Sep
2008
Articles from 30th Sep 2008
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Black Farmer Wilfred claims TV talent show represents "Britishness"
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
A Small Heath-born millionaire caused a stir at the conference when he said the TV show Britain’s Got Talent represented Britishness far better than our centuries of history. Read
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Welsh House Farm worker takes centre stage at Tory conference
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
The leader of a project to rid a deprived Birmingham estate of its bad image took centre stage at the Tory conference. Read
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Advantage West Midlands will be scrapped says Tories
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
Advantage West Midlands, the £300 million Government quango created to boost the region’s economy, is set to be axed under a Conservative government. Read
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David Cameron praises Birmingham as a conference city
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
David Cameron has praised Birmingham as a great conference city and reported that Tory activists at his annual gathering had been impressed with the regeneration of the city centre. Read
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Conservatives host debate on climate change
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
There was a greener hue to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham as delegates debated how climate change is set to change the developing world. Read
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Birmingham will see rise in political and ethnic clashes, Tories warn
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
Birmingham City Council will increasingly be forced to deal with “cultural clashes” between people of different ethnic groups or religions, Conservatives have warned. Read
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Tories must solve soaring food prices
Sep 30 2008 | Conservative conference news
A Conservative Government must answer the problem of soaring food prices and the cost to the environment if it is to be successful a conference fringe meeting has heard. Read
