Attended a speech by David Cameron last night. Reports are here and here. Sky News were also on the scene. At one point their cameraman was trying to get interesting angles all around the church, and filmed Mr. Cameron between some empty wine glasses. I myself managed to get pictures of Cameron and Jesus in the same shot, so I guess I can’t complain about media types trying to get embarrassing images.
He proposed a state insurance scheme for residential care. I haven’t heard of this policy before and can’t find it anywhere on the net. It certainly didn’t feature in his speech on economic policy.
Cameron had discussed how unfair it is for people who save through their lives to receive no help, while those who have taken no precautions have their care paid for by the state. The idea is that people would purchase a scheme which would have an excess, so they would have to pay for the first year or two years of their care, and then the rest would be funded by the state. This would restore incentives to save, while still ensuring we are protected from the unpredictable nature of our needs in old age. At least, that’s the idea.
Speaking about David Davis:
I don’t want to row with my opponent, particularly not in a church. … I’m not going to play a game of supermarket sweep, loading as many policies as possible into my trolley.
Tee-hee.
We (Imperial College Conservative Society) managed to get a group photo with Dave, but it came out fuzzy. :-(.
Next week it’s David Davis same time same place.