Conservative Manifesto 2010 Promote Our National Interest Introduction

A stronger britain in a safer world

A Conservative government will defend our national security and support our brave Armed Forces in everything they do. We will promote our national interest with an active foreign policy. We will work constructively with the EU, but we will not hand over any more areas of power and we will never join the Euro. We will honour our aid commitments and make sure this money works for the poorest nations.

this country possesses great assets and advantages – a permanent seat on the Un Security Council, a leading role in nato, a strong relationship with the United States, a major role in the affairs of the eU, and armed forces that are the envy of the world. We are a global trading nation and home to the world’s pre-eminent language.

but, looking a decade or two ahead, powerful forces of economics and demography elsewhere in the world will make it harder for us to maintain our influence. All this in a world that is becoming more dangerous, where threats as diverse as state failure, international terrorism and new forms of warfare are being amplified by the impact of climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons technology. In a world of shifting economic power and increased threats, the UK stands to lose a great deal of its ability to shape world affairs unless we act to reverse our declining status.

We no longer inhabit a world in which foreign and defence issues can be separated from domestically-generated threats. instead, we live in a world in which dangers, events and actions abroad are inter-dependent with threats to our security at home. We must meet the threats we face with a concerted response from the state. that response cannot just come from how we conduct our foreign affairs, or organise our defence and internal security – it must cut across energy, education, community cohesion, health, technology, international development and the environment too.

Conservative Manifesto 2010

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Foreword

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Benchmarks for Britain

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Ensure Macroeconomic Stability

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Create A More Balanced Economy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Get Britain Working Again

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Encourage Enterprise

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Ensure The Whole Country Shares in Rising Prosperity

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Reform Public Services to Deliver Better Value For Money

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Create a Safer Banking System That Serves The Needs of The Economy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change the Economy Build a Greener Economy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Build The Big Society

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Make Britain The Most Family Friendly Country in Europe

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Back the NHS

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Raise Standards in Schools

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Society Fight Back Against Crime

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Make Politics More Accountable

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Make Politics More Transparent

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Make Politics More Local

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Restore Our Civil Liberties

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Change Politics Strengthen The Union

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Protect the Environment Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Protect the Environment Combat Climate Change

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Protect the Environment Conserve And Enhance The Natural Environment

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest Introduction

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest Defend Our Security

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest A Liberal Conservative Foreign Policy

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest An Open And Democratic Europe

Conservative Manifesto 2010 : Promote Our National Interest One World Conservatism

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