Rachel Reeves - the worst Chancellor this country has ever had Monday, 1 December, 2025 Rachel Reeves will go down as the worst Chancellor this country has ever had. Her position is now untenable and she knows it. Last year, she launched the biggest tax raid in history then swore she wouldn’t be back for more. Today she’s broken that promise. Labour are hiking taxes again to pay for more welfare. And why? To keep their backbenchers quiet. The Government has lost what little... Articles
Budget opportunities not being grasped by lacklustre Executive 18th November 2014 The Executive cobbled together a last-minute, crisis budget, but the document doesn’t hide its inability to plan for the long-term or build a successful economy... Opinions
Tory slams DUP for closing Bangor Hospital services rather than tackling waste 11th November 2014 The proposed closure of services at Bangor Community Hospital “proves that the DUP is mismanaging the health department”, according to North Down Conservatives’... Local News
Tory hails firm's latest London bus order 6th November 2014 Local Conservative economy spokesman, Johnny Andrews, has described the news that Transport for London has ordered 200 new Routemaster buses from Ballymena firm... Local News
Inspection report shows Education Minister failing schools 6th November 2014 The Education minister has “let down pupils, parents and teachers in Northern Ireland and allowed our education system to stagnate”, according to NI... Local News
Orchestra's difficulties show 'warped priorities' of Culture Minister 5th November 2014 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston, has accused the culture minister of “seeming indifferent” to financial threats to the Ulster Orchestra. Local News
Cut bureaucracy not services, Conservative tells health minister 4th November 2014 The health minister is cutting front-line services in Northern Ireland because of a “fundamental failure to tackle bureaucracy and inefficiency in the NHS”... Local News
Budget deal welcome, but crisis exposed Executive's economic failures 30th October 2014 NI Conservatives’ economy spokesman, Johnny Andrews, has welcomed agreement on a draft budget at Stormont, but noted that the last minute nature of the deal... Local News
Let Northern Ireland fans attend game - Brotherston 29th October 2014 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston, has called upon UEFA to ensure that Northern Ireland football fans are admitted to the forthcoming European... Local News
Local Conservatives take part in talks process 29th October 2014 A delegation from the NI Conservatives met Minister of State, Andrew Murrison MP, as part of the all-party negotiations taking place at Stormont. Mark... Local News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
