David Cameron reveals his hawkish side

Security is the watchword of this Tory election campaign. But today the Tories put just as much of an emphasis on national security as economic security. The message was, to put it crudely: it is a dangerous world out there with threats at home and abroad, so who do you want on that wall—Cameron or Miliband?

This new emphasis began with Theresa May introducing David Cameron. She talked about the threat from Islamist extremism and how the Tories would combat it. Cameron continued this theme in his speech, declaring in some of the punchiest language of the campaign from him that:

‘We also need to assert the British values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law – and assert them proudly.  Other parties might be wary of causing offence, or of being criticised by those who see every single measure as an affront to their civil liberties.  Well, I have met the parents and loved ones of those killed by terrorists.