Thoughts FromNorth Durham
Blog URL http://www.voteskeltonforchange.blogspot.com
Located Chester le Street, County Durham United Kingdom
The thoughts of David Skelton, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for North Durham
Latest Blog Posts
- Meeting The Rocket on Nov 25, 2009
I was thrilled to meet one of the real sporting greats at an event last night. Ronnie 'The Rocket' O'Sullivan showed off his genius at the pool table, as well as being an absolute gent. An all too large part of my youth was spent in 'Supa Snooker' in...
- Consumers Are Right To Be Angry Over Unfair Banking Charges Verdict on Nov 25, 2009
Consumers are right to be angry at the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn previous court rulings that the OFT should investigate whether bank charges were unfair. This stinks of wealthy judges backing wealthy banks against the man in the stre...
- Labour's Failure To Tackle Crime Hits The Poorest The Hardest on Nov 23, 2009
I spoke to the Durham Union on Friday in favour of the motion that "Britain is too soft on crime." The Shadow Justice Secretary, Dominic Grieve MP, was also speaking The Durham Union is a great venue and there were some really classy contributions f...
- Labour Are No Longer The Champions Of The Poor on Nov 17, 2009
Labour have comprehensively failed to help the most vulnerable. They have betrayed the great traditions of the Labour movement and presided over rising unemployment, declining social mobility, widening inequality and rising poverty. The Government ha...
- Test Match Cricket Should Be On Free To Air TV on Nov 15, 2009
Test match cricket should be on free to air TV. I strongly believe this and I'm delighted that the DCMS sponsored independent commission has reached the same conclusion as me. For the long term health of the game, as opposed to the financial health...
- Real Labour People Are Deserting The Labour Party on Nov 12, 2009
It has become clear to me, from talking to thousands of voters from across North Durham, that people who traditionally vote Labour have told me that they are sick and tired of the Labour Party and will be voting for a Progressive Conservative candida...
- We Must Do More To Tackle Unemployment on Nov 11, 2009
Figures released today show that unemployment nationally now stands at 2.46 million. In North Durham, some 2,504 people are claiming Job Seekers allowance, compared to 1,286 in January last year. That is a shocking increase of 94%. That is 1,218 m...
