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Cameron's Conservatives stand for ending Labour misrule.
Posted by: bluepatriot | April 28, 2008 at 08:31
The Cameron-led Tories want to be more like Europe with the same levels of tax, public spending, inadequate defence spending and fashionable posing on the environment.
Posted by: Umbrella man | April 28, 2008 at 08:36
Cameron's Conservatives are very change to win.
Posted by: Ashton | April 28, 2008 at 09:01
They stand for mending Britain's broken society by rebuilding the family, help voluntary organisations and rehabilitating people with drug problems.
Posted by: Sammy Finn | April 28, 2008 at 09:04
Cameron's Tories are offering to paper over the widening cracks of the big government status quo with a thin veneer of change.
Posted by: Chad Noble | April 28, 2008 at 09:05
"If you give people more power and control over their lives, they become stronger, and society becomes stronger as well."
Posted by: jamie | April 28, 2008 at 09:05
A strong, free and dynamic nation-state of individuals that form a civil society, who value liberty, cherish aspiration and protect the most vulnerable in society; where the state is harnessed out of need, not want.
Posted by: Giles McNeill | April 28, 2008 at 09:05
Blair won.
Posted by: Mark Hudson | April 28, 2008 at 09:08
Compassionate, optimistic, 21st century sensibility; timeless Tory principles.
Posted by: Gordon's Missing Bottle | April 28, 2008 at 09:08
Cameron's Conservatives stand for empowering individuals and communities.
Posted by: nobody | April 28, 2008 at 09:09
"We wont let it rest there"
Posted by: Dontmakemelaugh | April 28, 2008 at 09:09
Oligarchy and wind turbines.
Posted by: Roger Bird | April 28, 2008 at 09:09
Like Blair, with lower taxes and no Gordon.
Posted by: Guido Fawkes | April 28, 2008 at 09:10
Weren't they the ones who said something about "sharing the proceeds of growth" -i.e. we'll let you have back some of your money when we get round to it?
Posted by: Mark Williams | April 28, 2008 at 09:11
Small Government
Posted by: Paul M | April 28, 2008 at 09:12
We are the heirs to Blair.
Posted by: Alan S | April 28, 2008 at 09:14
The politics of pragmatism.
Posted by: Tony Makara | April 28, 2008 at 09:15
Strengthening families, neighbourhoods and public services by controlling less and trusting more.
Posted by: Mark Fulford | April 28, 2008 at 09:15
LoL. Oh come off it Guido, I'll happily bet you £100 that Cameron does not deliver a Tax Freedom day below 31st May whilst in office.
Posted by: Chad Noble | April 28, 2008 at 09:15
Freedom from - hardship, crime & state dependence; Freedom to - spend your own money, live your own life.
Posted by: NorthernEconomist | April 28, 2008 at 09:17
Letting sunshine win the day.
Posted by: johnC | April 28, 2008 at 09:20
In 1979 we mended a broken economy, now we need to mend a broken society.
Posted by: Janice Small | April 28, 2008 at 09:23
More nurses and policeman but no more soldiers and no new taxes.
Posted by: Vince | April 28, 2008 at 09:25
Conservatives - Simple.
(I.e., simpler tax systems, return to focuses on simple social structures like marriage, simpler dealing with criminals (I.e., prison), making that simple walk to the shops safe, removing bureaucracy from police/doctors/teachers etc. In everything we do, our aim is to make life simpler and to rebuild trust and cohesion.
Posted by: Matthew | April 28, 2008 at 09:28
No one held back, no one left behind
Posted by: Adam | April 28, 2008 at 09:28
Adam: "No one held back, no one left behind"
(C) IDS 2003
Posted by: Editor | April 28, 2008 at 09:30
"small government, small taxes, freedom to choose, freedom to fail"
Posted by: Jamal | April 28, 2008 at 09:34
What we should be: "The champions of the individual and the underdog"
What we are: "The compassion of the fortunate for the betterment of the many"
Posted by: Andrew Lilico | April 28, 2008 at 09:35
Cameron's Conservatives (we are not Tories) stand up for those who help themselves and their families, and the most vulnerable in society.
