Barbara's view of conference and the task ahead
Taken from her speech when opening the new office: "Thanks for inviting me to speak and for so many of you coming along tonight. I want to cover three things this evening my take on The Conse...

Barbara opens the new Conservative office
A reception was held at the Witham Hall on Thursday 15th October. The purpose of the Reception was to hear from Barbara, first hand, of her experiences at the recent Conservative Conference in Manc...

Gordon lets the cut out of the bag
Gordon Brown finally admitted the truth - he has spent more of our money than we have, we are in a financial black hole, and must cut our expenses. In a stunning change of mind, he has been forced to...

Staindrop Conservative Branch Annual Clay Pigeon Shoot
The annual clay pigeon shoot organised by the Staindrop Branch of Bishop Auckland Conservative Association took place at Snotterton Hall on Sunday 1st June by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs Billy Thom...

Barbara points the way forward
At the Conservative function held at Gorst Hall on August 1st 2009, Barbara Harrison, PPC for Bishop Auckland, gave a speech about what Bishop Auckland needs from its politicians. Below is the speech...

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Rebuilding trust in politics - Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:58:00 GMT David Cameron has given a speech announcing a number of new proposals to rebuild trust in politics.

Labour SpAds caught exploiting Civil Service - Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:54:00 GMT Maude criticises special advisers for making civil servants produce attacks on Conservatives.

Labour's legacy of debt - Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:42:00 GMT Philip Hammond reacts to figures showing a record number of personal insolvencies under Labour.

Government spends another £10bn on quangos - Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:07:00 GMT Francis Maude criticises the soaring bill for unelected and poorly accountable government bodies.

Brown still in denial over defence black hole - Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:40:00 GMT Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox responds to the Government's Green Paper on defence.

Eight benchmarks for economic growth - Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:12:00 GMT The Shadow Chancellor sets out plans for a private sector recovery driven by investment and exports.

Nationwide superfast broadband by 2017 - Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:00 GMT Jeremy Hunt unveils plans to make sure the majority of homes have superfast broadband by 2017.

Spotlight turns on Labour's chaos on cuts - Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:47:00 GMT Labour's attacks on spending cuts have backfired as the spotlight turns on their internal contradictions.

Town hall watchdog hires lobbyists to save itself - Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:09:00 GMT Caroline Spelman criticises Audit Commission for using taxpayers’ money to lobby on Conservative policy.

Twenty killers on the run - Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:06:00 GMT Grieve responds to the news that 754 offenders recalled to prison are still at large or unaccounted for.