David Cameron’s speech is being hyped in the media today as ‘the speech of his life’. It is no such thing. At the start of the week, when there was despair in the Party, it was crucial that he excelled today. However, following the unexpected success of the past few days, the pressure on him has reduced considerably.
Anyway, here are a few things I would like to hear in his speech today.
Some acknowledgement, however passing, that the grammar school madness of a few months ago, was misguided. (Some hope. I don’t expect him to apologise for calling supporters of grammar schools ‘delusional’, but some humility would be fine.)
Something about social justice, picking up on the theme of Iain Duncan Smith’s speech yesterday. He should emphasise the role of Government, but just as importantly, the role of the community and the voluntary sector.
A promise about further tax cuts. No need for much detail, as Labour would only nick them. Just something further to indicate that tax cuts are part of the longer term strategy. But please, no repeat of that ’share the proceeds of growth’ expression. I’ve heard it enough times.
Something on Gordon Brown. No need for personal attacks of the Hazel Blears variety. Just enough to stress the point that:
- Gordon Brown cannot pretend that he had nothing to do with Government policy for the past ten years. Law and order breakdown, high tax burden, dire public services despite record funding, pensions shortfalls - Brown is a key part of the Government that presided over all this.
- Gordon Brown’s so-called no-spin politics is just another example of typical New Labour spin, yesterday’s Iraq stunt being a good example.
I would like to return to the humility theme I mentioned earlier. David Cameron should address the British people with humility. He should make the point that the Conservative Party is here to serve, and not to get in people’s way unnecessarily. Politicians do not know better than the people, so they should be wary of lecturing people about how to live their lives. The point of a Conservative Government is to enable people to empower themselves. In this way, a proper Conservative Government is far more preferable to the current Government with its the smug, ‘we-know-best’ attitude, which was on full display at the Labour Conference last week.
Above all, David Cameron should make it plain that the Conservative Party will govern for all of Britain. I don’t think it will be hard to make that point after some of the speeches we have heard this week. I must say, there has been much commendable policy detail in all the main speeches. Following this conference, nobody can, with any seriousness, make the charge that it is difficult to know what the Party stands for. Whether or not an election is called, the Conservative message has started to come together, and that is something I very much welcome.
UPDATE. 3.30pm. Well! What a wonderful speech, addressed the issues of the day without resorting to personal attacks. He ascended above party politics, and came across as a statesman. The right dose of humility, enthusiasm aplenty, and a very clear idea of what a Conservative Government under David Cameron would do. Well done.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Any minute now, I had better tune in.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Interesting analysis and update.
October 6th, 2007 at 1:40 am
I loved it bel but was at work. the sound bits worked well as well.
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October 6th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
I’d like him to positively dispell this.
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/865
October 6th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I’d like him to Tell the Govt and Media to tell Britain the truth about Crime….and be Tough on the causes of Crime.
Here’s the Mets 12 Most wanted list..Remember I didn’t compile this list, the Police did
http://www.met.police.uk/wanted/
Here’s their 15 Most wanted
http://www.met.police.uk/wanted/othercases.htm
Yet More.
http://iamanenglishman.com/rogues_gallery.php
Here’s west Midlands most wanted.
http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/wanted/index.asp
We never see these in our National News Either.
http://newnation.org/NNN-UK-Europe.html
More Victims of the EU’s Hidden Genocidal Agenda to Flood the British People out of Existance AT ANY COST, PERMANENTLY.
http://thefallenlist.blogspot.com/
October 6th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
I’d Particularly like him to mention Frankfurt Subversion..but he won’t because he, like the Majority of our Elite are in on the Act.
Frankfurt Subversion of Society is a Marxist technique of Subverting a country, in order that it may be made to collapse and then be taken over. Karl Marx was of Russian Jewish Descent.
Frankfurt Subversion It is a strategy largely based on the tactics of divide and conquer.
One of the original aims of Communism was to unify Europe with the USSR, when the Soviet Union was ‘brought down, they simply carried on a Multifaceted attack against the West. It’s ain in our case is to place Society under the Dual Jack Boot of a Police State & Sharia Law.
Frankfurt subversion begins by attacking a country’s Major strengths, Its Major Industries, its menfolk, its police, its armed services, its religion, creating a spiritual vaccuum, and its family unity, actively promoting divisive issues like unmarried parenting.The promotion of Feminism, Homosexuality in society ( even in our schools ), the demonisation of the church,repeated accusations of Paedophilia against Clergy, Women clergy, Homosexual clergy ( and Only the Christian Church you will note ) and its followers.
Destroying, ridiculing our culture, undermining our Christian Heritage, to be replaced by islam, the smoking ban for example was designed to empty the Pubs, they will now begin to slowly prohibit alcohol altogether.
The nuclear family is attacked by promoting radical feminism, single parents, demonisation of fathers, seperating children from their fathers.
Diluting of National Identity by flooding the country with Mass Immigration enticed by generous housing and welfare. Which could have been give to promote British Mothers to have mor children (Currently, Govt Medical advisors suggest Women in Britain should continue taking the Pill because it may ward off Cancer, it doesn’t and totally ignoring increased risks of heart related problems).
In addition 1 in 5 Pregnancies in this country end up being aborted.
This is Social Engineering. Encourage the Supression of British birth rates, and flooding the country with Imported Europeans
Who have little or no interest in Britians history, culture, In short, in order to Create the EU Soviet empire, the British ( and European ) Peoples are being replaced, exterminated.
Another way in which the Govt Deliberately undermines society is by Prohibiting parents and teachers from disciplining children then later on, promoting 24 hr drinking, relaxing drug laws.
Then deliberately withddrawing the Police off the streets through unecessesary paperwork.Not only does this lead to breakdown it alienates the Public and the Police from each other.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/18/npolice18.xml