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David Cameron’s legacy to the UK

July 13, 2016 Westminster Comments Off on David Cameron’s legacy to the UK

images (6)Today we saw David Cameron resign as Prime Minister. This was very much an end of an era after being Prime Minister for six years and Conservative Party leader for over 10 years. We welcome Theresa May as our new Prime Minister, who, I am sure will do a wonderful job succeeding Mr Cameron.

Let us reflect back on just some of David’s achievements:

  • The economy turned around with the deficit as a share of GDP cut by nearly two thirds;
  • There are 2.5 million more people in work with the security of a pay packet;
  • There are over 1.4 million more children in good or outstanding schools;
  • Introduced the new National Living Wage and we have lifted 4 million people, and rising, out of income tax altogether;
  • Almost 2.9 million new apprenticeships have been created;
  • A welfare cap so no family can earn more out of work, than the average family earns in work.
  • Protected the living standards of our elderly by delivering the triple lock on the basic state pension;
  • Corporate tax system will be the most attractive in the G20 by 2020, bringing jobs and investment into this country;
  • The NHS has been protected in real terms;
  • Saw the introduction of same-sex marriage
  • Keeping the promises to the poorest people in the world, and protecting our security, by maintaining our commitment to aid spending;
  • Britain is stronger in the world again – meeting the NATO two per cent target for defence spending with new aircraft carriers, world-class equipment for our armed forces, and the military covenant enshrined in law.

It is time for Corbyn to go

June 28, 2016 Westminster Comments Off on It is time for Corbyn to go

CorbynWhilst as a Conservative it may be easy to watch on as the Labour Party implodes, there are bigger issues at stake.

Any Government needs to have an effective opposition to ensure a robust democratic process and is ‘kept on its toes’.

As the split between Labour Parliamentarians and membership continues it cannot be an effective party let alone an opposition.

The extraordinary circumstances where a leader continues with 46 resignations let alone losing a confidence vote 172 to 40 votes. It is worth remembering that the Shadow Cabinet with junior posts totals 90 positions.

With the Daily Mirror calling for Corbyn to go the message could not be clearer.

Corbyn’s policy stances on  weakening our defences, raising taxes on jobs and earnings, racking up more debt and welfare or driving up the cost of living by printing money is precisely the old and failed politics of the past. 

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Some of what the Labour leader has said;

Scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent. ‘I am against the replacement of Trident and the nuclear missile system that goes with it’. 

Withdraw from NATO. ‘I’d rather we weren’t in it’.

Abolish the Armed Forces. ‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every politician around the world instead of taking pride in the size of their armed forces…abolished their army and took pride in the fact the fact they don’t have an army…surely that is the way we should be going forward’.

Last Labour Government spending: ‘we made a huge mistake in allowing the Tories to get away with the idea that the last Labour government spent too much. We didn’t, we actually spent too little’.

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