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Colloquium on Sound Money
Read more: Colloquium on Sound MoneyI subscribe to the view that our present economic and financial woes were caused by the government. Via The Cobden Centre, you can see we are working on doing something about it: Through tomorrow and Saturday, ESCP Europe…
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Queen’s Speech: 15 Bills, but only 33 days left of Parliament – Times Online
Read more: Queen’s Speech: 15 Bills, but only 33 days left of Parliament – Times OnlineThe Queen’s Speech: 15 Bills, but only 33 days left of Parliament: Labour has today promised “guarantees not gambles” as it used the final Queen’s Speech to draw dividing lines with the Conservatives ahead of the general election.…
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How to avoid future encounters with financial meltdown » The Cobden Centre
Read more: How to avoid future encounters with financial meltdown » The Cobden CentreMy Cobden Centre colleague and Chief Executive of Tyler Capital, James Tyler, explains how we came close to financial collapse and what to do about it: Fractional Reserve Banking (FRB) is an inherently unstable complex system. Each and…
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John Redwood MP » Waste not ,want not – the Hammersmith and Fulham way
Read more: John Redwood MP » Waste not ,want not – the Hammersmith and Fulham wayIn each of the last three years the Conservative group on Fulham and Hammersmith have cut their Council Tax by 3%. That means the tax is now down by almost 9% compared with their starting point. According to…
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Hospital cuts: babies born in back of ambulances (From Bucks Free Press)
Read more: Hospital cuts: babies born in back of ambulances (From Bucks Free Press)The problems caused by the withdrawal of services from Wycombe Hospital are becoming very real: TWO women gave birth in the back of an ambulance because of changes at Wycombe Hospital – leading them to warn that lives…
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It’s time to transfer power from the central state to local people
Read more: It’s time to transfer power from the central state to local peopleThis post has been brought forward from February and updated. Conservatives want to build a stronger, safer society where opportunity and power are spread much more widely and fairly. We believe communities are strongest when everyone has a…
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Hithercroft Road, 7 Nov
Read more: Hithercroft Road, 7 NovToday, I was out meeting people in Hithercroft Road, High Wycombe: I was there to introduce myself and what I am up to and to listen. I had wonderful conversations throughout the morning. People were interested in my…