Our Principles
Conservatives believe in...
1 Advancing Opportunity
People expect to be able to make more and more decisions for themselves. Advancing opportunity means shifting power from the State to individuals and civic institutions.
Education is the key to opportunity and social mobility. We will deliver more teaching by ability in schools and revolutionise apprenticeships to give young people a chance.
2 Nurturing Responsibility
With opportunity comes responsibility. We need to strengthen the structures which bring stability and a sense of belonging: home, neighbourhood and nation.
A Conservative government will strengthen families by reforming tax and benefits to support marriage. We will strengthen communities by expanding the role of charities and social enterprises. And we will strengthen society with a welfare system that reinforces mutual respect and civility.
3 Promoting Security
The first duty of the government is to protect us from the threats of war, terrorism, climate change, energy insecurity, crime and economic instability. Civil liberties, however, should be protected.
Conservatives would introduce elected police commissioners and crime mapping to make policing more accountable; and a decentralised energy revolution to enable every school, hospital and household to generate their own electricity.
Labour thinks that the answer to everything is more state control. Taxes, red tape, regulations and bureaucracy have all exploded out of proportion under Labour.
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Published & promoted by Brian Chipps on behalf of East Lewisham Conservatives,
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