David Cameron - A year in parliamentry politics - video.

This a great video from webcameron. It documents what has been a excellent year for the Conservative party and how it went wrong for Gordon Brown.

26 point lead - Cameron must be given the credit.

The Sun's poll carried out by YouGov, which indicated that Labour have not been as unpopular since the 1930s, is the result of the actions of two men - Gordon Brown and David Cameron. Without doubt Brown's dithering, poor choice of policy and general incompetence has caused Labour to lose a great amount of support. But, that lost support has not been to the advantage of the Lib Dems. Ever since the highly successful Conservative party conference last year, David Cameron has led his party to historic popularity. There are certain members of the media who have said that the Tories recent success is more down to Gordon's ineptitude rather than Cameron's leadership. Well I say - what a load of rubbish.

The policies that Cameron and his shadow cabinet laid out at the Tory conference were stolen by Brown, everyone knew it. They knew the we were the party with the ideas and Labour were reduced to stealing them. Brown is trying to use the all mouth and no trousers approach to Cameron, but it falls on deaf ears when the only Labour policies the public like are second hand Tory ones. I can't think of one Labour policy since Brown came to power that the public actually appreciated. All we ever hear from Labour is tax this and tax that, ban, ban, ban, fine, fine, fine. Labour's policies are so unpopular that their own MPs are campaigning against them in their own constituencies. However that doesn't seem to stop them voting for them in parliament.

I'm a member of the Conservative party, not because I'm a traditional Tory, but because the Tories are the party who are coming up with the policies I feel are necessary for this country to become great once again. I supported Labour in the past, but they have sucked this country dry. It's all been down to uncontrollable spending and poor management. Our taxes are ridiculous, spending is out of control and so our national debt is an embarrassment. We all know that crime is getting worse and that our public services are fast becoming a joke. And still Labour publish figures telling us that actually, tractor production is up. To achieve this the massage the figures or change the way those figures are recorded. Basically they lie.

That's the point. I fell out of love with labour long before I became a Conservative party member. It's the lies - the bare faced lies.

See the next Prime Minister on the Andrew Marr show.

I think I can almost guarantee that if you watch the Andrew Marr show this morning you will be able to see the next Prime Minister of this great nation. Andrews guests this week are David Cameron, David Miliband and Michael Palin. The sad thing is that if Michael Palin stood for office, he would win by a landslide - do you know anyone who doesn't like him? If I was a betting man (which I am occasionally) I would put my money on Miliband to be the next PM, followed closely by Cameron.

David Cameron's China Speech Video.

Just a quick one. I've just watched David Cameron's China speech, and personally I was impressed. It's not easy to be both critical and diplomatic at the same time, but I feel that David pulled it off. I don't think the Chinese government will be happy with what David had to say, but I believe they will understand why he said it.

You can watch the video by clicking HERE.

David Cameron's Response to Gordon Brown's Statement on the EU Treaty.

I'm a bit late with this as it was posted on the Conservative Website yesterday. However I do think it's worth reading if you didn't catch it earlier:

Turning to the constitution, the key issue is the referendum. Isn't it the case that he won't restore trust in politics unless he keeps his promise to hold one? Labour MPs put the commitment to a referendum in their election addresses. Trade unionists voted for it in the TUC. Every opinion poll shows it's what people want. This issue isn't going to go away.

In trying to justify breaking his promise, the Prime Minister says this Treaty is not the Constitution. Doesn't he understand this simply won't wash?

The German Chancellor, the Irish Prime Minister, and the Spanish Foreign Minister all completely undermine what the Prime Minister says by saying the Treaty is pretty much the same as the Constitution. And the author of the constitution, Giscard D'Estaing, said last month that the Constitution's "essential points…. re-appear word for word in the new project. Not a comma has changed" The Prime Minister's argument has simply collapsed.

Doesn't he see that this sort of approach makes him look shifty and untrustworthy? Doesn't he see that, far from it getting him out of his troubles, denying people a referendum is just digging him in deeper? This Treaty obviously is the constitution. It contains an EU President, a Foreign Minister and an EU diplomatic service. It gets rid of the veto in 60 areas. And it contains a new ratchet clause which allows even more vetoes to be scrapped without a new inter-governmental conference.

When I put that point to him in October, he claimed the measure was already there in the Single European Act. It wasn't. The new clause, for the first time, allows virtually any veto to be scrapped in almost any area. That measure was not in the Single European Act or in any treaty before this one. Once again, he's treating people like fools.

