Great to have a Guest Blog today.  Scott Newton describes, in a thoughtful piece, why he is a Conservative.  Thanks for the great blog Scott.  Looking forward to more of your future blogs.  Over to Scott….

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What makes me a Conservative?
 
People who are Conservative believe in the power of the people and the ‘individual’ not in the heavy regulating, finger wagging, Nationalising dictate of Socialism. Socialism never has and it never will work. We have learnt that throughout history and it is always a Conservative Government who fixes the problems that the UK Faces.
 
I passionately believe people have a right by their own Effort’s to try their best in Life and in Business which Creates Wealth Creation and Opportunity. That is why I believe in the areas of Low Taxation and minimum regulation of Business which gives people much more of an incentive to try their best. I believe a Government’s first duty is to protect the people but not to rule their lives. I also believe in Competition. We have Competition in Politics we should also have it all industries. Government should not rule Business, as it subsidizes them. The only Government I would ever be part off is the one that gives power back to the people. 
 
I was brought up in Working Class Surroundings but to a Conservative Supporting Family. My Parent’s used the Right to buy scheme introduced by the then Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1985 to buy their Council House for only £9,000. It is now worth £120,000. We have a Conservatory, an outdoor Pond, a Converted Loft and much more. Had Labour been in they would never have allowed the Sale of Council Houses or the investment and renovations we added.
 
My SME Business also consists of Privatisation in once State Run Utilities. I run a LTD Company and it is very successful. Without Mrs. Thatcher’s Privatisation Scheme I would not be in Business and there would again be no competitiveness for Business. I pay my high taxes and I employ 4 people. Has taxes been lower I could take on someone else.
 
We again next year are going to be elected into a Nation that has 1.2 Trillion pound’s worth of debt, a failed Schooling System, a Benefit reliant system that has 6 million out of work with a mixture of different benefit claims not including the possibility of the 3.5 million on the Job Seekers Allowance and rising when we come into power. Everything Labour has done has failed us, failed Business and it is failing our future Generation’s and children. Every British Child now owes around £25,000. How can Labour Carry on with this reckless behaviour of economic irresponsibility?
 
Do the Right thing people and Vote Conservative in the next Local & General Election near you.
 
Mr. Scott P Newton