Tommorrow
Tomorrow can be better than today
Michael Howard has issued a dramatic rally call to the British people to throw their support behind the Conservatives, and take the opportunity of an improved quality of life in a "tomorrow better than today".In his keynote speech to the party's pre-election Spring Forum in Brighton, the party leader tore into Labour's record of failure, delivered a stinging personal attack on Tony Blair, hailed the positive and optimistic future that would unfold under a new Conservative administration, and pledged that when elected to power he would lead a country that could once again "hold its head up high".
In upbeat mood following the Government's mauling over new anti-terrorist laws, Mr Howard was introduced to the Forum by three of his younger family members - Nick, Larissa and Sholto, and he was joined by family members on stage after his speech.Speaking from the rostrum before an audience of fellow Conservative politicians, candidates, councillors, activists, grass roots members, and officials, he embodied the new found confidence sweeping the party as the election approaches. And he spelt out how the Conservatives have the answers to the mainstream challenges facing the country."
Thanks to all your efforts, the Conservative Party is now, for the first time in many years, in a position to restore principle to government, to stand up for common sense, and to put people's priorities first."He highlighted the way the party is now "making the political weather" and catching the public mood with policies and plans "rooted in common sense values" and focusing on real issues that matter to people - restoring school discipline, lowering taxes, eradicating MRSA, while controlling immigration and getting more police on the beat.Mr Howard won laughter and applause when he suggested Tony Blair and his regime are now on the run, resorting to lies and spin as the going gets tough. He said: "Just look at Labour. So far this year they have compared me to Fagin, to Shylock and to a flying pig. I don't know about you, but something tells me that someone, somewhere out there, is just a little bit rattled.
They will do anything, say anything, claim anything to cling on to office at all costs."But he added to cheers:" Well I'm not going to let them get away with it. Too many people are longing for change. Too many hopes rest on our shoulders. We have work to do."He promised that an incoming Conservative administration will rein in Blair's out of control borrowing, maintain the Pound, stand by the basic principles of the NHS, and back hospitals and GPs with £34 billion in extra funding.
Constant Conservatives values - trusting enterprise, rewarding hard work, respecting others and fostering personal responsibility and a sense of nationhood - would guide a new government as it reflected the values of Britain's forgotten majority of decent hard-working people now being taken for granted by Mr Blair.Mr Howard highlighted the case of Margaret Dixon, the Warrington pensioner whose cancelled shoulder operation recently exposed the failings of the NHS on Labour's watch. "When I raised her case, I was accused of playing politics. Mrs Dixon, Labour said, was a human shield. She's not a human shield, Mr Blair, she's a human being. A wife, a mother, a neighbour. Margaret Dixon deserves to be treated with respect, not dismissed with a soundbite," he protested.
Mr Howard called Tony Blair to account for his broken promises, all the public money he has wasted, and for the contempt he has shown for the high office he holds. "The British people have had enough of your talk, Mr Blair. And so have I. We've heard it all before." Promising that if installed in Downing Street he would be a Prime Minister the voters could trust, heading an administration that would keep its promises, Mr Howard said: "We believe tomorrow can be better than today. And now it's time for action, to make sure that tomorrow is better than today."
Mr Howard said the British people now face a clear choice, between higher taxes and more power to Brussels regime on offer from the Liberal Democrats, the five more years of talk with Tony Blair, or a new direction under the Conservatives, with a clear Timetable for Action to get Britain back onto its feet. "So come and join us. Whatever your background, wherever you are from, if you are thinking what we're thinking - come and join us: there is a better way," he said
Michael Howard has issued a dramatic rally call to the British people to throw their support behind the Conservatives, and take the opportunity of an improved quality of life in a "tomorrow better than today".In his keynote speech to the party's pre-election Spring Forum in Brighton, the party leader tore into Labour's record of failure, delivered a stinging personal attack on Tony Blair, hailed the positive and optimistic future that would unfold under a new Conservative administration, and pledged that when elected to power he would lead a country that could once again "hold its head up high".
In upbeat mood following the Government's mauling over new anti-terrorist laws, Mr Howard was introduced to the Forum by three of his younger family members - Nick, Larissa and Sholto, and he was joined by family members on stage after his speech.Speaking from the rostrum before an audience of fellow Conservative politicians, candidates, councillors, activists, grass roots members, and officials, he embodied the new found confidence sweeping the party as the election approaches. And he spelt out how the Conservatives have the answers to the mainstream challenges facing the country."
Thanks to all your efforts, the Conservative Party is now, for the first time in many years, in a position to restore principle to government, to stand up for common sense, and to put people's priorities first."He highlighted the way the party is now "making the political weather" and catching the public mood with policies and plans "rooted in common sense values" and focusing on real issues that matter to people - restoring school discipline, lowering taxes, eradicating MRSA, while controlling immigration and getting more police on the beat.Mr Howard won laughter and applause when he suggested Tony Blair and his regime are now on the run, resorting to lies and spin as the going gets tough. He said: "Just look at Labour. So far this year they have compared me to Fagin, to Shylock and to a flying pig. I don't know about you, but something tells me that someone, somewhere out there, is just a little bit rattled.
They will do anything, say anything, claim anything to cling on to office at all costs."But he added to cheers:" Well I'm not going to let them get away with it. Too many people are longing for change. Too many hopes rest on our shoulders. We have work to do."He promised that an incoming Conservative administration will rein in Blair's out of control borrowing, maintain the Pound, stand by the basic principles of the NHS, and back hospitals and GPs with £34 billion in extra funding.
Constant Conservatives values - trusting enterprise, rewarding hard work, respecting others and fostering personal responsibility and a sense of nationhood - would guide a new government as it reflected the values of Britain's forgotten majority of decent hard-working people now being taken for granted by Mr Blair.Mr Howard highlighted the case of Margaret Dixon, the Warrington pensioner whose cancelled shoulder operation recently exposed the failings of the NHS on Labour's watch. "When I raised her case, I was accused of playing politics. Mrs Dixon, Labour said, was a human shield. She's not a human shield, Mr Blair, she's a human being. A wife, a mother, a neighbour. Margaret Dixon deserves to be treated with respect, not dismissed with a soundbite," he protested.
Mr Howard called Tony Blair to account for his broken promises, all the public money he has wasted, and for the contempt he has shown for the high office he holds. "The British people have had enough of your talk, Mr Blair. And so have I. We've heard it all before." Promising that if installed in Downing Street he would be a Prime Minister the voters could trust, heading an administration that would keep its promises, Mr Howard said: "We believe tomorrow can be better than today. And now it's time for action, to make sure that tomorrow is better than today."
Mr Howard said the British people now face a clear choice, between higher taxes and more power to Brussels regime on offer from the Liberal Democrats, the five more years of talk with Tony Blair, or a new direction under the Conservatives, with a clear Timetable for Action to get Britain back onto its feet. "So come and join us. Whatever your background, wherever you are from, if you are thinking what we're thinking - come and join us: there is a better way," he said
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