Simple. Conservatives are the party with the plan to tackle Britain’s long-term problems. Other parties shout from the sidelines. But we are getting on with the job. That’s why we have already: 1. Helped businesses to create 1.7 million new jobs – so more people Read more

  • Good luck to all candidates

    All candidates, from all parties, should be congratulated for putting themselves up for election. Elected politicians often get a hard time from the public, can’t get anything right it seems and contribute significant amounts of their time. Councillors don’t even get very much financial reward. By now most candidates will have walked miles delivering leaflets Read more