This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7645053.stm
The article has changed 20 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 16 | Version 17 |
|---|---|
| Cameron: I am a man with a plan | Cameron: I am a man with a plan |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| David Cameron has described himself as "a man with a plan" to fix Britain's "broken society" and get the country out of the financial mess it is in. | David Cameron has described himself as "a man with a plan" to fix Britain's "broken society" and get the country out of the financial mess it is in. |
| But in a keynote speech to his party conference, the Tory leader warned there would be "no miracle cures". | But in a keynote speech to his party conference, the Tory leader warned there would be "no miracle cures". |
| He vowed to end Labour's "spendaholic" policies and said he had the "grit" to make unpopular decisions. | He vowed to end Labour's "spendaholic" policies and said he had the "grit" to make unpopular decisions. |
| He also tackled Labour's claim he was a "novice", saying he had the character and judgement to lead. | He also tackled Labour's claim he was a "novice", saying he had the character and judgement to lead. |
| Unlike in previous years, when he has spoken without notes, Mr Cameron delivered the speech from behind a lectern as he tried to project a more heavyweight image. | Unlike in previous years, when he has spoken without notes, Mr Cameron delivered the speech from behind a lectern as he tried to project a more heavyweight image. |
| 'Optimistic' | 'Optimistic' |
| The Conservatives would inherit "a huge deficit and an economy in a mess" and would need to do "difficult and unpopular things for the long term good of the country... I'm ready for that", he said. | The Conservatives would inherit "a huge deficit and an economy in a mess" and would need to do "difficult and unpopular things for the long term good of the country... I'm ready for that", he said. |
| Mr Cameron is understood to have toned down a planned attack on Gordon Brown to avoid accusations of playing politics at a time of financial crisis. | Mr Cameron is understood to have toned down a planned attack on Gordon Brown to avoid accusations of playing politics at a time of financial crisis. |
| But he directly took on the prime minister's claim that the current crisis it is "no time for a novice", saying Britain needed "a change in direction". | But he directly took on the prime minister's claim that the current crisis it is "no time for a novice", saying Britain needed "a change in direction". |
| WORD CLOUD This word cloud displays words in proportion to their frequencyThe word count is based on the text as prepared for delivery Speech as it happened class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5429&edition=1">Send us your comments | |
| "To do difficult things for the long term, or even to get us through the financial crisis in the short term - it's not experience we need; it's character and judgement. | "To do difficult things for the long term, or even to get us through the financial crisis in the short term - it's not experience we need; it's character and judgement. |
| "To rebuild our economy, it's not more of the same we need, but change. To repair our broken society, it's not more of the same we need, but change. | "To rebuild our economy, it's not more of the same we need, but change. To repair our broken society, it's not more of the same we need, but change. |
| "Experience is the argument of the incumbent over the ages. Experience is what they always say when they try to stop change." | "Experience is the argument of the incumbent over the ages. Experience is what they always say when they try to stop change." |
| But although Britain was going through "difficult times", Mr Cameron said he was "optimistic" the country would come through to "better times ahead". | But although Britain was going through "difficult times", Mr Cameron said he was "optimistic" the country would come through to "better times ahead". |
| He told party members: "We are a united party, united in spirit and united in purpose. | He told party members: "We are a united party, united in spirit and united in purpose. |
| "And we know that our task is to take people with us, rebuilding our battered economy, renewing our bureaucratised NHS, repairing our broken society. | "And we know that our task is to take people with us, rebuilding our battered economy, renewing our bureaucratised NHS, repairing our broken society. |
| "That is our plan for change. In these difficult times we promise no new dawns, no incredible transformations. I'm a man with a plan, not a miracle cure." | "That is our plan for change. In these difficult times we promise no new dawns, no incredible transformations. I'm a man with a plan, not a miracle cure." |
| 'Grit and determination' | 'Grit and determination' |
| He also pledged a crackdown on quangos and government waste. | He also pledged a crackdown on quangos and government waste. |
| He said: "The test of whether we're ready for government is not whether we can come up with exciting shadow budgets. | He said: "The test of whether we're ready for government is not whether we can come up with exciting shadow budgets. |
| "It is whether we have the grit and determination to impose discipline on government spending, keep our nerve and say 'no' - even in the teeth of hostility and protest. | "It is whether we have the grit and determination to impose discipline on government spending, keep our nerve and say 'no' - even in the teeth of hostility and protest. |
| "That is the responsible party we are and that is the responsible government I will lead." | "That is the responsible party we are and that is the responsible government I will lead." |
| All we got was warm words and easy populism Yvette Cooper, Labour | All we got was warm words and easy populism Yvette Cooper, Labour |
| The Conservatives have previously said they would stick to Labour's spending plans in the early years of an incoming Tory government. | The Conservatives have previously said they would stick to Labour's spending plans in the early years of an incoming Tory government. |
| But Mr Cameron's words will be seen as a sign that they have been forced to think again in the light of this week's global financial meltdown. | But Mr Cameron's words will be seen as a sign that they have been forced to think again in the light of this week's global financial meltdown. |
| He attempted to set out core values of family, social responsibility and public service. | He attempted to set out core values of family, social responsibility and public service. |
| Mr Cameron described himself as a "41-year-old father of three who thinks that family is the most important thing there is", and he referred several times to his wife Samantha and their children. | Mr Cameron described himself as a "41-year-old father of three who thinks that family is the most important thing there is", and he referred several times to his wife Samantha and their children. |
| In a rare joke, he said: "I admire entrepreneurs. I should do - I go to bed with one every night ... she's my wife Samantha and I'm incredibly proud of what she does." | In a rare joke, he said: "I admire entrepreneurs. I should do - I go to bed with one every night ... she's my wife Samantha and I'm incredibly proud of what she does." |
| He also claimed the Conservatives were now the party of the NHS and the "party of social justice," summing up his philosophy as "progressive ends, Conservative means". | He also claimed the Conservatives were now the party of the NHS and the "party of social justice," summing up his philosophy as "progressive ends, Conservative means". |
| For Labour, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper said: "Cameron says he is a man with a plan. But all we got was warm words and easy populism. Where were the credible alternatives? | For Labour, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper said: "Cameron says he is a man with a plan. But all we got was warm words and easy populism. Where were the credible alternatives? |
| "In the last few weeks the world has changed. For all his talk of change David Cameron shows no sign of keeping up with events, and still offers nothing to meet the serious economic and financial challenges we face." | "In the last few weeks the world has changed. For all his talk of change David Cameron shows no sign of keeping up with events, and still offers nothing to meet the serious economic and financial challenges we face." |