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- The biggest risk for Britain is five more years of Gordon Brown
William Hague argues that the biggest risk for Britain is five more years of Gordon Brown. - Dyson sets out plans to boost high tech industry
David Cameron and Ken Clarke have welcomed Sir James Dyson's "Ingenious Britain" report. - Brown must be recalled to Chilcot
Liam Fox calls for Gordon Brown to be recalled to clarify his evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry. - Community pubs facing tax bombshell
Shapps says that Gordon Brown?s tax inspectors hiking up business rates for local pubs across country - Value for money in your town hall
David Cameron pledges to give more power, discretion and autonomy to local councils. - Labour's legacy is fewer and bigger schools
New analysis reveals that the number of state secondary schools has fallen by 10 per cent under Labour. - David Cameron pays tribute to Michael Foot
Reacting to the announcement of his death, David Cameron has paid tribute to former Labour leader Michael Foot. - Cameron welcomes historic introduction of Leaders' Debates
David Cameron has expressed his delight that General Election TV debates have been agreed on. - Labour attempts to lock in wasteful NHS IT contracts
Stephen O?Brien challenges the Government to come clean about attempts to lock in wasteful NHS IT contracts. - We will end the political control of A levels
Michael Gove announces that a Conservative Government will end political interference in A Levels.
Mowat Criticises the lack of a Driving Test Centre in Warrington
David Mowat today met up with several local driving instructors to add his weight to the protest against the Labour Government's recent closure of the Driving Test Centre in Orford. Warrington is now the largest town in the country without its own Test Centre. Local driving instructors have contacted David because they are alarmed at the diminishing number of clients signing up with Warrington-based schools.
Since Warrington learner drivers now have to take their test in Runcorn, many now want to learn to drive on Runcorn's roads instead and therefore book their lessons with Runcorn-based schools. Those that do continue to learn in Warrington have seen pass rates plummet because they have to drive under pressure on unfamiliar roads.
How can six cardboard boxes help young people manage their money? Barclays Money Skills, that's how! Young people in Warrington will today (Friday 19th February) learn how to balance their budgets effectively through a new and interactive financial capability programme developed by Trading Standards in partnership with Barclays. With the credit crunch, rising personal debt and insecurity it is more important than ever that young people have the skills to navigate the choppy financial seas. That is why Trading Standards developed its financial literacy programme and teamed up with Barclays to enable it to be delivered to over 9000 young people across the North of England. The resource is a fun and interactive way for young people to develop the skills that are so vital in the world of finance and banking.The boxes open to reveal six characters whose stereotypical lifestyles enable young people to learn about issues such as budgeting and banking, affordable credit, illegal money lending and subjects such as identity fraud and phishing scams. Peter Astley, Warrington's Head of Public Protection, said: "At Trading Standards we believe that it is vital we help young people develop the knowledge and confidence to take a greater responsibility for their financial affairs and to play a more active role in the financial services market". Rachel Herbinson, Barclays' Community Investment Manager for the North West said: "Our partnership with Trading Standards will ensure we equip young people with the skills and confidence to make sound financial choices, something which is at the heart of our Community Investment Programme. " David Mowat, prospective parliamentary candidate for Warrington South: ''It's so important that young people understand money issues and it is great that Barclays Money Skills is delivering these workshops for the community with Trading Standards Services." Barclays Money Skills is being delivered to Housing Associations, prisons, young offenders institutions, Children's Centres, local community groups and schools and colleges across the North of England. If you would like to get involved please contact the team by email moneyskills@wyjs.org.uk or phone 0113 344 1688, or visit the website at www.ts.wyjs.org.uk Read the full Barclay's Press Release here David has been working with local residents on Higher Lane in Lymm and helping them with their campaign to make the A56 safer for local people. The Higher Lane Action Group is seeking support from Warrington Borough Council to properly enforce the speed restrictions on the A56 west of Oughtrington Lane. Currently many motorists coming from the Altrincham direction disregard the change of speed limit from 60mph down to 30mph just before Oughtrington Lane and this has made crossing the road hazardous, especially for elderly people, who feel trapped in their own homes.
