Defending our Freedoms
Obviously the world is more dangerous and we've got to keep up our guard.
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These durable strengths allow Britain to defend our interests and
promote our values across the globe.
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As a country, we have been in the vanguard of freedom’s advance,
a friend to the growth of democracy, an advocate of the rule of law,
a defender of the oppressed and a robust protector of our
people’s security.
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But, under this Government, Britain’s ability to defend its interests
and secure valuable freedoms has been undermined. Our Armed
Forces, the vital muscle which allows us to punch above our
weight, have been allowed to weaken. And our relations with the
European Union have been mismanaged in a way which threatens
not just British interests, but the capacity of the continent to adapt
flexibly to the
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A Conservative Government will strengthen our Armed Forces
within NATO by spending £2.7 billion more than Labour on the front
line by 2007-08.
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Those serving in our Armed Forces are vitally important to us, so
we must take care of the people most important to them. A
Conservative Government will support service families. They
deserve decent homes, good schools for their children, and the
chance to spend as much time as possible with their families.
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We will make the Army stronger. A Conservative Government will
preserve the regiments Labour would abolish and improve the
supply and procurement of weaponry.
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We should support our Armed Forces and our foreign
policy should serve the British national interest
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We will save warships Mr Blair would scrap. A Conservative
Government will support European co-operation on defence but
we strongly believe that such co-operation should take place within
the framework of NATO.
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If a Conservative Government ever has to take the country to war,
we will tell the British people why. Mr Blair misrepresented
intelligence to make the case for war in Iraq, and failed to plan for
the aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s downfall. It is nevertheless the
case that a democratic Iraq would be a powerful beacon of hope
in a troubled part of the world. So we believe that Britain must
remain committed to rebuilding Iraq and allowing democracy to
take hold. And a Conservative Government will work to achieve
peace in the Middle East based on the principle of Israel secure
within its borders and a viable Palestinian state.
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In a reformed Europe, the restrictive employment laws of the
Social Chapter will have to give way to more flexible working. We
will ensure that Britain once again leads the fight for a deregulated
Europe by negotiating the restoration of our opt-out from the Social
Chapter.
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The common policies on agriculture and fisheries are
unsustainable, damaging to free trade and conservation, and
waste huge sums of money. The CAP needs further and deeper
reform. And, because fisheries would be better administered at the
national level, we will negotiate to restore national and local control
over British fishing grounds. We are determined to ensure national
control in this area.
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We will also build on the success of enlargement, making Europe
more diverse by working to bring in more nations, including Turkey.
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We value Britain’s membership of the European Union, but our
horizons extend much further. A key element of British foreign
policy under a Conservative Government will be fighting world
poverty. We will support further action on debt relief and will work
to meet the UN target of spending 0.7 per cent of national income
on overseas aid by 2013. We believe that British aid programmes
are among the best in the world, so we will negotiate to increase
British national control over our international aid spending.
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Above all, we recognise that there is a vital thread that links open
markets, free trade, property rights, the rule of law, democracy,
economic development and social progress. We will use our global
influence to champion these principles in the interests of the
developing world.
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Britain and the World
- No to the Euro and EU Constitution
- More and better aid to tackle global poverty
- Stronger Armed Forces
- Keeping NATO at the heart of our foreign policy
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