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New Statesman (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
'The mood has been somewhat sombre as the first priority is to ensure stability in the banking and financial system' - Grant Shapps on this year's Tory conference This year's conference has had a slightly different feel to it than those I have been to in recent years. To be precise there is a more serious atmosphere in and around the conference centre, not just on the main stage but in fringe events...
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Daily Referendum (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Great line from Grant Shapps. "Thanks to the Government, thousands of families are facing repossession. Brown the bailiff..knocking on their doors...and it's our job to stop him".
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New Statesman (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
It is vital that this conference demonstrates our commitment to change; that we set out our plan for that change and that we offer real solutions to the very real problems affecting so many, argues Grant Shapps It's fantastic to be back in our second city for our Conference this year; it's a vibrant place with great potential and there was a real buzz around the conference centre from the beginning....
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Chris Whiteside's Blog (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
A secret Government report has condemned Home Information Packs (HIPs) as "a waste of time". The damning report, only made public because of a Parliamentary Question from the Conservatives, savages Labour's flagship housing policy. Grant Shapps, the Shadow Minister for Housing, said Labour had been "caught red-handed" trying to hide this damning indictment of Home Information Packs. And he promised...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Grant Shapps: The issue of homelessness was part of what led me into politics, and a Conservative government will make it a priority
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RecessMonkey (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Yesterday we had fun telling you how Michael Gove was elected with the help of money from the company that launched NutsTV. Today we reveal how unsuspecting fans of Jordan and Kerry Katona have actually helped to elect Notting Hill’s brightest - Gove, Ed Vaizey and Grant Shapps. Little did the viewers of I’m a Celebrity [...]
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Sit back, kick off your shoes and enjoy a quality piece of political timing. Day One: Conservative by-election candidate and county councillor John Howell misses two key votes on a proposed so-called eco-town in Oxfordshire. Day Two: Conservative MP Grant Shapps speaks out against eco-towns in Parliament saying what an important issue it is. But presumably not important enough for [...]
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Pink Dog's blog (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Woofety woof woof. Waggle tail waggle. It's the opinion poll finding of the year . It turns out that loveable IT security and password expert Grant Shapps is named by more people as being a Euro-MP than most of our actual MEPs . Woof woof.
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Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
From the weekend FT : Grant Shapps, shadow housing minister, said it was time for the government to take measures to help consumers buy homes ... The most urgent need was to scrap stamp duty for most first-time buyers purchasing homes worth less than £250,000, Mr Shapps said in an interview with the FT... F***ing hellski, it's almost as if they've been taking advice from Krusty Allsop ... oh ... they...
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British Blogs (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
Coming soon...Matt Buck’s animated drawingsHack cartoons, animations and drawings from Matt Buck... Grant Shapps: This Has Got to be the Key Crewe Quote Chris Paul: Labour of Love on opportunism On Liberty Now See 0 more posts on this topic: Matt Buck’s, Drawingshack Cartoons, Buck’s Animated, Animated Drawingshack, Matt Buck Keywords: shapps , grant shapps , MONTH05 , 4 news , opportunism grant ,...
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Chris Paul: Labour of Love (Free subscription) | 25/05/2008
Blunder expert Mr Shapps said, Friday pm, live on Channel 4 News: The Conservatives are now the party of opportunism LoL site feed
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008
Hey ho, here’s the story from The Times: The scale of secret cash links between senior Conservatives and wealthy backers was revealed yesterday after George Osborne was told that he should have declared how his office was being funded. The Shadow Chancellor was the subject of a parliamentary investigation after it emerged that he failed to [...]
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Fair Deal Phil (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008
David Cameron's front bench team has been exposed after attempting to cover-up potential conflicts of interests over donations. Grant Shapps, Tory housing spokesman has received tens of thousands of pounds of cash to run his office from five different companies - all with vested interests in, er...housing. Two online mortgage brokers, an estate agent, a commercial property developer and solicitors...
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ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
It was a policy that Conservatives believe was pretty much drowned out by last year's inheritance tax announcement; the promise to abolish stamp duty for all first-time buyers on properties up to £250,000 in value. Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
… because I’ve nothing really to add to Alex’s excellent piece, other than to say, “Oh dear BBC, you really did get your story horribly wrong, didn't you'”
