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The choice at this election

Saturday, February 27 2010

Eric Pickles (Photo credit: Andrew Parsons)

The Conservative Party has held the first day of its Spring Forum - the party's last conference before the General Election.

Conservative Party Chairman Eric Pickles launched the conference with a leaflet setting out the choice people face at this election.

"After 13 years of Labour failings the country needs new leadership and a new sense of direction. The Conservatives are ready to serve and ready to bring about the real, lasting change that Britain needs", he said.

Click here to download the leaflet (in PDF format), which contains pledges to:

1. Act now on debt to get the economy moving

Deal with the deficit more quickly than Labour so that mortgage rates stay lower for longer with the Conservatives.

2. Get Britain working by boosting enterprise

Cut corporation tax rates, abolish taxes on the first ten jobs created by new businesses, promote green jobs, and get people off welfare and into work.

3. Make Britain the most family-friendly country in Europe

Freeze council tax and raise the basic state pension, recognise marriage in the tax system and back couples in the benefits system, support young families with extra health visitors, and fight back against crime.

4. Back the NHS

Increase spending on health every year, and make the NHS work for patients not managers.

5. Raise standards in schools

Give teachers the power to restore discipline, and create new smaller schools.

6. Change politics

Reduce the number of MPs, cut Whitehall and quangos by a third, and let taxpayers see where their money is being spent.

Rt Hon Eric Pickles

Eric is Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

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Downloadable documents

"I've never voted Tory before but..." - Julie's story

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Julie from Llandudno is voting Conservative for the first time at the next election because she supports our plans to help families.