So the Prime Minister hasn't been straight about the constitution. And that was only made worse by his frankly bizarre performance in Lisbon last week. Was he going to go, or not? Was he going to sign the Treaty, or not? Were the cameras going to record it, or not? He couldn't summon up the courage to decide.

Isn't this all of a pattern for this Prime Minister? We get troop withdrawals that have already happened. The election that never was. And now the signing ceremony that wouldn't take place. Not a word in the statement about actually signing the Treaty. I expect Macavity hopes we've forgotten all about it. Didn't the senior diplomat get it right when he said of the Prime Minister's "dithering": "he's ended up with the worst of all worlds… If he wants to send a Euro-signal that he's indecisive, he's just sent it"

And as for the Foreign Secretary, in all the centuries of British Foreign Secretaries, representing this country overseas, has there ever been a more ludicrous moment than the Foreign Secretary so isolated and alone that the only person to turn up and shake his hand was the usher who'd handed him the pen?

Isn't it the case that European leaders now see the Prime Minister in the same light as the British people, not as the strong leader he posed as in July, but as the Prime Minister he has turned out to be: weak, dithering - second rate would be a bonus with this Prime Minister - and not straight with people?

Doesn't he recognise that the best chance he has to redeem himself is to give people the referendum they were promised?"

Obviously the momentum for a referendum will build in the New Year. Can Gordon Brown hold out? Or will he to cave in to the demands for a referendum - A referendum he surely knows he will lose.

PMQs - Gordon Brown says Alex Salmond should be ashamed of his party.

12/12/2007

SNP MP Angus Robertson, asked Gordon Brown whether he would join him in congratulating Alex Salmond for giving the police in Scotland a full pay rise, including back pay. Gordon gave a point blank "NO" in reply, and he said that the SNP had gone back on their promise to create 1,000 new police officers. He went on to say that Angus should be ashamed of his party for not honouring their manifesto commitment. Ahhhgggg!!!!! what a cheeky git! Gordon Brown has more faces than Big Ben's clock Tower. How the hell can he stand there and reprove anyone for going back on manifesto promises?

Incapability Brown doesn't even want to be photographed signing the traitorous EU Treaty. His claims that he can't make the signing due to being double booked are just pathetic - the Commons liaison committee have said they don't mind re-appointing their hearing. It just goes to show that the title "Bottler Brown" is well suited to our Great PM - at the first sign of a difficult decision his sphincter starts twitching like a rabbits nose.

Luckily good old Vince Cable embarrassed Brown with another great put down. Gordon tried to repeat last weeks lame joke about the LibDems penchant for changing leaders on a regular basis. However Vince came back with another beauty, Vince said: "Given his (Gordon's) own position, the prime minister might not be wise to speculate on leadership elections". Gordon will not be happy.

David Cameron's performance was workmanlike; he asked some pertinent questions, whilst managing to reinforce the image of Labour incompetence. All in all, not a good day for his incapableness.

You can watch today's PMQs by clicking HERE.

David Cameron's visit to Washington video - part two

This is part two of David Cameron's visit to Washington. It looks like David had quite a busy day. Drinks with Colin Powell, the man who was born in Harlem in 1937 and made to Secretary of State, must have been interesting.

David Cameron's visit to Washington video - part one

I came across this video on Webcameron, it's not a website that I visit very often, but I'm glad that I did today. I hope you will agree that this is an excellent short film. I'll post the rest of the Washington visit films when they become available.

Who said that the BBC are biased against the Conservatives?

Whoops! the BBC are slipping.

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Snap YouGov survey for C4 News pummels Labour.

A snap YouGov survey for C4 News, taken just after the data loss fiasco shows that the Conservatives are 9 points ahead of Labour. This is the greatest Tory lead for 15 years, and it indicates that Labours recent run of incompetence has been too much for the public to forgive and forget.

Is this the beginning of the end for Gordon Brown?

We could have been waking up to a Conservative Government tomorrow.

Well today could have been the day we ended Labour's ten years of government. If the election had gone ahead there is a good chance that the Conservatives could have won, probably with a slim majority, but a win is a win. I believe that with the swing in the polls we have seen, and a good election campaign, we would have been waking up tomorrow to a new era in British politics. We'd have a government that was willing to let us have our say on the EU Treaty, we'd have a government that sees that the current arrangement of non-English MPs voting on English matters as just plain wrong. We'd also have a government that does not want to close down our local A&E and Maternity wards. We'd have a government that wants to keep track of who is coming and going from this country and will not lose track of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers.

