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| Conservative leader David Cameron has said he will be as radical a social reformer as Margaret Thatcher was an economic reformer. | |
| In a book about him due out on Monday, Mr Cameron pledged to heal what he called Britain's "broken society". | In a book about him due out on Monday, Mr Cameron pledged to heal what he called Britain's "broken society". |
| But Treasury Chief Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Tory leader's "Cameronomics" contained contradictory policies and did not add up. | But Treasury Chief Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Tory leader's "Cameronomics" contained contradictory policies and did not add up. |
| She said he used "photo ops and warm words" to cover up his "risky agenda". | She said he used "photo ops and warm words" to cover up his "risky agenda". |
| Mr Cameron said that whereas Mrs Thatcher realised economic revival was necessary, "the challenge for... modern Conservatives is reviving our society". | Mr Cameron said that whereas Mrs Thatcher realised economic revival was necessary, "the challenge for... modern Conservatives is reviving our society". |
| "Radical social reform is what this country needs right now," he said. | "Radical social reform is what this country needs right now," he said. |
| 'Welfare dependency' | 'Welfare dependency' |
| In the book, Mr Cameron says: "I'm going to be as radical a social reformer as Mrs Thatcher was an economic reformer, and radical social reform is what this country needs right now. | In the book, Mr Cameron says: "I'm going to be as radical a social reformer as Mrs Thatcher was an economic reformer, and radical social reform is what this country needs right now. |
| "Margaret Thatcher in her time realised that the big challenge was reviving Britain's economy, and we should recognise that the challenge for the modern Conservatives is reviving our society. | "Margaret Thatcher in her time realised that the big challenge was reviving Britain's economy, and we should recognise that the challenge for the modern Conservatives is reviving our society. |
| "It's dealing with the issues of family breakdown, welfare dependency, failing schools, crime, and the problems that we see in too many of our communities." | "It's dealing with the issues of family breakdown, welfare dependency, failing schools, crime, and the problems that we see in too many of our communities." |
| The book, Cameron on Cameron, is the result of a year-long series of interviews with GQ magazine editor Dylan Jones. It was a lie and it was treating people like fools David Cameron | The book, Cameron on Cameron, is the result of a year-long series of interviews with GQ magazine editor Dylan Jones. It was a lie and it was treating people like fools David Cameron |
| In it the Tory leader also says he believes he would now be prime minister if Gordon Brown had not called off plans for a general election last autumn. | In it the Tory leader also says he believes he would now be prime minister if Gordon Brown had not called off plans for a general election last autumn. |
| "I absolutely believe that if we'd have had that election that Gordon Brown would no longer have been prime minister and that the Conservatives would have been the largest party in a hung parliament," he said. | "I absolutely believe that if we'd have had that election that Gordon Brown would no longer have been prime minister and that the Conservatives would have been the largest party in a hung parliament," he said. |
| Mr Cameron goes as far as calling the prime minister a liar for denying that unfavourable opinion polls informed his decision not to go ahead with the election. | Mr Cameron goes as far as calling the prime minister a liar for denying that unfavourable opinion polls informed his decision not to go ahead with the election. |
| "Brown compounded calling off the election by then saying it was nothing to do with the polls, which was a massive mistake. It was a lie and it was treating people like fools." | "Brown compounded calling off the election by then saying it was nothing to do with the polls, which was a massive mistake. It was a lie and it was treating people like fools." |
| But Mr Cameron also admits that although he has in the past labelled the prime minister a "ditherer", he too can have a hard-time making decisions. A serious look at his policies reveals an approach which is at best confused and at worst would be deeply damaging for our economy Yvette Cooper | But Mr Cameron also admits that although he has in the past labelled the prime minister a "ditherer", he too can have a hard-time making decisions. A serious look at his policies reveals an approach which is at best confused and at worst would be deeply damaging for our economy Yvette Cooper |
| "Sometimes maybe I put off making decisions that maybe I should have taken earlier," he says. | "Sometimes maybe I put off making decisions that maybe I should have taken earlier," he says. |
| The book also touches on a confrontation Mr Cameron had with a van driver, his decision to deliver his first party conference speech as leader without notes, and the dent to his green credentials of having a driver follow him to and from work with his papers while he rode his bicycle. | The book also touches on a confrontation Mr Cameron had with a van driver, his decision to deliver his first party conference speech as leader without notes, and the dent to his green credentials of having a driver follow him to and from work with his papers while he rode his bicycle. |
| Writing in The Guardian, Ms Cooper - a close ally of Mr Brown - said Mr Cameron "hopes to distract us with frisbees, floral shorts, and photo ops". | Writing in The Guardian, Ms Cooper - a close ally of Mr Brown - said Mr Cameron "hopes to distract us with frisbees, floral shorts, and photo ops". |
| She added: "But a serious look at his policies reveals an approach which is at best confused and at worst would be deeply damaging for our economy. | She added: "But a serious look at his policies reveals an approach which is at best confused and at worst would be deeply damaging for our economy. |
| "Cameronomics is emerging, in which photo ops, warm words and conflicting promises attempt to distract from a risky and destructive ideological agenda." | "Cameronomics is emerging, in which photo ops, warm words and conflicting promises attempt to distract from a risky and destructive ideological agenda." |
| She also said the Tory leader was pledging to cut taxes, increase spending and reduce borrowing all at the same time. | She also said the Tory leader was pledging to cut taxes, increase spending and reduce borrowing all at the same time. |
| Ms Cooper said: "He pledges billions in tax cuts on marriage, inheritance tax and stamp duty. Savings to pay for proposals frequently prove illusory. | Ms Cooper said: "He pledges billions in tax cuts on marriage, inheritance tax and stamp duty. Savings to pay for proposals frequently prove illusory. |
| "Faced with calls to make the sums stack up, Cameron reverts to slogans - 'sharing the proceeds of growth,' or 'living within our means'. | "Faced with calls to make the sums stack up, Cameron reverts to slogans - 'sharing the proceeds of growth,' or 'living within our means'. |
| "When pressed, he concedes this means sticking with Labour's spending plans." | "When pressed, he concedes this means sticking with Labour's spending plans." |