The mission of our times: the fair society

Gordon Brown has set out his vision of a new settlement for new times in his speech to Labour Party Conference.

In his speech, he gave the British people an unconditional assurance of his commitment to dealing with challenging economic circumstances, and investing in the future to build Labour's enduring aim: the fair society, defined by social mobility, where everyone has a fair chance to succeed.

Of David Cameron's Conservatives he said

"Just think where our country would be if we'd listened to them. No paternity leave, no New Deal, no Bank of England independence, no Sure Start, no devolution, no civil partnerships, no minimum wage, no new investment in the NHS, no new nurses, no new police, no new schools.

"So let's hear no more from the Conservatives - we did fix the roof while the sun was shining."

Measures announced in his speech included a new commitment to put in legislation our commitment to eradicate child poverty by 2020; a new goal of free nursery places for 2 year olds; a new entitlement for primary school pupils to one-to-one tuition if they are behind expectations and are making slow progress in English and/or maths in Key Stage 2; a commitment to get 1 million more families on broadband by 2012 and a commitment to end prescription charges for cancer patients.

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[frrana101]

support labour

[andrewtaribo]

Amazing, Labour is the only true alternative for a fairer United Kingdom.

[Whiteangel20102000]

If conservative run the government theBritiain's economic and everything would be much worst than whatever you imagine, Just learn from the post and look at the future.

[zedeIslam1]

Vote & support labour, If you do not want to see the  Margaret Thatcher 's dark era again

[Socialism4UK]

New Labour is our nation's only hope of salvation.

[Socialism4UK]

Labour=fairness and equality.

Tories=unfairness and inequality.

It's your choice.

[leachyycfc]

Fantastic speech.

Lets vote against cameron and re-elect Brown. The person who's kept millions in there jobs instead of the 'do-nothing' Tories.

[rikhurley]

Can I ask if you read the Daily mail by any chance?

[shoktothesystem]

The Tories must love this speech as they keep viewing it to put thumbs down..unless, ile their cabinet, their sad.

[shoktothesystem]

This is why Gordon Brown should remain Prime Minister. I'm looking forward to a Fourth Labour term.

[forwardadam1]

Some of us are still left :)

[Sixxstring90]

Gordon Brown is delusional. We have had five Labour governments, and we have had five devaluations under Labour. The first occured under Ramsay MacDonald during 1931. The second one occured under Clem Atlee in 1949. The third occured under Harold Wilson in 1967, when he declared that ''the pound in your pocket'' was safe. A further devaluation occured when Labour humiliated Britain by going cap in hand to the IMF. And Gordon Brown has had his devaluation