John Redwood outlines the 'cure' for Britain after the last decade of Labour government:
Radical proposals to unleash the "benign forces of competition" and hand the private sector a pivotal new role in building roads, running railways and supplying water are unveiled today by the Conservatives.
The blueprint to transform Britain's crumbling infrastructure has been drawn up by John Redwood as part of his policy review on competitiveness, which also includes plans to save business £14 billion by cutting red tape.
The package of proposals - which will be published in full on Friday - were welcomed yesterday by David Cameron and officials said they would help shape the party's policies.
But they were criticised by Labour and trade unions, who claimed the Tories had lurched to the Right. (The Telegraph)
Rather than a "lurch to the Right", it's more like a lurch to getting things right. From what I have read of the report, the headline figure of £14bn comes from lack of loss through red tape bureaucracy rather than for any loss of income. It may be "tax cut by any other name" but not through a decrease in actual payments to the Treasury.The blueprint to transform Britain's crumbling infrastructure has been drawn up by John Redwood as part of his policy review on competitiveness, which also includes plans to save business £14 billion by cutting red tape.
The package of proposals - which will be published in full on Friday - were welcomed yesterday by David Cameron and officials said they would help shape the party's policies.
But they were criticised by Labour and trade unions, who claimed the Tories had lurched to the Right. (The Telegraph)
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