With a small majority we would have a government that would be more accountable to us. Such a government would have to make policy decisions based on our wishes and not just on what is good for the party. History has proven time and again that big government does not work. The money just keeps getting poured into deeper and deeper holes. It really is time for a change, unfortunately we are going to have to wait. I just hope that Gordon Brown does not get us into a position of no return before we see the back of him. It is more than obvious that Brown is making personal decisions that go against the majority of the voting population. There is a word for that: Dictatorship.

With a bit of luck Gordon Brown's own party will get rid of him. There are some very serious rumblings amongst the Labour support, and if he does not pull his socks up he will be out on his ear. There is a post on Labourhome entitled, Show us your vision Gordon. Please go over to Labourhome and read this article, and the comments left by other Labour supporters, it's a real eye opener.

As an ex-Labour man, I know how the writer of the article feels.

Extermination - And the idiot of the year award goes to Julie Etchingham

Julie Etchingham has dropped herself right in it. Forever she will here the words exterminate! exterminate! done in dodgy Dalek voices as she passes by. It all sounds a bit funny now, but I must admit when I first read what miss Etchingham had said, I was quite annoyed.

Sky News have apologised after she was heard to say "extermination" at a crucial point in David Cameron's speech on immigration. David said: "Let me outline the action that a Conservative government would take. As we have seen, some of the increase in population size results from natural change - birth rates, death rates. Here our policy should be obvious... " at which point Sky's airhead presenter quipped "Extermination."

Miss Etchingham in a moment reminiscent of Big Ron uttered the word thinking she was off air. She wasn't. Sky have said the comment was "regrettable". I think regrettable falls way short of the apology that is required. As a Conservative party member I find her remark deeply offensive and she should make a public apology or remove herself from her supposedly impartial job.

Conservatives are in front according to Ipsos Mori Poll.

An Ipsos/Mori Poll carried out on behalf of The Sun puts the Conservatives ahead of Labour for the first time since June.


Excellent.

Conservative Party Press Releases 11th Oct 07

David Davis: Knife crime announcement shows just how complacent Government have been.

David Davis: ONS submission shows massive increase in immigration and rate of immigration.

David Davis: Police performance figures undermine Government's rhetoric on cutting red tape.

Mark Francois: The Government's EU 'red lines' are collapsing.

Gordon Brown's £2 billion pensions tax raid.

Oh Gordon Brown, what have you done?

David Cameron's reaction to Brown Bottling the election.

David Cameron's reaction to Brown Bottling the election:

“The reason why the Prime Minster has cancelled this election is because the Conservative Party is making the arguments about changes this country needs and people are responding very positively to our proposals.

“He has shown great weakness and indecision - it is quite clear that he has not been focused on running the country and he has been trying to spin his way into a General Election campaign, he has now had to make a humiliating retreat.

“The big disappointment for me, and I think for millions of people in the country, is that we now have to wait for a possible two years before we can get the real change we need in our country - change to improve our NHS, change to raise standards in schools, change to give people opportunity in their lives.

“The Prime Minister says he has a vision for change - well put that vision to people in a General Election - this is not a vision for change, this is just a strategy to cling to office.”

All too true.

Gordon Brown is to Bottle out of an Autumn Election

According to Nick Robinson the BBC's political editor, Gordon Brown is to announce very shortly that he WILL NOT be calling an Autumn Election.

He's bottled it!

Damn it I was really looking forward to an election. Now we have to put up with his lies and spin for at least another year.

Gordon "I bottled it" Brown will no doubt have some manufactured spin he can push out to the public, but we all know that he is not calling an election because he wants to hang on to power. Now we will have to wait for the fantastic policies that the conservative party announced during our conference, and Britain will be poorer for it.

It is now even more important that we push for the referendum on the EU Treaty that Brown is denying us. This man is turning into a Dictator and will only be happy with a one party state. And he will be in charge of that party, if he has anything to do with it.

UPDATE @ 16:43 It looks like Brown backed out over polls carried out in the marginals.

The News of the World poll showed that:

The poll gives the Conservatives a 6% lead over Labour in the marginals (44% versus 38%) – a substantially higher figure than recent national polls, which showed the Tories level or close behind.

That result would give Labour approximately 306 seats, with the Conservatives behind on 246. It is not possible to predict how the other parties would stand.

The poll confirms that turn-out would be a problem for Labour. When asked, 59% of Labour voters said they were certain to vote, compared to 71% of Conservatives.

