Sunday, 07 February, 2010
 | Getting Burnley back on its feet |
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Burnley can’t afford five more years of Labour. We need change to get this town back on its feet. Neither Labour nor the Liberal Democrats have the first idea of where growth is going to come from.
For the first time ever, Conservatives have set out eight benchmarks – the Benchmarks for Britain – against which we are happy for the next Conservative government to be judged. If we achieve these benchmarks over the next Parliament, then we will have succeeded in taking the British economy in a very different direction from the one it has followed for the last ten years.
Conservatives will make this a reality with a range of policies including more competitive taxes, new infrastructure like high-speed broadband, a green investment bank, radical education and welfare reform.
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Prince Charles’ latest visit to Burnley was a real filip and emphasise His Royal Highness’ interest in seeing the town get the opportunities it deserves . I was however disappointed that some on the extremes of politics criticised the visit. But perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised as their political bedfellows say it is their duty to remove the Queen as Head of State.
Richard
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