What we stand for

The choice at this election is between 5 more years of Gordon Brown or a Conservative Government that will:

  • Act now on debt to get the economy moving
    • Deal with the deficit more quickly than Labour so that mortgage rates stay lower with the Conservatives.
  • Get Britain working by boosting enterprise
    • Cut coporation tax rates, abolish taxes on the first ten jobs created by new businesses, promote green jobs, and get people off welfare and into work.
  • Make Britain the most family-friendly country in Europe
    • Freeze council tax and raise the basic state pension, recognise marriage in the tax system and back couples in the benefits system, support young families with extra health visitors, and fight back against crime.
  • Back the NHS
    • Increase spending on health every year, and make the NHS work for patients not managers.
  • Raise standards in schools
    • Give teachers the power to restore discipline, and create new smaller schools.
  • Change politics
    • Reduce the number of MPs, cut Whitehall and quangos by a third, and let taxpayers see where their money is being spent.

Policies

The Conservative Party has a wide range of detailed policies which are explained in their official website. If you have any further questions on these, please raise them in her Chatmap or email Sarah personally.


Dr Sarah Wollaston MP

In August 2009 I was selected by voters of all political affiliations as the Conservative candidate for Totnes, in Britain's first ever fully open postal primary. This has given me a special mandate to represent all views and not just those of the Conservative Party, which I intend to carry forward now that I have been elected as your MP.

After 16 years of working as a GP in rural Devon, I felt it was time for me to stand up for many of the things we all care about, such as strong communities, local healthcare and employment.

As a doctor and a former police surgeon, I have seen the devastating effects of alcohol-related crime and binge drinking, and would take the opportunity to bring my professional expertise to these and other related topics.

In the current atmosphere of cynicism and mistrust of politicians, with my real life experience I can fully appreciate the difficulties that many people are facing in their lives.

Healthcare and science are seriously under-represented in Parliament. I intend to fight for the NHS and for healthcare that is tailored to our needs rather than those of big cities.

I am committed to taking the views of the whole constituency into account and promise to listen and be open to arguments.