# Michael Howard MP to speak at CAF Conference

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/11/07/michael-howard-mp-speak-caf-conference/
- Published: 2003-11-07T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Michael Howard MP, the new leader of the Conservative Party, will be speaking at
the CAF Conference and Exhibition on 13 November 2003.
The MP for Folkestone and
Hythe has often

 

stated that public service reform is the key issue of Tory party policy. It is expected
that the new leader will discuss how

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the Conservatives can bolster the voluntary and community sector should they come
to power.

 

 

Michael Howard’s attendance at the CAF Conference follows the earlier publication
of a Conservative policy discussion paper, entitled “Sixty Million Citizens – unlocking
Britain’s social capital”, which discusses the party’s vision of the future of the
charity sector. As well as removing the

 

bureaucracy that hampers charities’ work and introducing tax reliefs on all spontaneous
giving, the policy paper included controversial issues such as allowing Lotto players
to decide which charities should benefit from their stake, and the potential transfer
of resources from the public sector to the community sector.

 

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