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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Cameron says 2010 is the “Year For Change”
David Cameron has given his first speech of 2010, focusing on the importance of the General Election to Britain’s future.
“Let’s make this the year for change – the year when the positive defeats the negative”, he said, as he announced the start of the Conservatives’ election campaign.
On Monday, [...]
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 [...]
Conservative Party Conference Speech
“Conference I’m going to pay tribute to the Labour party because it has managed to pull off a remarkable feat. It is tired and failing in Government and in Opposition at the same time. In Government at a British level they’ve let the country down. In opposition in Scotland they’ve let themselves [...]