Tuesday 29th November 2005

4.45PM UPDATE ON THE LEADERSHIP BLOG:
IDS DECLARES FOR DAVID CAMERON

"Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin's government has been ousted in a no-confidence vote.  Canada's three opposition parties united against his Liberal Party, which has been mired in a corruption scandal." - BBCi

BLOGS

Leadership blog: Hague set to return as Shadow Foreign Secretary and Cameron is now 66-1 on favourite

CONSERVATIVE NEWS & COMMENTARY

Francis Maude calls for Tories to form a "broad alliance" with Blairite Labour MPs and Orange Book LibDems to push through public service reforms - Telegraph

David Cameron "is to hold talks with community groups, the Armed Forces and teacher unions about a programme that would bring young people together for a few months to do some form of service and help to prepare them for the responsibilities of adult life." - Times

IRAQ COMMENTARY

"Our Troops Must Stay" says Joe Lieberman in The Wall Street Journal - "America can't abandon 27 million Iraqis to 10,000 terrorists".

Lorie Byrd on TownHall.com: "This month, the president finally began to fight back against the Democrats’ claims that he lied about pre-war intelligence and misled the country into war in Iraq."

CONGESTION CHARGING

Times: "Congestion charging is to be extended to towns and cities across England under government plans for a fundamental change in the way drivers pay for using the roads.  Local authorities in seven areas were yesterday awarded £7 million to develop a model charging scheme that will be rolled out over the entire road network in the next 10-15 years."

Times leader: "Towns and cities such as Brighton and Oxford already restrict cars in the centre and provide generous park and ride services on the outskirts. Where feasible, these should be extended, as long as shuttle buses are frequent and cheap. Technology should be used to vary charges according to time, season and distances travelled. Integrated transport, a national joke under Labour, must be made a reality at local level. And the private sector — taxis, minibuses and company transport — must be included. Transport takes years to plan and billions to deliver. All the more reason, therefore, for politicians to give local authorities an incentive to begin the task now."

NUCLEAR ENERGY

The Independent's case for and against nuclear power.

Independent: "Tony Blair will today announce the terms of an energy review that he hopes will lead to the building of a new generation of nuclear power stations."

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