Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch, Strathspey Conservatives
Unknown EU Foreign Minister Wants Her Own Airplane Now
The absurdity of appointing a never-elected, inexperienced, politically correct bureaucrat as the EU’s first foreign minister is slowly coming back to haunt Brussels. With less than 100 days in office, Catherine Ashton has fluctuated between Brussels’ laughing stock and its resident scapegoat. Criticized by even the most [...]
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 [...]
Struan Stevenson MEP
First word …
Welcome to the February edition of my Brussels Briefing.This month, in addition to my involvement in the appointment process of the new European Commission, I have been keeping a close eye on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy while striving to seek clarity on the issue of food labelling.
In these [...]
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 Cameron promised to defend the Union strongly
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Conservative leader David Cameron will promise a “fresh start” in relations between the Scots and UK governments, should he win the next UK election.
He will set out proposals for a “new relationship” with the Holyrood SNP administration at the party’s Scottish conference, while [...]
Rt Hon David Cameron MP, February, 2010
Last week we had the latest revelations from Parliament. The details might be new but the feelings they provoke are all too familiar. Disappointment. Despair. Even disgust. But as I argued in my speech at the Open University in May last year, anger at the expenses scandal is just [...]
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 [...]