Labour’s shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has backed down and supported the Government’s pay freeze for police officers which will save £350 million.

Conservative Party co-Chairman Sayeeda Warsi has sent her best wishes to the Chinese community at the start of the Year of the Dragon.

The South West has today been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park placing the South West at the forefront of marine renewable energy.

The Prime Minister has announced plans to introduce a Co-operatives Bill that will cut red tape and help to build a fairer economy.

Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell have called on councils to use every opportunity under the New Deal for Older People to give elderly people more choice and control over where they live, so they are not pressured to sell their home or move into residential care.

Ahead of a government summit on 'coasting schools' to be held at Downing Street, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has confirmed his intention to scrap the 'satisfactory' judgment for school inspections.

Schools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities.

Conservative Party Co-Chairman Sayeeda Warsi has asked Ed Miliband to set the record straight after his misleading comments on rail fares during Prime Minister's Questions.

The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has announced that the current programme of information and communications technology (ICT) study in England's schools will be scrapped from September.

Britain will have a national high speed rail network providing vital new capacity and faster journeys across the country from 2026.

Constituency Dinner - Rt Hon Theresa May MP

Congratulations to Nirj Deva Conservative MEP for the South East of England for trying to end the stitch of "Status Quo" in the European Parliament - Voting is underway!


Interview: Who's the next President?
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We talked to Nirj Deva, a candidate in the European Parliament's presidential elections. He is fighting for the elections to be democratic and open.

CPF Winter Conference2012
28-29 January 2012


Join the conversation

We will be delving deeper into the topics tackled in 2011 and brainstorming the challenges not yet addressed in CPF discussions with debates on topics including 'Conservatives in the world' 'Conservatism in the UK today', and 'How Meaningful is democracy in the UK?'

Hearing from speakers including:

Baroness Warsi, Co-chairman - Conservative Party
Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development
Lord Hodgson, Head of the Big Society Deregulation Taskforce and author of 'Unshackling Goodb Neighbours'
Nicky Morgan MP
Syeed Kamall MEP
James Elles MEP
Phil Bloomer, Director of the Campaigns and Policy - Oxfam
Danny Kruger, Director - Only Connect
Rt Revd Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester
To book a place at the conference click here.



The Conservative Party | Get Involved | CPF Winter Conference
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We will be delving deeper into the topics tackled in 2011 and brainstorming the challenges not yet addressed in CPF discussions with debates on topics including 'Conservatives in the world' 'Conservatism in the UK today', and 'How Meaningful is democracy in the UK?'

Bracknell has evolved into one of Britain’s leading ‘knowledge economies’ –characterised by concentrations of high skill and technology industries such as advanced engineering, ICT and pharmaceuticals, financial and business services. In an independent survey commissioned by the BCC and Experian in 2010 Bracknell was ranked No 1 location for foreign owned businesses.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-11176906
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/economic-indicators-september-2010.pdf



Dr Phillip Lee MP – Caring for Bracknell Constituency» Blog Archive » Dr Phillip Lee MP visits Fuj
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Dr Phillip Lee, MP for Bracknell, visited the Fujitsu in Bracknell last Friday 13th of January 2012 to meet with Simon Blagden, Chairman of Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe, and Simon Carter, Director of Government Marketing for Fujitsu UK & Ireland.

Ability Housing Association, Bracknell Forest Homes, Inquilab Housing Association, Richmond Housing Partnership plus lead partner Thames Valley Housing will together deliver 801 new homes by March 2015.


New housing consortium to build 800 new homes
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A new housing consortium set to provide hundreds of affordable homes in London and the South East will be officially launched at Twickenham Stadium this week. The Thames Valley Housing Consortium is made up of five registered providers. They are Abi...

You can now have your say on the Draft Submission Site Allocations Development Plan Document (SADPD), which identifies specific sites for housing development over the next 15 years.

Visit the consultation here: http://bit.ly/zowg5J it is open for comment for six weeks.


Bracknell Forest Council - Site Allocations DPD - Site Allocations Development Plan Document Draft S
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Site Allocations Development Plan Document Draft Submission

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Join Bracknell Conservatives
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How to contact the Bracknell Conservative Association. Your Conservative Council, MEPs And MP Working for YOU.

Whilst is very very sad news that Bob Holness has passed to the great gameshow in the Sky ...... Poor old Ed "foot in mouth" Miliband is not having a good day either .... On twitter earlier he referred fondly to Bob Holness hosting Blackbusters ...... #EdMilibandgameshows is now trending highly on Twitter - check it out ! Prolong the misery for poor old Ed :-)

Prime Minister David Cameron today presented Waitrose with the latest Big Society Award for its Community Matters Scheme which has now donated £10m to charity.

With more than 270 stores now taking part Waitrose has given £10 million to good causes since the scheme was set up in 2008. Online shoppers are also now able to take part by voting for three national causes to receive a share of £25,000 every three months.

The Prime Minister met with staff and charities who have been involved in the scheme at the Waitrose warehouse in Bracknell today to present the award.

The Partner Volunteering scheme will see thousands of Waitrose employees give a total of 75,000 hours of volunteering with local charities during 2012 while ‘Get into’ programmes with The Prince’s Trust will offer nearly a hundred two-week work placements to young people who are not in education or employment and apprenticeship schemes.

The Prime Minister also heard plans for the John Lewis Partnership to formally launch a 12-month apprenticeship scheme to give young people an insight into the workings of the business in 2012.

Presenting Waitrose with the award, the Prime Minister said:


“The Big Society Awards are all about recognising the work that people like Waitrose are doing to bring about what I care about most: a bigger, stronger society. And Community Matters is helping to do exactly that.

“Those green tokens have already seen £10 Million donated to more than 30 thousand local good causes. I’ve heard first-hand this morning from some of the charities who have benefited – they are the greatest testament to the difference this scheme makes.

“I would like to congratulate Waitrose staff around the country for the contribution they have already made to their local communities and I wish them every success with their new employee volunteering, work placement and apprenticeship programmes over the coming year.”

Accepting the award, Mark Price, Managing Director of Waitrose said:

“We are delighted to have won a Big Society Award, an accolade which means a great deal to us. We believe it’s more important than ever that we play an active role in supporting and safeguarding the future of the areas we trade in and the people who live there. It’s also essential that, in these difficult economic times, we give young people opportunities to develop their careers – they are the future of our business, our industry and our country.”





Waitrose Community Matters Scheme wins Big Society Award - Number 10
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Waitrose Community Matters Scheme wins Big Society Award - Number 10

Iain McCracken, Conservative councillor for Old Bracknell, and executive member for public protection, said it "prevents a problem before it exists - being traceable makes people accountable".


Mobile app to keep revellers safe
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Festive revellers in Bracknell Forest can check the licence details of taxis through a new mobile phone application.