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Press coverage
19th February 2010
Top Tory given a lesson
East Anglian Daily Times
Teachers were given the opportunity yesterday to help shape Conservative Party policy on education when one of David Cameron's top advisers visited Chantry High School. Oliver Letwin, who is chairman of of the Tories policy review and who will be one of the authors of the party's election manifesto, heard how the professionals wanted an nd to Government meddling in the classroom and the constant diktats being issued from Whitehall. Mr Letwin was visiting Ipswich at the invitation of the town's prospective Parliamentary Conservative candidate Ben Gummer. He said: "If we are to reverse the decline in social mobility, tackle social injustice and succeed as a country, we have to improve the education we give our children. The Conservatives plan to do just that - with some of the most ambitious plans for education ever put before the electorate. But it is vital that we get as much feedback as possible to that our policy is as robust as it can possibly be. That is why I asked Oliver to hear the views of teachers in Ipswich."
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7th April 2010
Who are the Forgotten People?
We are! The 5 million self employed who have lost work, but don't appear on any statistics; the people disturbed by anti-social behaviour; teachers, who can no longer do their jobs properly because unruly children make their lives impossible; health professionals who have their budgets slashed while the PCT 'invests' more than £500,000 of our money in a car park! Patients who see services disintegrating at Ipswich Hospital, meaning they have to travel long distances for treatment; victims of serious crime, who see criminals released early, only to commit yet more crime.
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25th March 2010
Ipswich Conservatives Secure More Funding for Potholes Repair
Conservative Transport Porfolio Holder on Ipswich Borough Council, Cllr Tanya de Hoedt has secured additional funding to deal with the large number of potholes in Ipswich roads following the recent bad winter. She has negotiated with Suffolk County Council, the Highways Authority and obtained a one-off payment of £50,000 to fund dedicated teams to tackle the pothole problem as quickly as possible. This money is in addition to the extra £180,000 being provided by Conservatives at the County Council to help deal with repairs needed following the bad weather.
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