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The choice at the next election in 80 seconds

By Steve Baker
Feb-16-2015
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Via sharethefacts.conservatives.com, “the choice at the next election in 80 seconds”: The election in May is the most important in a generation, and the choice couldn’t be clearer. It’s between the competence of the Conservatives, with a long-term economic plan that is securing a better future for Britain – or the chaos of a weak Labour leader propped up by who-knows-what minor party. You can join Wycombe Conservatives or donate here.

Tags: Competence, Conservatives, David Cameron, debt, Deficit, EU, EU referendum, General Election, George Osborne, Labour, Leadership, Reform, Tax, Video, Welfare, Wycombe

Budget 2013: The Headlines

By Ex-staff
Mar-21-2013
Politics
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The following was provided by the Conservative Party in summary of the Budget 2013. In a tough economic situation, the British people know there are no easy answers or short cuts. But we are succeeding, slowly but surely, in fixing those problems. We’ve now cut Labour’s record deficit by not just by a quarter – but by a third. We’ve helped create 1.25 million new private sector jobs. Interest rates remain at record lows. Income tax The amount people can […]

Tags: Beer Duty, Budget, Capital Gains Tax, Deficit, Fair Fuel UK, Fuel Duty, Income Tax, Spending, Tax

A new debate is emerging on the scope of the state

By Steve Baker
Dec-10-2012
Politics
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Few people would tolerate a country in which the poor starved or went homeless and yet in Wycombe food is provided by the One Can Trust and emergency winter shelter by Wycombe Homeless Connection. Last time I divided the social security budget (£207bn) by the number of people in poverty (13m), the figure of almost £16,000 was higher than the income of over half the population. Despite spending so much money, the welfare state fails to keep people to a decent […]

Tags: debt, Deficit, Media, Spending, State, Tax, Welfare

Presentation on the financial crisis

By Steve Baker
Feb-16-2012
Politics
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This evening, I made the following presentation on the Government’s financial position and intentions and on the genesis of this crisis. The PDF is here: How to create a crisis.

Tags: debt, Deficit, economics, Financial Crisis, Government, Inflation

Autumn statement chart of the day: public sector net debt

Via the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement (PDF), the revised trajectory of public sector net debt: City AM reported back in July on a poll that, asked whether the coalition would be keeping the national debt the same over the next four years, increasing it by £350bn or cutting it by £350bn. Just nine per cent got it right – 21 per cent thought it would be staying the same and an astonishing 70 per cent thought the national debt would be […]

Tags: Autumn Statement, Budget, debt, Deficit, economics, Fiscal policy, Tax

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The choice at the next election in 80 seconds

Budget 2013: The Headlines

A new debate is emerging on the scope of the state

Presentation on the financial crisis

Autumn statement chart of the day: public sector net debt

Liberty – for peace and prosperity

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