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Cameron urges Brown to rethink ID cards
News The Conservative Party leader has warned of the dangers to data security posed by the national ID cards scheme. David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, called on the prime minister, Gordon Brown, to rethink his plans for the National...
[November 23, 2007, 13:26]
Tory Party promises to abolish IR35
News While IT consultants try to work out how the recent high court ruling on IR35 affects them, the Conservative Party has vowed to abolish the controversial tax if it wins the coming General Election. Now, in its manifesto, the Conservative party has...
[May 11, 2001, 16:43]
Election 2001: Tory manifesto embraces freedom of the Net
News The Conservative party is proposing a laissez-faire approach towards regulating the Internet space, in contradiction with Labour's controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) which gives police and other authorities the power to...
[May 22, 2001, 12:46]
Tory rage over Ofcom stitch-up
News The Conservative party has condemned rumours that former culture secretary Chris Smith is set to become the first chairman of the new communications regulator Ofcom. This is supposed to be an independent body -- the legislative process is still in...
[August 21, 2001, 9:26]
Tories: Government is falling behind in open source
News The Conservative party has criticised the UK government over its lack of implementation of open-source technology. It isn't rocket science — it's about creating a modern and efficient procurement system," said Thompson in the Conservative statement.
[January 28, 2009, 12:41]
Tory MP says don't blame hackers
News A senior Conservative MP believes hackers may not be responsible for hacking into the Tory party's bank account, despite reports in the national press. A spokeswoman says, "A complaint from the Conservative party has been received and is being...
[November 24, 1999, 13:19]
A Year Ago: Tory MP says don't blame hackers
News A senior Conservative MP believes hackers may not be responsible for hacking into the Tory party's bank account, despite reports in the national press. A spokeswoman says, "A complaint from the Conservative party has been received and is being...
[November 24, 2000, 5:01]
Tories attack Whitehall IT
News The Conservative Party has issued figures claiming the government has overspent by £2bn on IT upgrades over the past two years. Davis, who is contending for the party's leadership, was the senior conservative member behind the figures, which were...
[June 8, 2005, 16:15]
German parties unite against software patents
News The Conservative party (CDU/CSU), which is the main opposition party to the Socialist SPD government, on Tuesday introduced a motion which seeks to tone-down proposed pro-patent EU legislation. In addition, the remaining two parties -- the Social...
[October 21, 2004, 15:20]
Conservatives press for open-source push
News In a speech to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts on 3 April, the leader of the Conservative Party called for more open source and a less centralised approach to IT projects in government, apparently relating the two...
[April 7, 2008, 11:00]
Conservatives plan to ditch ContactPoint database
News A Conservative party spokesperson confirmed a report in The Daily Telegraph that Michael Gove, the shadow education secretary, plans to scrap the £224m system if his party forms a government. He said that a Conservative government would instead...
[September 30, 2008, 12:56]
Tories pledge to boost broadband and e-commerce
News Among its promises, the Conservative party pledges: to look closely at BT's domination of the telephone network, with plans to give rivals "fair and equal" access to its lines; to scrap the much-hated IR35 tax, which it describes as a stealth tax...
[April 17, 2001, 13:30]
Ken Clarke takes campaign onto the Web
News Clarke, who is hoping to be elected leader of the Conservative Party, declared in response to a question posted by a ZDNet UK journalist that if elected as leader he would use the Internet as a campaign tool.
[August 22, 2001, 12:11]
Tories pledge to 'dismantle' NPfIT
News An incoming Conservative government would fundamentally alter NHS information technology systems, according to plans revealed on Monday. In the NHS IT review, commissioned by Conservative shadow health minister Stephen O'Brien, the report's authors...
[August 11, 2009, 14:08]
Think tank urges Microsoft breakup
News The Progress and Freedom Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank, is suggesting a new way to slice and dice Microsoft. The recommendation is unusual because organisations and lawmakers on the conservative side of the political spectrum...
[January 28, 2000, 8:50]
Election 2001: Political parties show their IT stripes
News The Conservative party said it also recognises the need for improved education to bridge the skills gap and added, rather vaguely, that 'freeing up' schools and universities will allow greater flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of technology.
[May 25, 2001, 10:57]
IBM's ID card contract to last seven years
News The Conservative Party has pledged to scrap the ID cards scheme if it wins the next general election, which will be in 2010 at the latest. The Conservative Party told ID card contractors in June that its "firm policy" is to abandon the National...
[July 10, 2009, 17:56]
Lib Dems back Labour's choice of e-minister
News However, the Conservative party is less enamoured with the choice of Alexander. If I was in charge of defending Labour's e-commerce strategy I would find this appointment rather embarrassing," said Alan Duncan, the conservative shadow technology...
[June 13, 2001, 15:06]
Tories plan to scrap National Identity Register
News In reply to a question from Labour MP Nick Palmer on why he had voted in favour of his bill to introduce identity cards in 2002, Grayling conceded that the Conservative Party has changed its mind on the subject.
[July 13, 2009, 11:55]
MPs will not drop Web sites during general election
News The Conservative Party admits it has issued no guidelines to its MPs on amending their personal Web sites, but would expect party members to accept any new recommendations from the Electoral Commission.
[April 25, 2001, 12:13]
