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
Government making sure armed forces in good nick 12th September 2011 Harry Stephenson is right to praise the bravery of the armed forces in his letter to the Belfast Telegraph, dated 7 September, but he is wrong to accuse the... Opinions
Grammar schools right to query entitlement framework 7th September 2011 Grammar schools are right to highlight problems with the Department of Education’s ‘entitlement framework’, which requires all secondary schools to provide a... Opinions
Secretary of State attends North Down BBQ 5th September 2011 The North Down Conservative Association held its annual barbeque at the museum in Bangor on Saturday evening. Association chairman, Paul Leeman, welcomed the... Local News
McIlwrath calls on Stormont parties to support government's welfare plans 2nd September 2011 Northern Ireland Conservatives’ spokesperson, Steve McIlwrath, has welcomed the introduction of a ‘one strike’ policy to combat benefit fraud but emphasised... Local News
University fees debacle must be cleared up now 1st September 2011 Annika Nestius-Brown's Platform article from News Letter 1 September 2011. Opinions
Armstrong demands transparency on Stormont SPADs 24th August 2011 Irwin Armstrong has criticised the current lack of transparency at Stormont on Special Advisers. Local News
"Big society" at the heart of David Cameron's riot response 23rd August 2011 In his column (18 August) Liam Clarke asks “whatever happened to the big society” in the aftermath of riots in England. If Liam cares to read the prime minister... Opinions
British uni students could be charged more than those from Europe and ROI. Clarity needed says Nestius-Brown. 23rd August 2011 Northern Ireland Conservatives spokesperson, Annika Nestius-Brown, has warned that it may not be possible for the executive to charge higher university tuition... Local News
McKendry raises further questions about Policing Board 19th August 2011 Bill McKendry, vice chair of Strangford Conservatives, has raised further questions about the composition of the policing board, after the organisation was... 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