No early swingeing cuts – Cameron
A Conservative government would not make “swingeing cuts” to public spending during its first year, David Cameron says.
No immediate swingeing cuts under Tories, says David Cameron
A Conservative government would not slash public spending on taking power after election, leader saysA Tory government would not make immediate “swingeing cuts” to public spending on taking office David Cameron said today, after the party was forced to deny a policy rift between the leader and the shadow chancellor, George Osborne.Cameron said while [...]
Burglars forfeit rights – Cameron
Burglars “leave their human rights outside” the moment they break in to someone else’s property, Conservative leader David Cameron has said.
Mandelson mocks Tory leader
Conservative leader David Cameron is a political version of “Terry Wogan or Des O’Connor”, Lord Mandelson says.
Upbeat or downbeat? Cameron’s mixed messages on UK economy | Nicholas Watt
Tory leader to deliver gushing speech about prospects to World Economic Forum hours after warning of ‘Greek-style’ meltdownThere is a rather quaint tradition that opposition leaders refrain from trashing Britain when they step outside the realm.But David Cameron will rewrite the rules when he delivers a gushing speech about Britain’s economic prospects in Davos today [...]
Senior Tories voice concerns over David Cameron’s Northern Ireland strategy | Nicholas Watt
While senior Conservatives say Gordon Brown is wrong to believe Tory strategy could endanger the peace process, some are nevertheless uneasy about their leadership’s tacticsHatfield House, scene of the secret talks between Northern Ireland unionists I blogged about yesterday, has waited a long time to receive so much publicity.Not since 1558, when the young Elizabeth [...]
Tory ally who called Auschwitz a labour camp honoured
One of David Cameron’s rightwing allies in eastern Europe was embroiled in controversy today at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg after being allowed to open the assembly’s session despite a record of belittling the Holocaust.Ryszard Bender, a hard-right Polish senator and historian from the rightwing Law and Justice party, has defended a convicted Holocaust [...]
David Cameron will face tricky questions over the Orange Order | Nicholas Watt
The Tory leader’s decision to align himself with one party and one community in Northern Ireland is setting off alarm bells beyond the SDLP and Sinn FéinMy friend Benedict Brogan has picked up his pen after reading my story today about David Cameron and Northern Ireland.I reported on growing unease in Downing Street that Cameron [...]
Why the Edlington case should not be published in full
The purpose of serious case reviews is not to feed media and popular interest but to learn lessons on how to safeguard children, says Mike SteinFrom a child welfare policy perspective, the most disturbing aspects of the tragic Edlington story are twofold: first, children being subjected to criminal proceedings – in contrast to the welfare [...]
Poll shows Tories losing battle over class
Tories seen increasingly as upper class, but lead over Labour widens to 11 points thanks to a rise in the Lib Dem voteThe Conservatives are losing the battle over class, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today, which shows a third of voters see the Tories as the party of the upper classes.Overall, Labour has [...]