Tories regaining the initiative (1): Action on crime
In an article for The Sunday Telegraph David Davis promises:
The ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph shows that the Tories enjoy a 48% to 26% lead over Labour on who voters trust on crime.
Tories regaining the initiative (2): Lower taxation
In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, George Osborne promises to ‘plot a path away’ from Labour’s CGT hike:
"There is not the scope at the moment for a big overall cut in taxes. But we shouldn’t be raising taxes. The Government has got this crazy plan for a £700 million increase in capital gains tax, which hits entrepreneurs. There is no other country in the world that thinks the answer is to increase taxes on enterprise. We are going to plot a path away from that."
Later this week the shadow Chancellor will unveil a report that details how Britain is becoming less and less competitive. He will also adopt some of the pro-enterprise recommendations contained in John Redwood’s competitiveness report.
Tories regaining the initiative (3): Maternity nurses for all
Tories are considering offering six-hour-a-day
maternity nurses to provide advice on everything from bathing to
breastfeeding in the first week of a new baby’s life.
Michael Gove writes about this proposal for The Observer. The BBC has more on the policy.