Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch, Strathspey Conservatives
David Cameron has said that a Conservative Government will give more power, discretion and autonomy to local councils.
But he emphasised that greater power must be backed up with greater accountability to local taxpayers.
Speaking at the Conservative Councillors’ Association, Cameron outlined Conservative plans to require councils to publish the following online:
The full remuneration package of all [...]
Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke joined David Cameron and George Osborne in speaking at Thomson Reuters about the state of the economy.
“This weekend showed very vividly why we can’t afford five more years of Gordon Brown”, he said. “There’s a choice to be made, and the choice of Gordon Brown is a very expensive choice [...]
David Cameron: The real choice in British politics
David Cameron has spoken at the Scottish Conservative Party Conference about the real choice facing Britain at the next General Election:
Some people say there are no real choices in politics anymore. They think it doesn’t matter who you vote for, because whoever gets in, they won’t make a [...]
David Burbage, Leader of Windsor Council, Thursday, January 21st, 2010
How we cut Council Tax by 4%
Our intention to deliver a lower council tax was made in our 2007 manifesto, which said we would aim to set a council tax increase under inflation each year.
Linking to September RPI guaranteed that pensioners in particular would end up [...]
Mary Scanlon Scottish Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands and Jim Ferguson, Westminster Parliamentary Candidate for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey have both warmly welcomed the £317,400 and £800,000 respectfully awarded to Fort William and Nairn, as part of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund, money which was added to the Scottish Budget following pressure [...]
Mary Scanlon, Scottish Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands, has today received responses to questions she posed about the Town Centre Regeneration Fund. Commenting Mary said.
“I am disappointed that the Minister was unable to respond to my written questions until two days after the deadline for the second tranche of applications for the remaining [...]
Regeneration fund sites revealed
Hawick was one of the towns to secure regeneration funding
Dozens of sites across Scotland have secured funding from a nationwide town centre regeneration fund.
The Scottish Government unveiled the £60m scheme earlier this year to help out “hard-pressed” high streets.
Among the successful sites announced by Communities Minister Alex Neil were Ayr, [...]
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David Cameron has announced a series of immediate measures to start to rebuild trust in politics and take action on the issue of expenses.
He has banned Conservative MPs from claiming for furniture, other household goods and food shopping; put an end to the practice of ‘flipping’; and set up a [...]