Government funded welfare is not the answer. We need to return to that which stood the UK so well during the Industrial Revolution with savings invested into industry, moreover, not created by government, large companies or venture capitalists, but by free individuals who once created Great Britain.

Chris Coles, Medstead, Alton, United Kingdom

I can see two policies.

1. Give more power to parents to setup new schools. Doesn't say how. Are they going to build the schools themselves??
2. Give more power to charities. Doesn't say what powers.

Is this it? I would be sacked if I produced this sort of work.

Matthew, London,

I am disappointed David Cameron doesn't say anything about renewed commitment on fighting Islamic terror internally and externally in Iraq/Afghanistan. All the Labour talk of withdrawal from Iraq had frightened me to switch my support over to Tories. Small change in economic policies is not enough.

Hyder Ali, London, England, UK

All I would ask David Cameron is to get us out of this medioca malase post Thatcher, we need a leader (Churchillian may be too much to ask) that can lead with a difinative path and stand by his guns the only thing is unlike labour get the decision right first time and deligate more to other minister

Dave Farmer, Broxbourne, England

How much of today's sick society was caused by Thatcher tossing entire communities to the dogs in the name of her economic reforms?And what about Europe?Foreign policy?Taxes? instead a bit of puff about parents running schools. Rubbish idea.

Chris, Worthing, England

A reform of the Family Law courts would repair the lack of social coheshion that pulls families apart and adds to youngsters getting into violence and crimes. Cameron has always rated families high on his agenda lets hope he sticks to it for all our benifits, and instills respect that has been lost

Dave Farmer, Broxbourne, England

Mr. Cameron please put hospitals back under the charge of Medical Superintendents or Superintendents of Nurses as they were before 1959. Get the Administrators back into a support roll which is what they were trained for. It was purely an exercise in socialism devoid of all operational merit.

Brian Woolf, West Chiltington, West Sussex

Those criticising the Tories' lack of policies: it's a bit premature to unveil a manifesto 2 years before an election. There's no convention that parties must have a manifesto years in advance, it is more common for them to outline their vision which is what Cameron is doing, just Blair did in 94-7.

Joe, Norwich, England

My heart sinks. The people of this country do not want "more" power, "more" responsibility, "more" opportunity. They want power, responsibility and opportunity back with them where it belongs, not handed out to them like little party bags (pardon the pun) at the discretion of any government.

Sue, Felpham,

Brilliant. I was worried for a minute that we would get vacuous generalities. No, this gets my vote.

Ian G, Sevenoaks,

It may look nice in an article, stating what you want to achieve - the things everyone wants, and politicians have been talking about for ages - but HOW? Seriously, state HOW.
What a nice job it must be, you don't need policies to get into government - just keep quiet don't do anything stupid.

Oliver Harrison, Weymouth, UK

It's been the continued policies from Thatcher's days which have created this mess.
Just giving people a living wage without needing to be forever
indebted would do wonders (Uni, housing). The never ending greed of the Tories is unlikely to facilitate this. We know Gordon has the same advisers.

Mart, London,

But Ken Clarke's 'solution' to the Midlothian qestion is not acceptable. Just because we're a majority doesn't mean we always have to be discriminated against. And get rid of John Major;s poxy Council Tax - no council snoopers in our homes!

John Ledbury, Kings Lynn, England

And your point is, what, dave ????

A.McMillan, Sevenoaks, UK

Please read Orwells Politics and the English Language,then re read your article and you will understand why so many have doubts about you. You sound like a socialist,and if it quacks like a duck?We have had enough of that.So before you "lift up society" check with HSE ,can't take risks can we.

Mike, Qawra, Malta

Plenty of fine words and cliches for one article. "People-led" presumably means led by those who have time and can shout loudest - like hauliers who can use lorries to make threats. Parents involved in running schools? How many have the time for that, and don't we pay for experts to do it?

Barry, Wallington, UK

So to recap those policies -1. We're not the govt. 2. We're not the govt. 3. We'd like everything to better. 4. We could set up a few new schools, and let charities do a bit more.

Hardly the beveridge report is it.

David Ward, London, UK

Waffle - nothing else. Your paper today demonstrates a range of tactical issues - employment law - sergeants in police afraid of disciplining constables; tort reform - people afraid to be school governors and having to take out insurance; implicitly behind all of this the dreadful Human Rights Act

Richard, Newton Abbot,

Government has no clear vision and keeps 'riding the horse' until it drops.
If Conservatives have a plan - why we can not get it as 1 page document?
It is always long story, garbled, a lot of bla-bla - by the time we read it we do not know which way they want to go.
Is it intentional to confuse lab?

savo, london, uk

Because Cameron is at heart a liberal, he does not use ilanguage that ordinary people understand. You will look in vain for his views on crime , immigration, the appalling neglect of our Armed Forces, low education standards tand the impact of EU laws on our lives. Hence low 40s poll results.

Faybee , Huntingdon, Cambs

Is that it?

David, Bromley,

I have to agree social reform is need we have to stop giving out council houses to teenage mums and stop the benefits, no longer should getting pregnant be a right to move out of your mum and dads house, in to a free council house and it should not be used as such.

MR Jones, Liverpool, England

Policies Mr Cameron, policies

mo, london,

He still will not say what he is going to do about replacing/ providing an alternative to the 10p tax band.

Chris, Birmingham,

I want to be able to support the Conservative Party but when David Cameron says something as daft as 'Google can tell us more about our illness than our doctors' I find it very hard to believe he has a brain. This is exactly the sort of nonsense people are so tired of hearing from politicians.

John Marshall, Beijing, China

Well put Mr Cameron. A clear, unified and coherent vision for a Conservative government that cannot come too soon!

As for Dave Brown's comment - if we are going to be picky about people's past - didn't I see half the cabinet singing the old Red Flag with Michael Foot in 1980s Labour conferences?!

Simon Wilkinson, Blackburn, UK

Nice words Mr Cameron and I'm sure you mean well. But may I ask - did you write these words or was it one of your advisers?

Also - is that you I spotted standing behind Norman Lamont on 16th Sept 1992?

Dave Brown, Adelaide, Australia