Iain Duncan Smith appeared before the Work and Pensions Select Committee yesterday to give an update on Universal Credit. Labour left a welfare system that disincentivised work and trapped people in poverty. The public lost trust in the system because it did not reward work and created a something for nothing culture. Welfare should be… Read more

Labour left Britain with the biggest budget deficit in our peacetime history. Conservatives are taking the difficult decisions necessary to clear up Labour’s mess and secure the economy for the future. Conservative long-term economic plan is helping hardworking people by: Cutting the deficit – keeping mortgage rates low for you and your family Creating jobs… Read more

I am no longer a politician and that brings a new freedom. It means that whatever I say now, has little or no impact, can only be my personal opinion and I am not bound by any rules, save the law, good manners (possibly) and common sense. It also means I don’t have to tolerate… Read more

In order to get the A14 back on the governments agenda the government wanted tolling of the A14. Nobody wanted tolls but that was the deal on the table. Now it seems, the government is reconsidering tolling. This is fantastic news. We now need to wait for the official announcement. Read more

In a previous post I commented on me being scammed when buying some kit through Gumtree. I made the necessary claim through Paypal, which was easy and only took a few minutes. The process gave the scammer a chance to put things right, in case of a “misunderstanding”, and then was investigated. All this involved… Read more

All local authorities are in the middle of a funding crisis. The issue is that government, through DCLG, are reducing funding to help reduce the national deficit. This makes some sense but is now hurting the old, young, infirm and frail disproportionately. But that is not the full story. Whilst DCLG hands out the main… Read more