Conservative & Unionist. Former MP for OSP 2017-19, Former No10. Chartered accountant writing about where public money goes. Director @CEN_HQ
Joined March 2015
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Shrinking the army further, threatening our ability to fulfill NATO commitments is not the right course for national defence @Conservatives plans have fully funded plans for armed forces expansion conservatives.com/our-plan-f… @yourwiltshire
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It’s time for @AndyBurnham to do the right thing, and Axe the Family Farm Tax. 🚜
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Today is a victory for @DLumsden_MP and the @Conservatives common sense plans
Everybody wrote us off.
This is the story of how @DLumsden_MP became the MP for Aberdeen South 👇
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The people of Aberdeen South won the day when they voted for @DLumsden_MP and the @ScotTories.
The message they sent that day was resounding and clear.
Now we need to get Rosebank approved.
And get Britain drilling again.
We need to use Britain’s own oil and gas reserves!
It’s a no-brainer.
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Cliveden House burnt down in 1849. The architect behind Parliament rebuilt it in two years.
Now, Parliament has spent over a decade just planning its own repairs.
What happened to the country that built things? 👇
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NEW WESTMINSTER VI
LAB: 28%
CON: 24%
REFORM: 21%
LIB: 11%
GREEN: 7%
SNP: 2%
OTHER: 6%
via More in Common, 09-12 Oct
pollingreport.uk/polls
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A staggering 1 in 9 UK kids is now categorised as disabled, releasing benefits for parents.
Julie Marriott runs a community centre where young people tell her they fear being “labelled” as anxious, ADHD etc
Latest from Times welfare inquiry
thetimes.com/article/f212df9…
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From @LukeGrahamUK The clamour for new policy misses the point that the principles that underpin them are just as, if not more, important conservativehome.com/2026/10…
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Kemi Badenoch has announced that a Tory government would lower employers’ National Insurance from 15 per cent to 7.5 per cent for staff aged between 21 and 24.
🔗: telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
This will be a massive boost for young people across the U.K.- supporting businesses to provide more opportunities for those looking for their first break @Conservatives
NEW A Conservative government will HALVE National Insurance contributions from 15pc to 7.5pc for 18-24 year olds to get more into work, in plan costing £2.3bn.
Kemi Badenoch tells me: "People aren't hiring young people anymore. So we're going to reverse Labour's jobs tax on young people, and we're going to go even further, bringing next payments to about 7.5% if you're aged between 21 and 24." Watch now on @GBNEWS.
Great to hear @VictoriaAtkins standing up for farmers @NFUtweets today ! #BackBritishfarming @Conservatives
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Tories vow to scrap £100,000 ‘tax trap’ for UK’s higher earners ft.trib.al/8et0rTF
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Andy Burnham wants to scrap the triple lock.
Sign the petition to help us stop him 👇
ProtectPensioners.com
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Labour are not cutting pensions, they are reforming the triple lock. Pensions will still rise every year, either at 2.5% or in line with inflation. Whichever is higher. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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In 1997 the Tories bequeathed New Labour:
- 3.5% GDP growth
- 4.5% wage growth
- 4.6% manufacturing output growth
- Energy independence and falling energy prices
- A brand new nuclear power station (1995)
- New reservoirs (1992)
- Construction of Manchester airport's second runway
- Falling unemployment
- London as the world’s leading foreign-exchange centre
- A newly opened Channel Tunnel
- Debt at just 37% of GDP
- On track for a balanced budget
Andy Burnham just said that this was failure. Somehow.