Labour redistributed wealth from the poor to the rich – from Council Taxpayers to bureaucrats on six figure salaries.
Under Labour, it more than doubled. Under the Coalition, it has inched up by three per cent.
The Camerons’ visit to a Gurdwara in Gravesham was evidence of the Party’s push for support among Hindu and Sikh voters.
Plus: Tories – too vague. UKIP – too specific. LibDems: what are they for? Why the polls could all be wrong. And: I win an award, and am baffled.
There is more to do – building more houses, giving more power to local communities and helping people onto the housing ladder.
Bureaucracy and political correctness have been cut back while taxes have been kept down.
But why do other Government Departments apply a closed shop?
Lisa Nandy promises the return of the Sock Puppets.
Here is our simple, positive, Conservative message on jobs – for when you are knocking on doors in the weeks ahead.
Unlike in Wales, weekly collections survive in much of England. Yet there has not been a revival.
New measures to extend home ownership need to march in line with new ways of building more houses.
Plus: Theresa May faces the Pale, Male and Stale. Leslie on special ops. Dog bites Redwood. And: Hugo Swire, former owner of Hong Kong.
There is alarm at the Council’s continued failure to understand and combat the crimes of Child Sexual Exploitation.
The Conservative campaign needs some warmth, uplift and outreach. That means focus on what helped Thatcher and Macmillan to win elections – housing.
Aladdin: Gloria de Piero. Widow Twanky: Chris Bryant. Abananzer: Peter Mandelson. Genie of the Lamp, Michael Gove. Princess Lotus Blossom: Gavin Williamson…