It’s in their DNA
CAMDEN Council leader Nash Ali came up with a snappy soundbite at Monday’s full council meeting when he declared during his annual extended speech that ‘democracy is in my DNA’.
….but has he been listening to David Cameron a little too much? After all the Prime Minister sometimes seems obsessed with telling us all what’s in his DNA and the DNA of the Conservative Party. As you can see below, it’s all DNA, DNA, DNA with DC. More ideas needed from the speechwriters? Maybe originality isn’t in their… well you get the punchline with that.
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March 7, 2011: Cameron’s message on the economy during a visit to Wales
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November 11, 2010: Cameron tells China all about his government’s DNA.
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April 23, 2010: Pre-election… Cameron goes double strength with some ‘hardwiring’
I think you’re going to feel a real difference if we win that election. There’s going to be the unmistakeable sense that Britain is back open for business. Because we’re a party that is instinctively pro-enterprise and pro-ambition – respect for business is hardwired into our DNA.
Conservatives loathe waste. Efficiency is in our DNA. We never forget that fundamental fact about public money, which is that it’s public. I don’t think people quite get how radical we propose to be.
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October 8, 2009: DC’s most heartfelt DNA analysis.
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April 1, 2008: Big stage, big DNA.. Cameron shows off his DNA to the Americans.
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June 12, 2007: Cameron digs deep for that trusty DNA
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….the DNA soundbite is obviously infectious among the PM’s well known Conservative colleagues. From past speeches, Iain Duncan Smith claims ‘this Conservative-led government has concern for the poor running through its DNA.’ Andrew Mitchell, meanwhile, thinks ‘economic development and human development go hand in hand – that knowledge is hardwired into our Conservative DNA.” And John Redwood adds for good measure: “‘Deep in Conservative DNA is the belief that society and the economy work better if you allow people to be successful and to pay their own bills.”
Nash is in good company.