Those of you with longer memories will know that Weston used to have a problem with drugs. Addicts from all around Britain were referred to Weston’s rehabs and, since some dropped out and relapsed, we ended up with far more addicts than a town of our size should have. Worse…
Read MoreNick Timothy is right; the age of austerity is nearly over. After eight long years, we’re aren’t having to borrow to pay for day-to-day spending on essentials like health, education, policing or defence. It’s all funded by our taxes, at last. We’re paying our way without maxing out the national…
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Tory grandees warn tax hikes WILL be needed to fill massive black hole in the government’s finances as they claim the UK’s debts are WORSE than official figures suggest Ken Clarke and John Penrose have raised fears about scale of Britain’s debts Former ministers said ministers were ‘kidding themselves’ about…
Read MoreTWO senior Tories have warned the Government may need tax hikes and spending cuts because of the size of the national debt. In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond, veteran Ken Clarke and ex-Cabinet Office minister John Penrose said official figures gave an over-optimistic picture as they did not include private finance initiative…
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