Blog Posts

  • 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

  • Defence spending – time to spend some more on additional servicemen

    Our British armed forces are held in high regard all around the world. Well trained, effective and with a command structure that is flexible to allow the most junior serviceman to take decisions. When I joined the RAF in 1977 there were around 300,000 British servicemen. Today we would be lucky to fill two of… Read more

  • UK – China bilateral trading deal.

    Following the Prime Minister’s meeting with China’s Premier yesterday British businesses have agreed £14 billion of trade deals with China. A key part of our long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain is linking our country up to the fastest growing economies on the planet. China is central to that. Over the… Read more

  • Cambridge Conservatives – selecting PPC update on progress

    Cambridge Conservatives are in the process of selecting a prospective parliamentary candidate to fight the Cambridge seat in the 2015 general election. The vacancy was advertised to those on the approved candidates list. I have mixed views on the use of this list. The positives are obvious. We are assured that all candidates meet the… Read more