Choice
“Take another look at us but take a long look at them” the words of Gordon Brown reminding the country that the general election is not going to be about simplistic slogans but about a real choice, between Labour and the Tories. Whether coincidence or otherwise there has certainly been further narrowing of the Tory poll lead that has now all but disappeared since GB’s statement.
General Elections are about “choice” and the choice confronting the electorate this year will be crucial for this and future generations. The next occupant of 10 Downing Street will either be Gordon Brown and a …
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Ashcroft
Ashcroft
He is David Cameron’s right hand man, the second most powerful man in the Conservative Party today. Deputy Chairman Lord Ashcroft, better known as Cameron’s largest bankroller, pumping £millions into Conservative marginal seats, including over £14,000 in Scotland – and may be the largest single donor of all time.
In 1999, when the then Conservative leader, William Hague first recommended Lord Ashcroft for a Peerage, he was rejected because he didn’t live in or pay taxes in the UK. It was only in 2000, after he promised to return to live in Britain and pay tax here, and with the personal …
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