For months the Labour and Lib Dem parties have been throwing muck at the Conservatives because of their partners in the EU – all of it utter rubbish. This blog post from Torybear (part of which I have pasted below) is a priceless look at the partners Labour has. It is only a snippet and [...]
Action needed to tackle Yeovil’s Jobs Crisis and Debt Crisis – Kevin Davis Kevin Davis, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Yeovil, welcomed new Conservative proposals to get people working in Yeovil and to tackle the growing burden of government debt.This comes as Government figures showed that in September 2009 there were 1,573 people unemployed in Yeovil [...]
Image via WikipediaTwo pieces of today’s news lead me to wonder that the time is coming when an election might need to be called.The first bit of news is that over 300 MPs are going to receive letters from the investigative team looking at expenses. If it is really the case that these MPs are [...]
Whilst at the party conference I was invited to sign up to the Royal British Legion manifesto for the General Election. Here is the statement I have issued. Kevin Davis has pledged to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. Kevin met with representatives from The Royal British Legion at the [...]
Image via WikipediaFirst day of the party conference and what do I hope for – as ever, instead of three things I had to add a fourth:I am one of those who does not think the party needs to spell out a shopping list of cuts but merely needs to make the electorate understand that [...]
Image by ➨ Redvers via FlickrI support rail privatisation although I believe the method the last Government adopted was potty.I believe we have seen some significant improvements in rail services since privatisation and I very much doubt that they would have happened had there still been a single body such as British Rail.That said, it [...]
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeIn the past twenty four hours there has been a flurry of information released from Government departments that paint the picture of the Britain Brown and Madelson have given us:Latest figures from the DCSF reveal the number of children living in poverty has risen sharply, the Guardian reports today. Departmental [...]
Council tax cover-up: New evidence of serious errors in council tax billsSurge in council tax appeals in South Somerset reveals systematic over-charging by GovernmentGordon Brown and his Ministers are deliberately covering up serious problems over the banding of homes for council tax, Kevin Davis, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Yeovil, warned today. New figures have revealed [...]
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I have resisted commenting too early on the announcement that the Government is going to scrap the Medium-lift helicopter programme.
As the Prospective MP for Yeovil I am clearly very keen that we back Augusta Westland and I am pleased that there are at least some discussions ongoing as to whether they will be [...]