Today David Gauke, a Treasury minister, has said that paying tradesmen with cash is “morally wrong”. This comes only weeks after David Cameron accused Jimmy Carr of behaving in an “immoral” fashion by using a tax avoidance scheme. Seven years ago we had an extension built and I distinctly remember my Dad withdrawing the maximum [...]
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” ~ Gandhi Britain voted for change at the last election, change in government, change in economy and change in society. Two years into this journey we can see British Conservatism as synonymous with family values, community spirit and national pride, the [...]
Now in its third year the coalition government continues to brush aside all questions of disunity or a growing gap between the two parties of government. This great sense of unity is reflected in the Prime Minister’s own opinions, such as his, ‘strong backing’ of the House of Lords Reform Bill. The government itself appears, [...]
Last week David Cameron picked out Jimmy Carr as one of 1000 people using the K2 tax scheme by branding Carr’s tax arrangement as “morally wrong”. The K2 scheme is based in Jersey and is understood to protect £168m from HMRC every year, with Carr as its largest beneficiary. HMRC is now investigating the scheme [...]
First of all, note that this is no anti-Cameron speech. A traditional Tory with a firm stance on an EU referendum, and a moral ambition to cut nearly all types of tax it is clear that Boris Johnson, the newly elected Mayor of London looks to be a firmly placed candidate to succeed David Cameron’s [...]
For many, the Conservatives losing 400 councillors on Thursday evening may have sparked fears of defections, the chance of a majority dashed and raised questions over David Cameron’s leadership. Unlike Balls’ ’5-point plan for jobs and growth’, I’m going to list 5 reasons why I’m not that worried. 1. Between 1997 and 1999, Tony Blair lost [...]
Last Saturday Conservative members and activists came together, this time in London, to attend the spring conference 2012. Party members from across the country gathered at The Grand at Trafalgar Square for a day of political activities. I was very glad to see many CF representatives at the event. It is absolutely remarkable to see how Conservative [...]
I read a recent article in the Independent’s ingenious little 20p paper that accused the Tories of worrying about things the voters didn’t care about, naming the hunting ban as one such example. This represents a gross underestimation of the significance of the ban. That infamous act of 2004 was one of the most controversial [...]
In my maiden article for Gossip Tory I decided to write about one of my favourite speeches of all time – the “Man in the Arena.” The recent events regarding Cameron and Europe have made me realise that there is a significant correlation between these words and Vetos; this is what I have chosen to [...]
When you ask someone, anyone! To name a Prime Minister, they will either say Churchill or of course Thatcher. On an opinion poll on the 28th of February 1982 the Tories were 34. The same amount of time in power, the same day of the year David Cameron’s Conservative party is 40, six more than one [...]
