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| Conservative leader David Cameron has attacked Labour's record in office when he spoke at his party's Welsh conference in Llandudno. | Conservative leader David Cameron has attacked Labour's record in office when he spoke at his party's Welsh conference in Llandudno. |
| He said the country faced a "monster" debt and could not afford another five years of Gordon Brown. | He said the country faced a "monster" debt and could not afford another five years of Gordon Brown. |
| Mr Cameron said his party challenged the idea that spending money was the best way to deal with social problems. | Mr Cameron said his party challenged the idea that spending money was the best way to deal with social problems. |
| The Tory leader argued reforming public services and cutting waste would allow them to "deliver more for less". | The Tory leader argued reforming public services and cutting waste would allow them to "deliver more for less". |
| He said the challenge was to "make things better" without it costing more money, something that businesses up and down the country delivered to their customers every year. | He said the challenge was to "make things better" without it costing more money, something that businesses up and down the country delivered to their customers every year. |
| This is the last Conservative conference before the general election. Party leaders say there is no concern in their camp despite recent polls suggesting that their lead over Labour has narrowed. | This is the last Conservative conference before the general election. Party leaders say there is no concern in their camp despite recent polls suggesting that their lead over Labour has narrowed. |
| The Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan, said the party was still "in the running" and argued that the polls had been steady over the last 12 months. | The Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan, said the party was still "in the running" and argued that the polls had been steady over the last 12 months. |
| In his speech, Mr Cameron criticised Labour's spending saying that it could not continue but he also argued that money can be spent more efficiently, and government be more local and more transparent. | In his speech, Mr Cameron criticised Labour's spending saying that it could not continue but he also argued that money can be spent more efficiently, and government be more local and more transparent. |
| Conservatives loathe waste - efficiency is in our DNA - we never forget that fundamental fact about public money, which is that it's public Conservative Party leader David Cameron | Conservatives loathe waste - efficiency is in our DNA - we never forget that fundamental fact about public money, which is that it's public Conservative Party leader David Cameron |
| Mr Cameron told the conference: "The question today is this: how do we make things better without just spending money? | Mr Cameron told the conference: "The question today is this: how do we make things better without just spending money? |
| "This is the question that will define British politics for the years to come. In answering how we can make things better without just spending money, we need to deliver more for less. | "This is the question that will define British politics for the years to come. In answering how we can make things better without just spending money, we need to deliver more for less. |
| "Let me make clear: we are not offering a simple efficiency drive. What we propose is something entirely different - something so bold and radical I would call it a whole new type of government. | "Let me make clear: we are not offering a simple efficiency drive. What we propose is something entirely different - something so bold and radical I would call it a whole new type of government. |
| "We're going to shape government in a way it has never existed before so we use our instincts as Conservatives, our understanding of how people and communities really work and the latest technology to deliver more for less." | "We're going to shape government in a way it has never existed before so we use our instincts as Conservatives, our understanding of how people and communities really work and the latest technology to deliver more for less." |
| He also told delegates that a future Tory government will reform public services, where there was "death by a thousand tick boxes". | He also told delegates that a future Tory government will reform public services, where there was "death by a thousand tick boxes". |
| "We'll also smash open the state monopoly and open the door to charities and private companies who can play a part in the public sector. And we'll pay them all by the results they achieve." | "We'll also smash open the state monopoly and open the door to charities and private companies who can play a part in the public sector. And we'll pay them all by the results they achieve." |
| 'Tory pound' | 'Tory pound' |
| Mr Cameron also said waste and bureaucracy had to be tackled, giving examples of one department spending £12,000 on branded golf balls and another on a massage room and contemplation suite. | Mr Cameron also said waste and bureaucracy had to be tackled, giving examples of one department spending £12,000 on branded golf balls and another on a massage room and contemplation suite. |
| "Conservatives loathe waste. Efficiency is in our DNA. We never forget that fundamental fact about public money, which is that it's public." | "Conservatives loathe waste. Efficiency is in our DNA. We never forget that fundamental fact about public money, which is that it's public." |
| Despite recent polls showing a narrowing of the gap between the Conservatives and Labour, the party hopes it can use this conference to rally the troops ahead of the general election. | Despite recent polls showing a narrowing of the gap between the Conservatives and Labour, the party hopes it can use this conference to rally the troops ahead of the general election. |
| Mr Cameron also said the party's message was a positive one. | Mr Cameron also said the party's message was a positive one. |
| "I defy anyone to call our plans of changing the way government works timid. They are bold and they will make a massive difference. | "I defy anyone to call our plans of changing the way government works timid. They are bold and they will make a massive difference. |
| "And they are why we can look the British people in the eye and say a Tory pound will go further than a Labour pound, that good government costs less with the Conservatives." | "And they are why we can look the British people in the eye and say a Tory pound will go further than a Labour pound, that good government costs less with the Conservatives." |
| The Conservatives believe that a successful general election will be a springboard for the assembly elections in 2011. | The Conservatives believe that a successful general election will be a springboard for the assembly elections in 2011. |