Modern Conservatism
It's been a bumpy ride for David Cameron over the last few weeks. The leaked memos, the hug a hoodie speech (an interesting example of a thoughtful, eminently sensible speech being overshadowed by a soundbite that was never actually used), the alleged dilution of the Priority List, the delayed withdrawal from the EPP and the delay for the Mayoral Primary.
Our opponents will seek to exploit this and claim that the gloss has come off David Cameron's leadership and that he will soon abandon his modernising efforts. Some within the Conservative Party, especially those who have become comfortable with opposition will repeat these claims. Some may even seek to strengthen them.
They will be wrong, and they will fail.
The strategy David Cameron has in place is strong enough to deal with these, the minor ups and downs of every day politics.
Most of these setbacks (the EPP, the memos, the Mayoral Primary and the Priority list) are of virtually no interest to the general public. They will do us no harm. In time we will forget them ourselves as the goals are still achieved even if it does take a litle longer.
Where on policy Cameron has inspired attacks this will actually help him over the long term. Generally the attacks have come from sources that the floating voters are uncomfortable with. These attacks will give the confidence in David Cameron.
Even hug a hoodie once you get past the crassness of the sound bite will be ok.He has demonstrated that he is prepared to go beyond traditional Conservative thinking on crime thus firmly anchoring himself as a centrist.
The real strength of Cameron's modernisation is that he embodies it. His style and choice of issues reflect who he is. For all the alleged gimmicks David Cameron's not faking it.
When David Cameron talks about the plight of the worlds poorest he speaks as someone shaped as young man by mid 80's politics. Live Aid was held in 1985 when he was 19. Like everyone in his generation his perception of the world was shaped by the startling pictures from Ethiopia.
Cameron has grown up as the environmental movement has gathered pace. Putting the environment front and centre isn't a gimmick for him. He's 38 and his children will directly be affected by the ramifications of climate change. It's real for him.
Cameron grew up with the Queen on the throne and Margraet Thatcher in Downing Street. It's no wonder that getting more women on to the Conservative benches is a preoccupation. From the prespective of anyone his age or younger it is profoundly odd that this is a discussion we should still need to have.
I could go on.
I believe in David Cameron. He shares my concerns. He sees the world roughly how I do. I trust he won't reverse the modernisation because to do so would be to betray who he is as a person.
I won't agree with everything he says or does. But that doesn't matter.
Ultimately we share same aim, the election of a modern Conservative government which can then address the problems of the today with contemporary Conservative solutions.
Because we need them.
Our opponents will seek to exploit this and claim that the gloss has come off David Cameron's leadership and that he will soon abandon his modernising efforts. Some within the Conservative Party, especially those who have become comfortable with opposition will repeat these claims. Some may even seek to strengthen them.
They will be wrong, and they will fail.
The strategy David Cameron has in place is strong enough to deal with these, the minor ups and downs of every day politics.
Most of these setbacks (the EPP, the memos, the Mayoral Primary and the Priority list) are of virtually no interest to the general public. They will do us no harm. In time we will forget them ourselves as the goals are still achieved even if it does take a litle longer.
Where on policy Cameron has inspired attacks this will actually help him over the long term. Generally the attacks have come from sources that the floating voters are uncomfortable with. These attacks will give the confidence in David Cameron.
Even hug a hoodie once you get past the crassness of the sound bite will be ok.He has demonstrated that he is prepared to go beyond traditional Conservative thinking on crime thus firmly anchoring himself as a centrist.
The real strength of Cameron's modernisation is that he embodies it. His style and choice of issues reflect who he is. For all the alleged gimmicks David Cameron's not faking it.
When David Cameron talks about the plight of the worlds poorest he speaks as someone shaped as young man by mid 80's politics. Live Aid was held in 1985 when he was 19. Like everyone in his generation his perception of the world was shaped by the startling pictures from Ethiopia.
Cameron has grown up as the environmental movement has gathered pace. Putting the environment front and centre isn't a gimmick for him. He's 38 and his children will directly be affected by the ramifications of climate change. It's real for him.
Cameron grew up with the Queen on the throne and Margraet Thatcher in Downing Street. It's no wonder that getting more women on to the Conservative benches is a preoccupation. From the prespective of anyone his age or younger it is profoundly odd that this is a discussion we should still need to have.
I could go on.
I believe in David Cameron. He shares my concerns. He sees the world roughly how I do. I trust he won't reverse the modernisation because to do so would be to betray who he is as a person.
I won't agree with everything he says or does. But that doesn't matter.
Ultimately we share same aim, the election of a modern Conservative government which can then address the problems of the today with contemporary Conservative solutions.
Because we need them.
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