Tories 2017

THE CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST PARTY MANIFESTO 2017
A vision of a stronger Britain and a prosperous future
If we allow ourselves to be directed by these principles, if we have strong and stable
leadership, and if we address the five giant challenges faced by Britain, we believe that
the future of our country is a bright one.
We are already the fifth largest economy in the world, the biggest recipient of foreign
investment in Europe and the fastest growing economy in the G7. We have three of the
world’s top ten universities and, despite forming less than one per cent of the global
population, we boast more Nobel Laureates than any country other than America. We
have the finest intelligence services and hugely respected armed forces that can project
power around the globe. We have the greatest soft power of any nation, we sit in exactly
the right time zone for global trade, our capital city is the global capital of finance and
culture, and our language is the language of the world.
So there is no doubt that a country as great as ours can – with strong and stable leadership
– rise to the giant challenges we face:
• to make sure our economy stays strong and to bring prosperity to the whole of our
country;
• to emerge from Brexit a strong and united nation, able to take a lead in the world to
defend Britain’s interests;
• to overcome social divisions by giving people real opportunity and making Britain the
world’s Great Meritocracy;
• to restore the contract between the generations that provides security for older people
while being fair to the young; and
• to seize the opportunities of changing technology, while ensuring that our security and
personal privacy – and the welfare of children and younger people – are still protected.
Britain is a great nation. We have a glorious history but we believe that our best days lie
ahead of us. With this plan to tackle the five giant challenges we face, with our proposals
to establish a stronger Britain and a prosperous future, we will, as a nation, go forward,
together​.
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