The Conservatives have published Labour's Last Will and Testament, outlining thirteen years of economic failures.

The document, published ahead of next week's Emergency Budget, sets out why we must act now to reduce the deficit the previous Government left behind.

Commenting on the release of the document, Conservative Party Co-Chairman Sayeeda Warsi said:

"Let no one be in any doubt about the mess that Labour have left behind. We are all in this together and must realise the consequences of their 13 years in charge."

This is Labour's legacy:

• Every man, woman and child in Britain now owes £22,400
• We now have one of the worst deficits in Europe
• There are 2.47 million people out of work
• One in five young people is unemployed
• £3 billion on benefit overpayments and £10 million on tax credits for the dead
  Selling off Britain's gold at a 20 year low in the market.

Sayeeda added, "The cuts that are coming are Labour's cuts."

You can read the document in full using the document viewer below, or alternatively click here to download the document in PDF format.

In his first "Constituency Matters" posting for the Ealing Gazette MP Virendra Sharma compares the recent general election results to a “volcanic explosion in British politics” with the fallout being the “ash cloud”. I congratulate him on his use of similes but that's about all the praise he can be given for his article. Unfortunately, Sharma has chosen "doom and gloom" to be the theme of his entire address.

Sharma goes on to make a baseless claim that there is a "real chance of a double dip recession". He conveniently re-writes history by suggesting this is a “Tory recession” whilst the rest of us all know our current recession is effectively a parting gift from his very own former Labour administration. I wonder how much of this is his own analysis and how much is actually borrowed from the naysayers from within his party.

Anyway, to sift through Virendra’s dark clouds and offer up some light to brighten his day, I thought I’d list some truly positive facts about the new coalition and their early achievements:

Education

We are now going to have more academy schools with one thousand schools having already responded positively to Michael Gove's invitation to become academies. Gove's initiative may see the number of independently-managed schools quadruple.

Debt reduction

Debt reduction has begun (remember the Labour Party has left this country with £167Billion of deficit). Only one tenth of what needs to be done (according to the IFS) has been done but George Osborne's £6bn of spending cuts is a vital first down payment. Also, the establishment of the Office of Budget Responsibility will give us confidence that the new Chancellor cannot and will not be able to manipulate budget figures in the way that Gordon Brown did.

Sharma should remind himself that any cuts that are being introduced by the new government are only necessary because of the ill-fated economic policies of the former Labour government.

Obviously, he would not like to mention that just before the elections, they wasted so much money left, right and centre that their Chief Secretary, Mr. Byrne, was honest enough to say in his hand over note “Dear Chief Secretary, I’m afraid there is no money. Kind regards — and good luck! Liam.”

Increased transparency

Government spending will be exposed to more scrutiny. All government expenditure is being put online. Andrew Mitchell announced an Aid Transparency Guarantee to give taxpayers confidence that their money is genuinely going to the world's neediest people. Top Whitehall pay has been published. Transparency is one of Cameronism's seven biggest ideas.

Cutting red tape

The biggest example of this so far is the end of Home Information Packs (HIPs), delivered by Eric Pickles and Grant Shapps. Iain Murray has praised the Coalition's overall programme for deregulation.

Management of the war effort

The National Security Council with new Foreign Secretary William Hague at the helm have already convened to bring clarity to Afghanistan campaign.

Removal of Labour’s wasteful initiatives

The ID cards programme has been abolished with other, more relevant and less expensive civil libertarian ideas set out by Nick Clegg.

Also, fewer quangoes. Michael Gove has already scrapped 3 education quangoes and yesterday Vince Cable said that in addition to the 13 quangoes he has already scrapped he has plans to end or merge another 20. "It looks as though the march of the quangoes may finally have been halted," concluded The Telegraph.

More freedom for local government

(The new Labour council should be thanking us for this one.) Ring-fencing of funds has been abandoned for much of central government's grant to local government as a first big step towards greater localism. We've also seen the end of expensive Comprehensive Area Assessments and the axing of Regional Spatial Strategies.

Finally (for now), there has been a return of Parliamentary decorum with this new government as the latest PMQs have shown.

Mr Virendra Sharma continues to prove how woefully inadequate he is as an MP by spewing his negative rhetoric (just as he did during the general election). His brand of politics is the "politics of fear" and should be taken seriously at one's own peril.

On my part, I will continue to provide an alternative view to that of Mr. Sharma because I owe it to 12,733, almost 30% of the electorates, a record for the Conservatives, who voted for me.

Gurcharan Singh

Today marks the 26th anniversary of ‘Operation Blue Star’. We should remember this and the subsequent events which led to the death of many innocent people as a blot on the face of our free and democratic India. We should also note that justice is yet to be served to many of the victims - especially the widows of the Delhi riots. At the same time, I believe the bonds that have been built between the Sikh and Hindu communities have strengthened over time and our kinship will continue to grow regardless of the efforts made by those without scruples to undermine our communities. Case in point being MP Virendra Sharma who disgracefully bought the issue of 1984 into the recent General Election thus raking up the memories of this dark period to shamelessly meet his own political ends. This condemnable act of desperation was used to re-create divisions in our community and I call upon him to immediately apologise to us all.

The campaign was an extremely positive experience. Particularly due to the way in which we were able to garner support from the entire community. Here are some pictures and a particularly humorous video clip that highlight the experience:

*Update: on May 16th, I along with a delegation of Sikh community representatives, delivered, by hand a clemency request for the lives of these men directly to 10 Downing Street.

