In advance of today's Budget, ConservativeHome assembled an expert panel of political figures and commentators to outline what they hope to see from today's Budget in their area of interest or expertise. Their thoughts are below and once Alistair Darling has delivered the Budget, we will post their reactions here on Platform later this afternoon. […]
The Welsh Conservatives Conference took place at the weekend. A number of announcements were made, including a promise from David Cameron to submit to questions and answers every year at the Welsh Assembly, if he becomes Prime Minister. Shadow Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan said that under a Tory government Welsh Office ministers would attend three question and […]
Herewith some recent questions from Conservative Members of the Welsh Assembly. Answers to oral questions not reached in Plenary are recorded in written form. Nick Bourne (right), who leads the Conservatives in the Assembly, received a rather tepid response from First Minister Rhodri Morgan about business: "Will the First Minister outline his policies to support […]
Simon Burns MP has used these pages to make the case for Hillary Clinton. Iain Duncan Smith will shortly be arguing that John McCain should be America’s 44th President. Today, Nick Bourne, AM for Mid & West Wales and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales, states his belief that a President […]
This morning we posted the Budget hopes of ConservativeHome's expert panel of political figures and commentators in their respective areas of interest or expertise. Did Alistair Darling deliver what they hoped for? Their responses will be posted during the course of the afternoon. 5pm Jill Kirby, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, on The […]