Conservatives
Election 2012: Polling Day
By TSF at May 3, 2012 | 12:08 am | 0 Comment
Today important elections are taking place across the United Kingdom, voters in London, Liverpool and Salford will decide who they want to be their directly elected Mayor whilst voters in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield will vote on whether to have a directly elected Mayor or not. Council more...
Conservatives , Election , Labour , Lib Dems , Politics
Election 2012: Why you should vote Conservative
By TSF at May 3, 2012 | 12:05 am | 0 Comment
Cameron Brown (@Cameron_Brown_) is the Co-Chairman, South Tees Conservative Future Today you have a real choice. You can vote Labour and return to the days of waste, tax, spend and borrow policies of the past, or you can vote Conservative and we’ll roll our sleeves up tomorrow and continue delivering real value for money whilst protecting those key services we need more...
It doesn’t rain, it Pours
By TSF at April 25, 2012 | 8:56 am | 0 Comment
GDP figures released this morning by the ONS show that the UK is in a double-dip recession. Figures for the first 3 months of 2012 show the economy shrank by 0.2%. It is worth noting these are preliminary figures and they will be revised in a month, however there will be more calls for the Government to come up with a plan B to stimulate growth and reduce the deficit. H.M more...
Terrible week for the Conservatives
By TSF at March 28, 2012 | 3:09 pm | 1 Comments
It has been a terrible week for the Conservative Party and it’s only Wednesday! The budget last week is still haunting George Osborne as his granny tax headlines are replaced by a pasty tax. The VAT which is being introduced will result in hot pasties costing more whereas if you like your pasty warm or cold you won’t have to pay VAT on it. So what is the more...
The Wrong Medicine?
By TSF at February 21, 2012 | 7:58 am | 0 Comment
The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the most debated aspects of British society in the 21st century. Accommodating all walks of life; from rich to poor, black to white – getting the balance for the costs of its service has been baffling the minds of politicians since 1948 when it was formed. But in recent times, the spending has gone out of control, with more...
Thatcher elected Leader
By TSF at February 11, 2012 | 1:54 pm | 0 Comment
It was on this day in 1975 that the Conservative Party elected Margaret Thatcher to be their first female leader. To date she has been the only female to be elected as leader of a major UK political party (Although Margaret Beckett and Harriet Harman were acting Labour leaders). The first ballot was held on 4th February 1975 in which Thatcher beat rival Ted Heath more...
Boris Johnson for Prime Minister?
By TSF at November 29, 2011 | 2:07 am | 0 Comment
Some say he’s a bumbling baffoon, some say he can do the macarena, all we know is he’s called Boris Johnson. I type this as I am watching Top Gear as you may have guessed from that introduction, anyway let’s get back to the blog. Those of you who have watched the programme ‘When Boris met Dave’ may be familiar with Boris Johnson's background and lifestyle. He more...
The Privatisation of the NHS
By TSF at November 2, 2011 | 4:51 am | 1 Comments
The controversial Health and Social Care Bill is gradually passing through Parliament, the Bill would reorganise the way healthcare is delivered in England and Wales. If the bill is passed as it currently stands it would abolish Primary Care Trusts and introduce NHS commissioning boards. Your GP will become an accountant and commissioner fighting for the cheapest possible more...
Fox Hunt Over, Who’s Next?
By TSF at October 15, 2011 | 4:42 pm | 0 Comment
On Friday the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox resigned from the cabinet as a result of the ongoing scandal relating to his friend Adam Werrity. Dr Fox was replaced by the Secretary of State for Transport, Phillip Hammond, however the Tory right have expressed their concern at Mr Hammond’s appointment - with John Redwood commenting about the lack of more...
The Letwin Scandal
By TSF at October 14, 2011 | 1:29 am | 1 Comments
Imagine if you had access to top secret papers, documents and emails about national security, MI5, MI6 and Al Qaeda and left them in a bin in the middle of a public park - you wouldn’t do it would you? No right minded person would if we are honest. However the Prime Minister’s close ally, Oliver Letwin who is the Conservative MP for West Dorset and Cabinet Office more...
