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
Targeting private sector for cuts is 'short-term fix' 21st August 2014 Local Conservatives have slammed the Stormont Executive for “targeting private sector firms first with cuts, rather than setting its own house in order”. Local News
NI Tory chair pays tribute to Sam Foster CBE 19th August 2014 NI Conservatives’ chairman, Harry Cullen, paid tribute to the former Northern Ireland environment minister, Sam Foster, who has passed away, describing him as... Local News
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Jobs progress hampered by NI Executive 13th August 2014 The Conservatives have welcomed the announcement that unemployment figures have improved but said the Stormont Executive is ‘more of a hindrance than a help.’ Local News
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Don't allow populism and ignorance to stop fracking 12th August 2014 NI Conservatives’ economy spokesman, Johnny Andrews, has warned Stormont’s environment minister not to allow “populism and ignorance” to cloud a realistic... Local News
Sinn Féin / DUP lack any credibility on welfare 8th August 2014 Both Sinn Féin and the DUP “lack the least shred of credibility” on the issue of welfare reform, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston. Local News
Don't punish private sector workers, Tories tell minister 7th August 2014 Regional Development Minister, Danny Kennedy, mustn’t “target private sector workers”, as his department looks to make cuts, following the Executive’s deal on a... Local News
Bungling Stormont ministers appear untouchable - NI Tories 7th August 2014 The social development minister has shown that he is “shameless and arrogant”, by refusing to apologise to companies he accused of over-charging the housing... 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
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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