Conservative Manifesto 2010 Change Politics Strengthen The Union

We are a unionist party and we will not put the Union at risk. But we support devolution and are committed to making it work for all countries. We will take forward the proposals of the Calman Commission, grant a referendum on greater powers for the Welsh Assembly, and support the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland. We will rebalance the unfairness in the voting system for devolved issues in Parliament.

in recent years, we have been hearing things that we have not heard for a long time: people in Scotland saying they want to leave the UK, and some people responding with ‘let them go’. Labour’s constitutional vandalism has weakened Parliament, undermined democracy and brought the integrity of the ballot into question. our unbalanced devolution settlement has caused separatism to gather momentum in Scotland, and separatists have propped up a weakened Labour Party in Wales.

the Conservative Party is passionate about the Union and we will never do anything to put it at risk. and, because of the new political force we have created with the Ulster Unionists, we are proud that at the next election we will be the only party fielding candidates in every part of the UK.

Support devolution

We support the changes proposed by the Calman Commission for clarifying the devolution settlement and creating a relationship of mutual respect between Westminster and holyrood:

• the Prime minister and other ministers will go to holyrood for questioning on a regular basis.

• the Scottish Parliament should have more responsibility for raising the money it spends. We will produce our own White Paper by may 2011 to set out how we will deal with the issues raised by Calman, and we will legislate to implement those proposals within the next Parliament.

We will not stand in the way of the referendum on further legislative powers requested by the Welsh assembly. the people of Wales will decide the outcome and Conservatives will have a free vote. but our priority remains getting people back into work and strengthening the Welsh economy. So we will seek ways to work with the Welsh assembly government to increase economic growth and improve people’s quality of life.

in northern ireland, we strongly support the political institutions established over the past decade and we are committed to making devolution work. We will continue to promote peace, stability and economic prosperity and work to bring northern ireland back into the mainstream of UK politics. We will produce a government paper examining the mechanism for changing the corporation tax rate in northern ireland, in order to attract significant new investment. And we will stop the practice of ‘double-jobbing’, whereby elected representatives sit in both Westminster and Stormont.

Labour have refused to address the so-called ‘West Lothian Question’: the unfair situation of Scottish mPs voting on matters which are devolved. a Conservative government will introduce new rules so that legislation referring specifically to England, or to England and Wales, cannot be enacted without the consent of mPs representing constituencies of those countries.

Conservative Manifesto 2010

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Foreword

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Benchmarks for Britain

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Ensure Macroeconomic Stability

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Create A More Balanced Economy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Get Britain Working Again

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Encourage Enterprise

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Ensure The Whole Country Shares in Rising Prosperity

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Reform Public Services to Deliver Better Value For Money

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Create a Safer Banking System That Serves The Needs of The Economy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Build a Greener Economy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Build The Big Society

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Make Britain The Most Family Friendly Country in Europe

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Back the NHS

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Raise Standards in Schools

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Fight Back Against Crime

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Make Politics More Accountable

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Make Politics More Transparent

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Make Politics More Local

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Restore Our Civil Liberties

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Strengthen The Union

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Protect the Environment Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Protect the Environment Combat Climate Change

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Protect the Environment Conserve And Enhance The Natural Environment

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest Defend Our Security

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest A Liberal Conservative Foreign Policy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest An Open And Democratic Europe

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest One World Conservatism

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