This year’s European elections are the most important in a generation. Europe needs to change, and for the first time since the Eurozone crisis, the British public get to have their say on Britain’s relationship with the Europe. People feel the EU is heading in a direction we never signed up to – that it’s… Read more

I’m looking forward to another Conservative action day in Cambridge on Saturday. These action days are in addition to the normal campaigning and serve to create a real moral boost for supporters and irritate the opposition. The recent one in Trumpington was an excellent event with nearly 20 activists turning out. Lots of blue rosettes… Read more

Today, the Education Secretary will announce tough new GCSEs and A-levels in arts and creative subjects, enabling young people to have access to more high quality qualifications. For years Labour dumbed down the exams system and let grade inflation rip. They pretended constantly rising grades meant standards were improving, yet all the while we were… Read more

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday forecast that the UK economy will grow faster this year than any other G7 country. We welcome that the fact that the IMF has upgraded their growth forecasts for the UK this year by more than any other Western economy. This is proof that our long-term economic plan is… Read more

The issue of expenses and our Members of Parliament rumble on. As one MP caught in the spotlight resigns another is sure to follow. The system is flawed. What ever the rules say doesn’t seem to matter. The press want stories and it seems anything to do with expenses is fruitful territory. I took a… Read more

New analysis shows that Conservative action to freeze fuel duty will boost the economy by up to 0.5 per cent of GDP in the coming years. Under Labour’s plans, fuel duty would be going up this week, hitting people in their wallets. Because of action taken by the Conservatives, there was no rise. We have… Read more