Do I detect a spot of prejudice? Labour had to shift because old thinking just didn't deliver the goods in a modern world.Their core values were at best wishful thinking.
The Tories do not like the idea of ID cards, they are very keen on civil liberties.As for "outdated" family values, just look around you at the number of people living in a social vacuum. Kids growing up in particular without fathers so they have no idea how men are supposed to behave , those whose parents change partners regularly and then we ask ourselves why there are so many fucked up kids.Teachers will tell you that many don't know how to sit at a table, use a knife and fork to eat with and share things with each other.Why is giving them the security of a stable family life so outdated?
Every night our kids plus my wife and myself sat down together for our meal, we talked things through and were able as we went along to give support and advice. Now how many kids just eat on their own in front of a screen? Families are bloody important for a stable society.
Not really prejudice, just opinion based on experience. Yes Labour had to change but they moved to far to the centre. They are good at winning elections but failed to offer real change, especially when for years they had no real opposition. They could have been quite radical but offered right wing policies like student tuition fees, ID cards & detention without charge.
In terms of the family I think its more a case of a lack of male role models for a generation of kids but the family values issue is not the answer, particularly when the tory view of the family is a narrow mother & father model. Also how on earth can they legislate to promote the family unit? Offering married couples £3 a week?!? They have to face up to the fact that the family has changed. One solution is to encourage men into the teaching profession, particularly at a primary level. This would offer kids a much needed strong male role model. But all the scaremongering over paedophiles has led to an untrusting attitude towards men working in any capacity with young children.
What also needs to be addressed is the fact that the government has colluded with the media in presenting a view that teenagers are all knife wielding thugs. A whole generation has been demonised. I would hate to be a youngster in this day & age facing that attitude wherever I go.
But the bottom line is, I do not trust the Conservative party. & never will.