Posted by: David Gold | April 28, 2008 at 09:37
A society where individuals can control their own lives and make the most of their talents, yet still support those who cannot help themselves.
Posted by: Happy Tory | April 28, 2008 at 09:41
"Not much."
Posted by: Adam | April 28, 2008 at 09:41
We won't promise you quick solutions but over time we'll fix Britain by cutting waste, punishing criminals, rebuilding the family and putting meaning back into educational qualifications.
Posted by: Jennifer Wells | April 28, 2008 at 09:43
"Sharing the proceedes of growth".
Posted by: Voice from the South West | April 28, 2008 at 09:49
"Conservatives - Simple" (9.28)
I understand the intention but this might not be such a good idea.......
Posted by: Deborah | April 28, 2008 at 09:51
I am always sceptical when commentators criticise David Cameron for not proposing a unifying theme for the Conservative Party that can be summed up in a single word, sentence, or paragraph. Can any political party claim to do so, seriously? When the Conservative Party sets out its aims and values in ordinary language, as it did in Built to Last, it is criticised for lacking in clarity, precision, and rigor. But when it attempts to do so in technical language that makes use of theoretical concepts, as Oliver Letwin has done, it is accused of being deliberately obscure. There seems to be a double bind at work here.
Posted by: Nick Hoile | April 28, 2008 at 09:52
Giving us hope, dignity and the chance to mend our broken society.
Posted by: Letters From A Tory | April 28, 2008 at 09:52
Cameron's conservatives - we restored the market to it's rightful place, now we will restore civil society to its rightful place.
Posted by: spagbob | April 28, 2008 at 09:59
Inclusion, instead of division; equality of opportunity instead of equality of outcome.
Posted by: Rachel Joyce | April 28, 2008 at 10:05
Social responsibility, sharing the proceeds of growth and trusting people more and the state less.
Posted by: Ali T | April 28, 2008 at 10:10
"Before us, eleven years of socialist wreckage - trust us to rebuild and we will leave no stone unturned."
(Rather than rain on a happy parade as some have done above, I am proposing this out of hope that our aims do in fact go well beyond simply aspiring to manage the wreckage better than the wreckers.)
Posted by: David Cooper | April 28, 2008 at 10:13
Conservatives-Put yourself in control
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008 at 10:14
Mending our broken society.
Posted by: David Belchamber | April 28, 2008 at 10:15
"Setting People Free Without Setting Them Adrift".
Posted by: Robert Halfon | April 28, 2008 at 10:16
Power to the People!
with apologies to Wolfie Smith.
Posted by: John Moss | April 28, 2008 at 10:17
"Politically correct right-wing socialism."
Posted by: Jonathan Powell | April 28, 2008 at 10:21
Deborah @ 9:51
Good point! - so 'making life simpler' then... :)
Posted by: Matthew | April 28, 2008 at 10:24
"Minimal government, minimal state interference, a minimal EU and minimal tax".
Well, I can dream, can't I? :-)
Posted by: Mike H | April 28, 2008 at 10:39
Compassionate Conservatism that takes power away from the center and passes it down to the people.
Posted by: activist | April 28, 2008 at 10:41
We will fight for an inclusive society in which ALL residents of Notting Hill have the right to achieve personal goals.
Posted by: Henry Mayhew - 'kipper | April 28, 2008 at 10:44
The freedom to live independently through the family and civil society (rather than a monolithic state); trusting individuals and groups to do the right thing for themselves, their neighbours and their country; allowing more choice, flexibility and opportunity for all.
Posted by: EML | April 28, 2008 at 10:54
Cameron's Conservatives - One Nation Toryism which embraces the need for social and environmental justice whilst allowing a sustainable economy to flourish.
Posted by: Sam S | April 28, 2008 at 10:59
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