David Cameron’s given his speech at the Conservative Spring Forum. I haven’t got access to a television at the moment, so I don’t know what his delivery was like – (can any CoffeeHousers fill us in?) – but the content certainly reads well.
As Fraser said yesterday, the big theme is family. So plenty of talk about rewarding marriage in the tax system and extending parental leave etc. etc. However, what’s particularly impressive is how Cameron makes this message part of a wider philosophy. Take, for instance, this passage:
“But let me make a firm commitment right now. Labour are planning an increase in outreach workers at Surestart centres, as one way of supporting parents with young children. That’s their idea. But money is tight and we’ve got to make choices. So I believe that instead of more untrained outreach workers, we need more trained professionals who really know what they’re doing.
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