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Family breakdown a symptom of the sickness in Britain UK

Missing Marriages: Evaporated Empire
March 9, 2010 | From theTrumpet.com
What happens when a nation obsoletes the traditional family structure?

Robert Morley

Can a nation survive without strong families? You need to know the answer to this question, because strong marriages and families in Britain are devolving to unprecedented levels. But if we reach back into antiquity, [...]

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Labours tax bombshell for local pubs UK

Community pubs facing tax bombshell
Sunday, March 7 2010

Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps has warned of a ‘tax bombshell’ faced by community pubs this April.
New research by the Conservatives reveals that Gordon Brown’s tax inspectors are hiking up business rates for local pubs across country. Friendly community pubs with darts and pool tables face the biggest [...]

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Shocking state of people admitted to Accident and Emergency – Inverness, Scotland

Drunk 12-year-old girl rushed to hospital
By Helen Bushnell Highland News

Published:  04 March, 2010
“Raigmore Hospital’s A&E department was not a pleasant place to be on Saturday night, according to Jim Ferguson.”

A 12-YEAR-old drunk, two men who had been assaulted in booze-fuelled bust-ups and a drug user who had overdosed…
These were just some of the many patients [...]

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British jobs for British workers – a joke under Labour

Labour have failed to get a grip on immigration
Thursday, February 25 2010

Damian Green has accused the Government of allowing immigration to run “out of control” following new evidence published by the Home Office.
The Shadow Immigration Minister was commenting on figures that lay bare the extent to which the Labour Government has failed to get a [...]

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Economic recovery details laid out by George Osborne-Mais lecture

George Osborne has laid out some good starting points for determining and kick starting the road to economic recovery. His full lecture can be read in full at the end of this article and shows how detailed the shadow chancellor and his vision of the future is. As well as being a Parliamentary Candidate I [...]

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Brown now appears to bully head of charity for speaking out

PM claims by bullying charity challenged by Labour

Gordon Brown his said any anger is usually directed at himself

Labour has gone on the offensive over Gordon Brown’s temperament after an anti-bullying charity said it had been contacted by staff from his office.
The prime minister’s Parliamentary aide called for evidence of the calls from the [...]

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Falklands Islands will remain British under a Conservative Government

There should be no doubt about the Falklands Islands
Thursday, February 18 2010

Reacting to recent events, Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that “there should never be the slightest doubt where Britain stands on the Falkland Islands”.
He said that good relations with Argentina are “desirable and welcome”, but emphasised that the British Government should make it [...]

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Sir Richard Branson endorses Conservative plans for the Economy

More and more business people and economic experts are coming on board with the Conservatives to show their support for our economic plans to repair Labours recession. Sir Richard Branson is a welcome addition with his endorsement of our plans to repair the economy and reduce the Labour created debt that is plauging our nation [...]

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Struan Stevenson MEP campaigning for Scottish food producers

Its great to see Struan Stevenson MEP campaigning hard on behalf of Scottish interests in Europe in particular his robust defence of our farmers and business who produce such excellent locally grown produce. His comments on labelling are essential for consumers to know exactly what they are buying.

Jim Ferguson

First word …
Welcome to the February [...]

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Conservative policies and the future of our families

I believe that the future of our children and our families is at stake. That sounds a little dramatic but in reality I believe it to be true. Surely encouraging parents to stay together and assisting families to grow together and to actually have a safe future for our children is uppermost in the mind [...]

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