Back in January 2009, 17 Indian nationals, predominantly from the Punjab region were sentenced to death in a Sharjah court, in the UAE for bootlegging and the murder of a Pakistani national. Ever since, many difference groups have pleaded for clemency on their behalf. I wanted to raise awareness to their plight and urge you all to sign the following online petition to have their sentences commuted:

http://www.petition.co.uk/save-sikhs-in-dubai

Recent positive news is that the Indian government has decided to absorb their legals fees.

I will be participating in a demonstration being organised by the Sikh Channel this weekend. I believe this is a cause that all communities can rally around regardless of their background.

Gurcharan

I'd like to send a huge congratulations to the councillors of Northfields who maintained the full confidence of their constituents. Namely:

• David Millican
• Mark Reen
• Phil Taylor

Also, in Elthorne, Anita Kapoor who managed to retain her council seat in a three-way split with the other parties.

It was good to see the hard work pay off.

Gurcharan

Heartfelt thanks

Firstly, I’d like to thank my family, fellow Conservatives and my campaign team, without whose support I could not have mounted such an effective campaign.

I would also like to thank each and every one of 12,733 voters who put their faith in me and I hereby promise that I will continue to serve them and others irrespective of the position I hold.

The results and our achievements

As you now know, the results are in and unfortunately, Ealing Southall will not get the new dawn it so richly deserves. Despite the manner in which his campaign was conducted – namely the personal attacks and unfounded allegations against me, the unwillingness to partake in public debates, the vandalism and intimidation of constituents – in the time honoured fashion, I congratulate Virendra Sharma and his team.

I truly hope that the new Labour council will continue to invest in the community as the Conservative council did before them and build on the progress which has been made. Of course, in the interest of the community, we will be keeping a close eye on things.

I’d also like to praise Nigel Bakhai of the Liberal Democrats for mounting a positive and spirited campaign in which we were able to debate the issues and maintain the maturity and decorum of engagement that should come with a democratic election.

We didn’t get the 19.17% swing required to gain Ealing Southall (which was always going to be miraculous if achieved). Even so, we have achieved a number of successes with this campaign:

• Ealing Southall is no longer a Labour safe seat. Never again, will the Labour Party take the constituents of Ealing Southall for granted. 12,733 of us have sent the message loud and clear – we will not stand for ineffectual representation.
• The Labour majority which in 1997 stood at 21,423 has now been brought down to 9,291.
• We’ve shattered the taboo that voting Conservatives is some sort of crime and those who “voted for Singh” can now say with pride that they voted for Conservative principles and values.

Upon closer inspection of the results, the following can be drawn:

Parliamentary elections

We've won the battle for 2nd place having usurped the Liberal Democrats.

We achieved an 8.3% swing in our favour -the largest in West London and nearly double the national swing rate.

We now have a 29.8% share of the overall vote which is an increase of 10.8% (also more than double what the party achieved on a national scale) whereas, Labour's vote share was fell by -5.8% and the Liberal Democrats by -3.3% as can be seen in the following graph:

Council elections

At the council level, we didn't manage to gain any seats - a trend that was repeated across most of west, south west and east London. However, we massively increased our share of council votes, as can be seen below:

The sheer magnitude of the increase can be seen in the graph below:

What next?

The results clearly demonstrate that without a shadow of doubt there is a real alternative to the previous political status quo in Ealing Southall. The Conservatives now have a firm foothold in terms of the popular vote albeit without firm representation. It is also clear that there is a strong desire for change and that this Labour “hold” should not be misconstrued as the right to rule without consultation with the public. There are a significant number of people in Southall (almost 30%) who want to see a difference made and have shown that they do not support the current administration.

On a personal level, it’s been a very busy 18 months so I think we all deserve a short break especially my wife Rajinder who has been and continues to be my rock.

From a political perspective, I intend to maintain my interest in the politics of Ealing Southall. My website will remain current and up-to-date. I will continue to do what I can to build upon the foundations we've laid for the Conservative Party and I will certainly keep my door open to all Ealing Southall constituents should they want to consult me for any advice and guidance.

Best regards,

Gurcharan

The polls are now closed and it's waiting time.

I want to extend my utmost thanks and gratitude to every single person who has played a part in this campaign. Together, for over 18 months, we've transformed the face of Southall politics. We've formed a true alternative to the status quo and given our community another option. We've shaken up the systems of old and I'm truly proud of the character and class with which every single one of you has conducted yourself during this campaign. We should all be proud of our efforts.

Never again, will any Labour MP take his constituents for granted in Ealing Southall.

To all my campaign team, my supporters, friends and family, it is because of you that I am here and it is due to you that I have achieved any level of success. I am indebted to you all.

Gurcharan

Friends, brothers and sisters,

Polling day has finally arrived!

We are on the verge of making history today.

Please ensure you get out and vote and encourage others to do the same. Let them know why they should be voting Conservative.

For far too long the Labour Party have taken this great constituency for granted. Vote for change that will see your main concerns come to the fore:

• Ealing Hospital services
• the fight against the gasworks development
• crime prevention measures
• cleaner streets

A vote for me, will be a vote for the above and if elected, you can hold me to account.

I have lived here for over 35 years and I truly want the best for all for us.

Please spread the word and Vote for Change!

Gurcharan

I gave an interview to the "RT" news channel, here is the feature: