Posted on July 18, 2008 by ToryWriter
The Chancellor has today announced that the proposed 2p increase in fuel duty is to be postponed yet again.
This news comes as no surprise. With pressure increasing on the Prime Minister to do something constructive to help families and businesses in the UK, the idea that a further tax increase could be applied in the autumn [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by ToryWriter
The BBC reports today that the Ambulance Service in Northern Ireland is to be forced to make efficiency cuts that will directly affect frontline services.
With a projected budget decrease of £1.5 million over the next three years the result, naturally, is that the Service has to cut the amount of time ambulances are available to take people to [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by ToryWriter
Poor Gordon…when will it ever get better?
While the circumstances which led to the calling of a by-election in Glasgow East on 24th July were both unfortunate and out of the Prime Minister’s control, the public relations disaster that is their failure to even find a candidate takes the Government to a new low.
You would have [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2007 by Editor
Ahead of the report by Sir David Varney into the Northern Ireland tax system, the Conservatives have announced they would not introduce a differential corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland. They understand the local economy needs transforming and the current subvention from central Government of over £8 billion, representing more than 70% of GDP, is [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2007 by Editor
“When the cult of devolved government starts to fade, as it inevitably will, Ulster’s electors will grab the chance of finally being able to vote for their rulers.” (Dean Godson, Research Director of the Policy Exchange)
According to Times Online today Alan Johnson is set to right a major wrong. Well done we say…read the full [...]
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