Francis Maude Visits Bath

Today, Francis Maude, Chairman of the Conservative party visited Bath to meet our new Conservative Parliamentary candidate, Fabian Richter, and members of Bath Conservative Future.

Chairman Maude met us, along with local Conservative councillors and party officials outside the historic Bath Abbey. After a number of photographs were taken by a photographer from the Bath Chronicle, Fabian and Francis left to discuss a Conservative future for Bath and how best to defeat the current Liberal Democrat Bath MP, Don Foster who has a 4638 majority.

Later in the day Fabian and Francis went canvassing in the Combe Down ward, where Mr Maude told reporters:

Our concerns are with getting good value so that the money the council spends yields the best results. It’s not a choice between good services and low taxes. You can deliver good services and low taxes by making sensible decisions and running the council in an effective and efficient way.

This statement has been backed up by this year’s Audit Commission annual assessment of the quality of services provided by local councils, that proves Conservative run councils provide better services than any other party and at less cost to residents.