Conservative Party Conference: David Cameron first speech

Conservative Party Conference: David Cameron first speech; -Then perhaps the greatest challenge of all / The challenge of bringing up children in a world that often seems fraught with risk and danger / There is nothing that matters more to me than the safety and happiness of my family / Of course it's right that government should be on parents' side / But Labour take it way too far /A national database of every child / Making childcare a state monopoly / Slapping (ASBOs on children)- TECHNICAL FAULT, not heard) who haven't even been born / Labour's intentions may be good, but the unintended consequence is to create a culture of irresponsibility TECHNICAL FAULT, not heard) (applause) / They may have abandoned Clause 4 and the nationalisation of industry / They are replacing it with the nationalisation of everyday life / The state can never be everywhere, policing the interactions of our daily lives - and it shouldn't try / Real change will take years of patient hard work, and we will test every policy by asking: does it enhance parental responsibility? / We need to understand that cultural change is worth any number of government initiatives / Who has done more to improve school food, Jamie Oliver, or the Department of Education? / Put another way, we need more of Supernanny, less of the nanny state (applause) / So in a Conservative Britain, personal responsibility will provide the best answer to the risks and dangers of the modern world / Personal responsibility, Professional responsibility, Corporate responsibility, Civic responsibility / These are the four pillars of our social responsibility / That is the Britain we want to build / A Britain that is more green / More family-friendly / More local control over the things that matter / Less arrogant about politicians' ability to do it all on their own / But more optimistic about what we can achieve if we all work together / We want an opportunity society, not an overpowering state / This week, in our debates, we ...