David Simpson, Hampshire County Council

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Spending Cuts – National

by David Simpson on 14 October, 2009

I came across the approach of the 3 Parties to spending cuts which, if you have the time, should help with understanding what each Party is saying. Spending cuts: The Lib Dem approach Spending cuts: The Conservative approach Spending cuts: The Labour approach

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  Commenting on Gordon Brown’s plans for an asset sale, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: “Selling off what is left of the family silver is not going to solve the long term problem of Britain’s structural deficit. “Asset sales do have a role to play in Britain’s recovery but selling them off now when markets are […]

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Cameron’s Conservatives – Not Liberal, Not Progressive

by David Simpson on 12 October, 2009

Not liberal: Cameron would scrap the Human Rights Act Cameron voted to retain Section 28 ‘Liberal’ is still a term of abuse for the Tories – frontbencher Jeremy Hunt recently attacked the BBC for having a ‘liberal bias’ Not progressive Cameron would cut taxes for millionaires – at a cost to the country of £4.4bn […]

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PROGRESSIVE

by David Simpson on 11 October, 2009

“It’s not clear if George Osborne developed his understanding of the word progressive with his chums in the Bullingdon Club or on the deck of Oleg Deripaska’s yacht, but it seems he has misunderstood the concept. A progressive party would not cut taxes for multi millionaires, stand in the way of Reforming Parliament or side […]

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