The man who thinks the electorate were born yesterday
Cameron: "We will serve and support the National Health Service... "... and if you believe that you will believe anything.
He also said "The NHS is an expression of our values as a nation". The creation of which the Tories opposed. Funny, I thought the NHS was an expression of the values of a post-war social democratic consensus that Labour had to fight to establish and then fight to defend against a bunch of Tories who begrudged the poor even getting to see a doctor for free in case it encouraged them to take more days off sick and reduced profit margins.
"Family.Community.Society.The NHS.The environment.Our quality of life. Motherhood. Apple pie." (OK I added the last 2).
Lots of words, most of them nice ones. Even a few policies, most of them inoffensive. But no narrative or theme or vision of what makes the Tories tick and what kind of country they want.
Delivery: 6/10 - compentent middle-management sales presentation without the powerpoint.
Content: 7/10 - if you believe he actually believes it all.
Inspiration/resonance: 2/10 - I don't see this rousing the great lost Tory electorate from their slumbers.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 4:07 pm
3 Comments:
Luke, the tories actually allowed their members to debate and vote on a policy matter this morning...on whether Jamie Oliver was a "national" treasure or not.
Who says they're avoiding policy and replacing it with PR...outrageous notion!
4:38 pm, October 04, 2006
"Family, community, society..."
So they're no longer adherents to the slightly different position of "there is no such thing as society". Maggie must be u-turning in her grave... (figuratively speaking)
4:42 pm, October 04, 2006
So they believe in community now. Oh really? But they don't believe in legislating to help communities because they stand for small Govnt. Sorry if I am left feeling a little confused.
5:42 pm, October 04, 2006
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