Labour's economic mismanagement has cost us dear. Here's why:

• Gordon Brown didn't fix the roof while the Sun was shining. After 15 years of expansion, the public finances are worse than in the 1970s. This year alone the Government plan to borrow £180 Billion - and the same next year.  It's all completely unaffordable, the economics of the madhouse.
• Labour's massive house price bubble is now bursting. Over 100% lending on over three times (or greater) earnings was asking for trouble. What were they thinking?!
• Unemployment predicted to hit 3 million So many families will lose homes they've worked so hard for.  Labour's crazy borrowing will not only mortgage our kids' future - it will slow recovery making it harder for people to find a job, let alone get a pay rise.
• Tax up £10,000 a year per household Council Tax has doubled. Where does it all go? We certainly don't get our fair share!
• Locally the only thing to change in 12 years is that we've lost a hospital.  Labour have not only axed our hospital - the A2 and other road upgrades have also been chopped, Labour have allowed local port jobs to be privatised, are planning to sell off our port and real local wages are down £1000 in 5 years. Labour's mess will make it even harder to get the investment we need for our community.

Be Better off with Charlie Elphicke and the Conservative's plan to rebuild our economy locally and nationally. Charlie's vision:

• Tough times need tough decisions The priority has to be paying back Gordon Brown's extreme borrowing ahead of tax cuts. Things are so bad it is now impossible to rule out short term tax rises. 
• Care and compassion With measures to help the unemployed find jobs and hard pressed home owners weather Labour's downturn.
• Economic recovery plan To tackle long term worklessness, with stronger schools and vocational skills, making Britain more competitive for businesses.
• Lower taxes When the economy grows again, growth will allow taxes to be reduced while preventing Labour's planned carnage of public services by rethinking how services can be provided to we can get more for less.
• Our fair share To bring forward the A2 dualling, stop Labour's port privatisation plans, get more business to move in locally and support the excellent regeneration plans of Conservative led Dover Council. None of this will be easy given the dire state of things - but we will do our level best.

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