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
Conservative blasts 'fantasy economics' as welfare talks look set to falter 25th September 2014 Sinn Féin “cannot continue to peddle fantasy economics and simply ignore the fact that Northern Ireland is part of the UK”, Mark Brotherston, NI Conservatives’... Local News
DUP reshuffle could resemble 'rearranging deck-chairs on Titanic' 23rd September 2014 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston, wished the new health minister and social development minister “all the best in their new posts”, but remarked... Local News
Labour Party spokesman 'no credibility' on Northern Ireland 22nd September 2014 The Labour Party will have “no credibility when it makes pronouncements about Northern Ireland, unless it starts to run candidates in elections here”, according... Local News
NI Conservatives hail referendum result 19th September 2014 The Scottish referendum result is “a resounding vote of confidence for our United Kingdom”, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston. Local News
Executive allows Northern Ireland economy to fall even further behind 17th September 2014 The latest workforce statistics prove the Northern Ireland Executive “has failed hard-working people in Northern Ireland” by allowing the economy to fall... Local News
Stormont failing Northern Ireland, Tories say, after latest jobs figures 17th September 2014 Stormont’s pledge to rebalance the economy to build long-term prosperity, “has become an empty joke”, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Bill McKendry. Local News
Brotherston welcomes new Deputy Chief Constable 16th September 2014 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston, has congratulated Drew Harris on his appointment as Deputy Chief Constable of the PSNI. Local News
A single education board - an opportunity 15th September 2014 The agreement of the Executive to create a single Education Board to replace the existing five run-down Education and Library Boards is to be welcomed. Many... Opinions
Cut inefficiency, not services, Tories tell DRD minister 12th September 2014 The Regional Development Minister, Danny Kennedy, should make his department more efficient rather than cut front line services, according to local... Local News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News