Conservative Party Conference: David Cameron first speech

Conservative Party Conference: David Cameron first speech; -Today, people want different things / The priorities are different / Safer streets, Schools that teach, a better quality of life, better treatment for carers, that's what people are talking about today / But for too long, we were having a different conversation / Instead of talking about the things that most people care about, we talked about what we cared about most / While parents worried about childcare, getting the kids to school, balancing work and family life - we were banging on about Europe / As they worried about standards in thousands of secondary schools, we obsessed about a handful more grammar schools / As rising expectations demanded a better NHS for everyone, we put our faith in opt-outs for a few / While people wanted, more than anything, stability and low mortgage rates, the first thing we talked about was tax cuts / For years, this country wanted - desperately needed - a sensible centre-right party to sort things out in a sensible way / Well, that's what we are today (applause) / In these past ten months we have moved back to the ground on which this Party's success has always been built / The centre ground of British politics and that is where we will stay / Preparing the ground is just the first stage / Now we must show what we will build there / A strong government needs strong foundations / I want us to lay those foundations this week CUTAWAYs Audience applauding