Labourlist (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... and communities come together to solve problems. We must use the state to remake society.” David Cameron must be afflicted with a very bad state of cognitive dissonance this morning. It is just inconceivable that you can at once blame government for every ill in our society and at the same time call for more government to cure these ills. The damage caused by a little poison...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
For someone who professes to be so worried about inflation David Cameron seems bizarrely ignorant about what its effects are. In his speech on poverty yesterday the Tory leader said:
Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
David Cameron's use of 'severe' poverty statistics in his speech last night are at odds with the findings of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. David Cameron used Huge Young memorial lecture to attack Labour's record on equality: "In the past decade, the gap between the richest and the poorest got wider. Indeed, ...
The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Conservative leader David Cameron outlined yesterday his party's approach to tackle poverty, saying that Conservatives, not Labour, are best placed to fight poverty in the country. Cameron said that "the size, scope and role of government in Britain has reached a point where it is now inhibiting, not advancing the progressive aims of reducing poverty, fighting inequality,...
The Christian Institute (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Conservative Party leader David Cameron has said that he has faith in God and that the Church of England and other churches “play a very important role in society”. However, Mr Cameron clarified that his faith “grows hotter and colder by moments”, that he does not feel he has a “direct line” to God, and that [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Cameron has urged Britons to adopt a "can do and should do attitude" as he warned that the era of "big state" support will be rolled back by a Conservative government.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Tory leader accuses prime minister of living in a parallel universe David Cameron today accused Gordon Brown of "living in a parallel universe" as the two clashed over youth unemployment and spending cuts. At a later-than-usual prime minister's question time due to the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey, the Conservative leader said government measures to cut youth...
Organized Rage (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The Conservative leader could be accused of stealing Labour's clothes, but this is certainly not a man we should ridicule David Cameron's speech isn't simply a raid into Labour territory. The speech declares war on Labour's reason for existence. There have, over the past 100 years, been disputes over what Labour is or should be about. Whatever individual views protagonists have pushed,...
A blog from the back room (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
I was quite excited to hear about David Cameron’s speech on “the Big Society” yesterday. I didn’t havetiem to read it then, so I set aside som time to try and pay attention to it this lunchtime. Having read the Phil Collins article that challenged Cameron on his agenda, I was looking forward to hearing Cameron’s [...]
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | yesterday
LABOUR’S multi-billion pound programme to tackle poverty has made people more “selfish”, David Cameron said last night, triggering a furious political row.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the annual Hugo Young lecture held at Kings Place, David Cameron sets out how he hopes to replace 'big government' with a 'big society"
Politics.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Cameron finally laid out his ideas for tackling poverty in a keynote speech today.
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, speaking ahead of David Cameron's Hugo Young lecture, criticised the Conservatives' policies as unworkable: "The idea that things like Sure Start, the NHS or tax credits are killing kindness is a crazy sign of how Thatcherite David Cameron really is. It insults the millions of families, neighbours and community...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Conservative leader David Cameron has outlined his plans for tackling poverty and inequality in a speech at the Guardian's headquarters. Making the sixth annual Hugo Young memorial lecture, Cameron said Labour's "big government" has "squeezed out" individuals' sense of civic responsibliity. Instead of big government, Cameron's Conservatives want...
