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Tories to end 'hysterical' reform Cameron would end 'manic' reform
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David Cameron says he will end the "hysterical" pace of public service reform undertaken by Labour, while keeping many of the key changes. David Cameron says he will end the "manic" pace of public service reform undertaken by Labour, while keeping many of the key changes.
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, the Tory leader said he would not cancel all the changes if he became prime minister. In a speech to public service staff and experts, the Tory leader said he would not cancel all the changes if he became prime minister.
He said he preferred "the long runway approach to political change". He said Conservatives "would not tear up the legacy we receive from Labour".
He described Labour's pace of reform as "frenetic, legislative driven, very top-down and often contradictory." He advocated a "more patient approach [to reform] that avoids lurching from one direction to another".
In an earlier interview with the Guardian newspaper, he described Labour's pace of reform as "frenetic, legislative driven, very top-down and often contradictory."
He argued that Tony Blair had spent his first two terms as prime minister ripping up the Tories' legacy before reinstating it.He argued that Tony Blair had spent his first two terms as prime minister ripping up the Tories' legacy before reinstating it.
The pace will be less legislative, more about devolution and more about social responsibility David Cameron We will not tear up the legacy we receive from Labour David Cameron
"We are not going to make the mistake they did and just cancel everything they did. "We will not tear up the legacy we receive from Labour," Mr Cameron said, adding that they would "improve" some policies introduced by Mr Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown.
"We are going to learn and keep the good things. The pace will be less legislative, more about devolution and more about social responsibility. Public services should become less "top-down", with more decisions made locally and more "trust in the professionalism of those who serve the public".
"We are going to have a very clear plan for how we take it forward in those early months and years." "We will give you the responsibility you deserve, so you can give the people of this country the public services they deserve," he told his audience.
Among policies to remain would be city academies and trust schools, although Mr Cameron has already indicated NHS targets would be scrapped. "We do not want to waste time, energy, resources, and - vitally - the goodwill of those who work in public services, with reforms that go first in one direction and then another.
"Our guiding principles are clear, based on our belief in social responsibility."
'Out-of-date'
Among policies to remain if the Conservatives came back in power would be city academies, trust schools, and foundation hospitals, although Mr Cameron has already indicated NHS targets would be scrapped.
Prison policy would be one area to change, with the emphasis on education rather than security.Prison policy would be one area to change, with the emphasis on education rather than security.
"The effect is that 80% of our prison manpower is dedicated to security, and only 20% to education, training, drugs treatment or rehabilitation," Mr Cameron said."The effect is that 80% of our prison manpower is dedicated to security, and only 20% to education, training, drugs treatment or rehabilitation," Mr Cameron said.
"I think that's the wrong ratio and it reflects an out-of-date understanding of criminality and human behaviour.""I think that's the wrong ratio and it reflects an out-of-date understanding of criminality and human behaviour."