Cameron turns nasty as polls spell trouble

David Cameron launched a poisonous attack on Gordon Brown yesterday as poll panic spread in the Tory party. Cameron who once said he would avoid “Punch and Judy politics claimed the PM was “secretive powers holding controlling”.
He accused the Mr Brown of doing nothing while Labour MPs charged with theft over expenses used the ancient law of parliamentary privilege in a bid to avoid standing trial. His out burst came as polls shows Tory support below 40% figure they need for a common majority.
But his Toxic attack back fired as it was revealed it was the Tories who only last year blocked reforms to stop MPs using parliamentary privilege as a defence in criminal trial. Conservative Party spokesman Alan Duncan told the Commons last June the move “must be resisted”, Justice Secretary Jack straw said:”David Cameron position is breathtaking for it sheer hypocrisy. “Just a few months ago the Tories were actively sabotaging all efforts to exclude parliamentary privilege from the new laws on MPS’ expenses. “Now Mr Cameron lust for an easy headline has provoked yet another bout rank opportunism. The public will see right through it.”Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg said Mr Cameron’s “personal” approach was an attempt to hide his party’s own inaction on reform.”It’s a con,”he said.
Mr Cameron’s speech could also jeopardise the trail of the three charged MPs, Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine. His character attack tactics are seen as a sign of weakens in the Conservative Party after a disastrous few weeks where there have been u turns on a series of key politices.
Nr Cameron is moving from the Commons to Tory HQ to exert a tighter grip over election preparations. Senior Tories privately admit a £400.00 poster campaign last month was not as successful as they’d hoped. Mr Cameron has also axed plans to seek a meeting with Barack Obama. Who would have seen as briefly, in case it was seen a snub.

David Cameron Cheap way for new schools over a run down flat over the local off licence

The Tories were yesterday accused of wanting schools “setup in rundown flats and above off-licences “with a plan to scrap rules that maintain standards.

In a shocking admission they said town hall should be stripped of powers to limit where new schools can be setup. A leaked planning policy document said:”For the(education )policy document successful it is essential that unnecessary bureaucracy is not permitted to stifle the creation of new community schools.

”Shadow Planning minster Bob Neill claimed it would help communities and parents establish new schools. But Teachers and ministers warned Mr Cameron’s plan would be disastrous, leading to fewer safety checks and extreme group setting up schools in odd locations.

School Minister Vernon Coaker said:”It would set back the big improvements in standards of the last 12 years.”

Chris keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT teachers union, said:”Its not rational .The ambition for our Children should be state of the art facilities not a run down flat over the local off-licence.”

Conservative Party policy means

· Failure of building news schools in local government,

· Over crowding in class rooms, cold porter cabins where children will be suffering.

George Osborne ‘Savings’ would cost £15 Billion

In Yesterday Daily Mirror the Conservative plan to slash the deficit could damage the economy and result and result in tax rise of an extra 15 billion, experts warned on Wednesday.
The institute for Fiscal studies said shadow Chancellor George Osborne’s proposal to cut Government debt this year could coke off the recovery. And rubbished Mr Osborne’s calculations that he can save £400 million a year by axing tax credit for middle income families.
In its annual Green budget, the IFS said it would be better to follow labour plan for delaying cuts for another year.ITt said if the Tories came to power and Mr Osborne proceeded with his decision to halve the deficit a year earlier than Labour. It would cost £15 bn in extra taxes or spending cuts given the likelihood of a slow and tentative recovery, the IFS cautions against significant further tax increases and spending cut during 2010-11,”the Green budget said. But the IFS reserved its harshest criticism for Mr Osborne’s claim get could save £400m by axing the child tax credit. He wants to with draw it from households with incomes above £40.000.But the IFS Said to pay for the policy it would mean taking credits from any family earning more than£31,000.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne said:”the independent IFS has rubbished George Osborne’s claimed cuts plan. Now he must tell us if he has given up on cuts in 2010.

look on the full report on the website

http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/4732