Mowat gives his backing to Barclay's Money Skills
Although the group contacted the candidates from all the three main parties, as the article above shows, only David was concerned enough to turn up at the meeting
Become your own boss, Mowat offers Warrington's public sector workers
Public sector workers across Warrington could become their own boss and deliver better services under new Conservative plans, backed by David Mowat, Prospective Conservative MP for Warrington South, this week. Under bold proposals, public sector workers would have a powerful new right to form employee-owned co-operatives to take over the services they deliver. This will empower thousands of public sector workers across Warrington.
The new right to form employee-owned co-operatives will apply throughout the vast majority of the public sector – including JobCentre Plus offices, community nursing teams and primary schools. Employee-owned co-operatives will continue to be funded by the state so long as they meet national standards, but will be freed from centralised bureaucracy and political micromanagement. They will be voluntary sector, not-for-profit organisations; any financial surpluses would be reinvested into the service and the staff who work there, rather than distributed to external shareholders.
David Mowat said:
"Public sector workers should have the chance to become their own boss. Employee-owned co-operatives can help cut waste and deliver better services for everyone across Warrington. This could be the biggest shift of power from government to people since the right to buy your council house in the 1980s.
"This shows how Conservatives will give power to the public sector workers who are fed up with Gordon Brown's top-down control of their working lives."
Read the full release here
Give Warrington Superfast Broadband Access now, says Mowat
David Mowat, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Warrington South, this week welcomed new Conservative plans to deliver the roll out of superfast broadband at speeds of up to 100 Mbps across Warrington by 2017. This stands in stark contrast to the Government's new £7 per year 'phone tax' on every telephone line. Gordon Brown's Government wants to impose a new £6 + VAT tax which will be levied on every fixed telephone line in all homes and businesses across the country. Homes with multiple lines might pay multiple times. The tax would be levied on homes with and without broadband access. Conservatives have unveiled alternative proposals to increase competition and introduce superfast broadband across the United Kingdom. The action plan will: ·Open up BT's 'local loop' monopoly to other telecommunication operators, and review unfair business rate rules. ·Investigate the use of sewers and other utility infrastructure to lay broadband cables. ·Allow telegraph poles to be fitted with fibre optic cables, rather than old fashioned copper wire. ·Ensure that all new homes are capable of receiving superfast broadband through a fibre to the home network. ·Use money currently allocated to the digital TV national switchover to help establish a universal network, and after 2012, look at using this money to ensure superfast broadband reaches rural areas. At present, 86% of homes in the North West have a fixed telephone line, and 63% have access to some form of broadband internet access. David Mowat said: "Warrington's homes and businesses deserve access to the latest 21st Century technology. It's time to end the digital divide and deliver superfast broadband to all parts of the country, including rural areas. Conservatives will open up the BT monopoly and increase competition, while Labour just want to hit homes with an unfair new phone tax. There is nothing that Gordon Brown won't tax, which is why it's time for change." David Mowat Attends Parliamentary Lobby to Support Bill which would compensate "Bad Blood" Victims. Released Feb 5th On Wednesday Feb 3rd David Mowat, prospective Conservative MP for Warrington South accompanied, Grappenhall based, Michael Kendrick to a parliamentary lobby in support of a bill which would force the Government to pay compensation to hundreds of UK citizens that contracted Hepatitis C from contaminated blood supplied by the NHS in the 1980's. David and Michael were joined by many members of the public and politicians of all political parties to demand that after over 20 years of neglect some provision for the victims is finally made. The parliamentary lobby was to support a Bill, introduced by Labour peer Lord Morris, to implement the findings of the Archer Report into this issue. David said "the Government is refusing to implement the findings of it's own enquiry and pay at least some compensation to the victims of this tragedy……..but it's not just about money it's about accepting responsibility…….and working constructively to do what they can to support those that have now contracted this virus due to an NHS error." Michael Kendrick said, "All we are asking for us is the same treatment as those who have contracted HIV as part of the same error…. I am now unable to work and need to find some way to make reasonable provision for my family…….surely that is not too much to ask…"
Read the full release here
