No need to protest vote. Vote Conservative.

These are tough times for the world economy, tough times for the EU and very tough times for the British political system. Politicians of almost all stripes have acquitted themselves poorly in the recent expenses fiasco, and faith in Gordon Brown’s government,...

An MP’s right to expenses

Cecil Troughson, Labour MP for Lower Grifting South and Much Moaning, guest blogs today on the expenses furore engulfing the Westminster village. Back in the eighties, when the Trades Unions were able to afford much more worthwhile expenses accounts, it was a point of...

Why am I proud to be a Conservative? Part One

Last night I got an email asking me why I’m a Conservative.  I got a series of questions, based around the stereotypes of the party. “Are you English?” Nope, I replied.  I was born and grew up in Northern Ireland.  Same for my parents. “Are you...