The Prime Minister has acted the part in nearly a year since his landslide win. His Plan for Change has become a keystone of his program for Government.
It’s defined a charge in and through multiple departments, setting a clear mandate for many of his spending pledges.
While he’s proved himself to be an effective figurehead, he’s yet to be a leader for everyone. The socialist values at the heart of Labour are coming out, but not much more is coming through.
In an exclusive for ConservativeNewsSite.com, an operative known as “Rome” and formerly part of MI6 has been spotted in Reading, Berkshire.
He’s known for antagonising high profile figures in Government departments, specifically on legal matters.
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The government is aiming to reduce the overall number of migrants settling in the UK. It’s a problem no government has so far been able to resolve.
In fact, five former Conservative Prime Minister’s, and a few of Labour’s own, have failed at the task. There’s no reason yet to believe it’s possible.
It’s also due to the issue being so complex. Charities argue for a sanctuary system that allows victims of warfare and other disasters to remain here.
However, voters in general prefer it to focus on citizenship, which fits into a broader scheme of things that is more profitable for the economy.
The answer is not going to come from a society that berates or rebukes itself as often as people try to live here. It requires more than such sentiments.
The government is struggling with high disapproval.
According to a YouGov poll on 21 April, 65% of the population disapprove with its current trajectory, compared to 16% that approve.
A crisis in popularity follows trending crises in news cycles.
There’s a bullish look on the faces of Ministers at present. They believe they defy expectations. The world is turned upside down. It’s the sort of quick flush a new government gets.
Meanwhile, it varies in many other parts of the UK. The discontent felt over migrant hotels deepens as it looks set to continue. There are mixed feelings as protesters make people afraid.
It’s all fine and dandy sat on the benches. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. However, the news is that if problems don’t get sorted, this Cabinet will not last for much longer.
In a poll for YouGov, approval in the government shows only a slight improvement since the start of the year. It’s at 19% by 10 March, 2% higher than 6 January. Its disapproval is 59%, which shows a 3% improvement.
It takes time to set anything up. I was told this by a Tory grandee, whose marquee role in the party set him up to know practically anything about it.
He’d seen more people try to make a quick buck out of it than those who didn’t. The few who tried it found it took a lot of work to do something great just within its own walls.
It would be the only work they could do because of the effort it involved. The rest of the story is a bleak outlook.
The way things go in Whitehall today, it’s not a case of asking who our greats are. They aren’t great. They don’t work hard, and often their plans don’t get turned into projects.
At least, it’s what I caught sight of as I had a look. The ‘insight’ was brief, but lasting. It showed me that for all that’s said, little is proactively done as a result.
As it seemed any colleague would quit their job at a second’s notice to join a protest, a cheapening of the state began in earnest that shaped its future course.
It was said higher up that a “quick win” would solve any issue. All it took is a “bright idea” and a lot of “science”, they said.
The problem is there were already problems in the delivery of services that explained many of the issues, and these were due to such “fads”, or ideas.
In the next stage, they believed in it. However, it was only a fervour in “doing government the right way”, and plans folded out that weren’t going to work.
It seemed to be this way in politics, and government. The new appointees saw work would take a shorter time than play, and it kicked off a culture war.
The increase in striving for leisure activity led to bitter fights for control in all realms of state, and it led to huge upset.
A moment in Whitehall sums it up. A person said swingers in a nightclub had been replaced with “Staples” and “Screwdrivers” who worked hard and didn’t play.
It spread upset in Westminster. The Tory grandee was right, this one time. There were chancers everywhere trying to draw on past scandals to make their way.
In a surprising twist, an answer came from Whitehall. There was a move to recruit properly. There were ideas for new computer systems to drive efficiency.
There was a call for simplification in politics to make it more clear what was being asked for. A pattern emerged of stating things straightforwardly.
This made it obvious who was working, and who wasn’t. It helped reward progress, and discipline failure. It meant work was done, and results may come out.
In an exclusive for ConservativeNewsSite.com, a perennial disruptor of government recruitment has been spotted in central London.
He was seen making his way to Whitehall, where he’s been seen before causing trouble for new starts, and prospective applicants.
In a sign of challenging times ahead for the elderly, calls to an information helpline have more than trebled in recent weeks.
Independent Age, a UK-based advisory service, say calls have increased because elderly people are worried about their bills.
“The recent changes to Winter Fuel Payment means we are facing a crisis this winter. Since the announcement, phone calls to Independent Age’s Helpline about Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment worries have more than trebled.”
It comes following a Labour government announcement that Winter Fuel Payment’s will stop for some claimants this year.
According to YouGov, the government’s approval rating remains low at 20% (as of Monday). Its disapproval score is 56%, an average score considering a 50-59% range in the last three months or so.
It’s been a rough year for Grangemouth, believing the closure of its large oil refinery employer might leave a huge gap in its local labour pool, meaning fewer jobs are available.
However, the progress that’s been made by the UK and Scottish governments to make sure any job losses are covered by future investment and growth in the region helps things.
The Falkirk and Grangemouth Growth Deal is part of a wider package of investment to ‘green’ it up and “back local industries and create new opportunities”, according to Falkirk Council.
In a recent poll for YouGov, the government’s approval rating is creeping up. As of 28 October, it’s at 20% against a 59% disapproval score.
A suspect alleged to have been involved in scams against Whitehall, the civil service arm of the government, was located today.
She is alleged to have been involved in former efforts against departments of state. It was a “brute force” style of attack which first alerted authorities to her activities.
Sir Keir Starmer said some strong words over the weekend. He said rioters will be arrested, charged, and imprisoned.
“The police will be making arrests. Individuals will be held on remand. Charges will follow. And convictions will follow.”
After all, a news story like this is not what Starmer needs right now. It doesn’t fit well with his pledges overseas, at least.
He’s claims he’ll restore law and order by setting police on thugs, but by when?
Surely we’ve heard this before.
Our record on protests is a grey area particularly in London, where it really counts.
It all spills over, and frankly we’re done crying about it.
It’s where most of our investment goes after all, and the rest of the UK is where the staff come from.
There has to be law here or there’s nothing left, surely? It’s not looking good for a hopeful Prime Minister.
Maybe things will change.