At Conservative Party Conference 2012, the Prime Minister spoke passionately about creating an “aspiration nation”, not for the better-off but for the “want-to-be-better-off, those who strive to make a better life for themselves and their families.” This is an inspiring vision and a Conservative vision.
In the UK, rising income disparity and failing social mobility are a cause for concern, and a threat to our social fabric and national wellbeing, as well as our Party’s electoral fortunes. The 2012 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting also focused on these themes.
Whilst restoring Britain’s public finances and securing economic growth is the Coalition’s most pressing short-term priority, building the Opportunity Society is our party’s most important long-term task, and should form the basis of a distinctive Conservative platform for the 2015 general election.
Many residents have contacted me about the Government’s recent decision to end the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) as a universal benefit for pensioners, meaning that pensioners will only be eligible for WFP if they receive Pension Credit. The Winter Fuel Payment is worth between £200-£300 per
Local MP Alan Mak has launched a petition calling on Keir Starmer to apologise to the pensioners who lost their Winter Fuel Payment last year. Pensioners in the Havant Constituency lost between £200 and £300 during last winter, after Keir Starmer and the Labour Government removed the
I’ve been working on protecting Langstone Mill Pond, the neighbouring footpath access route and related issues in the surrounding area for much of 2023 and 2024.
The Challenge is currently paused for the General Election etc.
Inspired by Her Late Majesty’s Queen’s Green Canopy project, I have launched a new campaign across the Havant Constituency to get more trees planted in our area.
I’ve been campaigning on the issue of Southern Water discharges for several years, both locally and in Westminster.
Updates on my work can be found here: https://www.alanmak.org.uk/SouthernWater