This comment was left by Andrew Allison:. "Apparantly Andrew Marr is in Number 10 at the moment. No doubt he will be giving Brown an easy ride." Well I hope not Andrew, he should be taken to the Effing cleaners.

Sir Menzies Campbell said Bottler Brown's decision showed "a loss of nerve. He should have stated his intentions, clearly and unequivocally. The inevitable conclusion is that he's been acting in the interests of the Labour Party and not in the interests of the country."

Conservatives fight back against Labour in the Polls!

The Conference is over and now it is time for the excitement of the Polls. Last week I wrote the post: Can the Conservatives win the 2007 general election. In it I set how I thought it could be done. As it turns out I may have been not too far off the money.

This is how the Polls stand Today:

C4 results

Labour (40<4) Conservative (36>3) LibDem (13 No Change)

Times results

Labour (39<2) Conservative (36>5) LibDem (15<2)

Guardian results

Labour (38<1) Conservative (38>6) LibDem (16<4)

A big improvement on last week. And I think it can only get better.

I'm sad to say that I don't believe Gordon Brown will call a snap election now.

Conservative Conference - Today's Speeches, Fox, Davis, Smith and Herbert.

I was thinking about covering all the major speeches today. I've covered some but I don't think I can give the rest the justice they deserve. I'll direct you to a link were you can read the speeches in full. I've been very lucky, I've just finished a set of night shifts and now have a few days off so I can watch all the speeches live. If you have missed them I feel sorry for you because you have missed a revolution in the party and a revolution in British politics. Today and in the last few days I have seen a united Conservative party, and I have seen speeches devoid of spin and full of fire and truth.

The level of the speeches has been fantastic to say the least. I'm (as I've pointed out before) an ex-Labour voter and I have never been so impressed by a set of policies and straight forward common sense politics. This conservative party will see in a new era of fairness and governmental accountability to the people. Democracy in this country has a chance with the Conservatives, giving control back to the people and ridding us of the feeling of apathy.

I started blogging out of a frustration that I did not have any say in the way this country is run. If we vote in a Conservative government that will all change.

It's time for a change.

You can read all of today's speeches in full by clicking HERE.

Conservative Conference - William Hague on the EU Treaty.

I've just watched William Hague's speech on foreign policy and it was absolutely fantastic. What's more he offered the British public something that Labour never would - The right to a referendum on any future EU Treaties by LAW.

William said: "If trust in politics is to be restored, manifesto commitments must be honoured. So let everyone be clear: a Conservative Government elected this autumn will hold a referendum on any EU treaty which emerges from the current negotiations. And I can tell you today that we will go further: the next Conservative Government will amend the 1972 European Communities Act, so that if any future government agrees any treaty that transfers further competences from Britain to the EU a national referendum before it could be ratified would be required by law."

William pointed out the following facts to show the public why this EU Treaty is the same EU Constitution we were promised a referendum on:

. 240 of the 250 provisions are exactly the same.

. The creation of permanent President of the European Council.

. The appointment of an EU foreign minister in all but name.

. The abolition of 60 of our national vetoes.

. For the first time, provision for the abolition of almost every remaining veto without any further treaty negotiation or proper ratification by parliament.

With every speech given by the shadow cabinet, the bar is being raised. I'm looking forward to David Cameron's speech tomorrow.

You can read William Hague's full speech by clicking HERE.

Conservative Party Conference - George Osborne's Speech

Well I'm trying to keep up with the good news coming out of the Conservative conference, but there seems to be so much of it.

George Osborne has produced what many pundits claim to be the speech of the conference. Here is a little taster:

We have a new dividing line in British politics.

The dividing line between a Labour Prime Minister who has taxed a generation out of home ownership and a Conservative Government that will abolish stamp duty for first time buyers.

The dividing line between a Labour Prime Minister who takes away the homes of those who have saved all their lives and a Conservative Government that takes people's homes and savings out of inheritance tax.

The dividing line between a Labour Prime Minister who penalises couples and presides over social breakdown, and a Conservative Government that supports marriage and encourages families to come together.

The dividing line between a Labour Party that punishes those who aspire for a better life and a Conservative Government that says clearly: we are on your side.

We are the Party of aspiration.

And I for one am happy to put these clear choices before the British people at a general election.

You want policies Gordon? We'll give you policies! Can you feel it Gordon? Does it hurt?

You can read George's full speech by clicking HERE.