Real Politics

In the past nine months, Cameron has made one speech on health and education, whereas he has made no less than 18 on the economy. It is clear why he wishes to shift focus onto the economy, as this is where the Tory party is leading, and also it is something which is directly affecting everyone in the country in a negative way.

The problem with this, however, is that he is failing to point out Labour’s other failures which are just as important and detrimental to the future of this country. In education, as I reported recently, 25pc of primary school children are floundering and there is a black hole worth millions. In health, some 30 000 children have to have their teeth pulled due to the poor quality of NHS dentists or even the lack of NHS dentists in certain areas. In general party politics, Labour is continuously at the forefront for sleaze and misadministration and incompetence.

Above I’ve given three precise examples. There are, however, many more if one wishes to read the papers or do a bit of research. Each and every day there are stories about how Labour is failing Britain today and for future generations. It is true, they are doing so in regards to the economy as well, however, this shouldn’t be the sole point of attack.

The Conservative Party needs to be more vehement in their attacks on Labour and Brown, and also more broad and cover a variety of briefs on a regular basis than focus on one or two areas. Repeating Bill Clinton’s “It's the economy, stupid” mantra won’t work.