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[/audioplayer]Today’s speech was all about equipping the Tories with the weapons they’ll need to fight the next election.
The Cameroons have always been convinced, with justification, that the Tories can only hope to win elections if they neutralise the NHS as an issue. So, we saw Cameron giving the party a shield on that issue—a promise to increase spending on the NHS every year. This was combined with Cameron’s most personal—and angriest—response yet to Labour efforts to suggest that he’s privatising or running down the NHS. If Labour continue to make this charge, Cameron is prepared to respond in emotional terms; pointing out the family reasons why he is so committed to the NHS.
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