‘Tories’ Archives
School cuts in Lambeth
A new week, a new kick in the particulars from the Conservative government. After last week’s VAT rise, we now have the final masterstroke in Michael Gove’s plan to stop that horrific scheme to continue improving schools. You can just see it now, the last Labour [Read More]
VAT rise goes through …
Well, Vince, Nick and their mate Dave got their VAT rise through the House of Commons on Tuesday night with only a handful of Lib Dem MPs voting against the measure. One who did voice opposition was Andrew George, who tabled an amendment to peg back the increase to [Read More]
VAT rise – still chance to make a difference!
Tomorrow night is VAT night. A key vote in the House of Commons will decide whether or not the Coalition Conservative government’s planned hike in VAT will come into force – and thereby hit millions of people who can least afford it. Vince Cable, who was [Read More]
Clapham – more VAT and more cuts
As we mentioned last week, Clapham Town is going to be hit very hard by Gideon’s recent budget. It was bad enough watching him next to a grinning Nick “chuckle brother” Clegg while he chucked big parts of our society onto a giant bonfire, but then it was followed up [Read More]
Budget cuts – everyone will suffer
The Conservative – sorry, I mean Coalition – government unveiled its crash and burn budget this week as Im sure many of you will have noticed, mainly because it hits every single ordinary person in the UK hard. The Tories and their Lib Dem lackeys did their best to sell [Read More]
David Cameron – Because he's worth it …
As anyone pulling into Vauxhall bus station will tell you, it is a frightening sight – David Cameron staring out at you from a billboard. Doesnt anyone think about the children these days? However, its not quite as scary as the Tory leader scrambling around [Read More]
Tories hit poorest in fare hike
As many of you may have noticed on your trip into work this week, buses and tubes going through Clapham have got more expensive once again. The mayor hiked up fares for those without season tickets – commonly people from low income backgrounds – late last year, with [Read More]
New year podcast from Downing Street
As reported by the Guardian yesterday, Gordon Brown’s new year podcast is now up on the Downing Street website. The PM talks about the sort of cynicism and slash n burn public spending cuts being espoused by an incredibly gleeful Conservative party, pointing out [Read More]
Police cuts in London – a Tory gift for Xmas
In case you missed it – and you probably have – Boris Johnson delivered a wonderful Xmas present to the people of London last week. Now, hands up if you know what it was. A competent environmental policy? An end to his proposed firebombing of London’s transport [Read More]
Backwards with Boris
Last week Boris Johnson took time off from lobbying Brussels on behalf of those on the margins of society – bankers and hedge funds – to spend a bit of time at the Tory conference. And what a week he had. Disagreeing with Cameron on Europe, delivering one of those [Read More]
