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THE CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST PARTY MANIFESTO <strong>2017</strong> Theresa May’s Conservatives will deliver • Sound public finances, built on fiscal credibility and a balanced budget by the middle of the next decade. • Guaranteed annual increases in the state pension through a new Double Lock to be introduced in 2020. • Dignity and protection in old age through the right long-term solution for elderly care. • Exceptional healthcare, whenever, wherever, delivered by an NHS with the money, buildings and people it needs. • Homes for all, including a new generation of fixed-term council housing linked to a new Right to Buy. • High-quality childcare for working families, supported by thousands of new nursery places a year. 62
4. A RESTORED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE GENERATIONS No grandparent wants to see their grandchildren worse off than they were, yet that is precisely the fear many older people now have. No son or daughter wants to see their parents poorly cared for or their hard-earned assets whittled away, yet that is the reality for too many old people in care. We must admit that the solidarity that binds generations is under strain in our country. We will restore the contract between the generations, providing older people with security against ill health while ensuring we maintain the promise of opportunity and prosperity for younger generations. That contract includes our National Health Service, which is founded on the principle that those who have should help those who do not. It is a system of solidarity to which we all contribute, not just to help us and our families when we are in need but to protect others in our community when they need help too. This not just expediency: we do it because the support we give each other ties us together. This solidarity is a Conservative principle, growing out of family, community and nation – all things that Conservatives believe in and work to conserve. At times, solidarity will require great generosity from one group to another – of younger working people to pay for the dignified old age of retired people, and of older people balancing what they receive with the needs of the younger generation. Our United Kingdom can seize enormous opportunities but only if we make decisions for the long term. We trust the people of this country, who know that we face difficult choices – and demand the respect of politicians who should be honest about how those choices can be resolved. DEALING WITH THE DEFICIT The greatest impact a government can have on future generations is the amount it chooses to borrow to pay for current spending. Borrowing always means spending money you do not have; but government borrowing differs because the repayment falls to others – those who come later, including people not yet born. Conservatives believe in balancing the books and paying down debts – because it is wrong to pass to future generations a bill you cannot or will not pay yourself. The next Conservative government will continue the difficult but necessary work of restoring our public finances while still ensuring that we are investing for the future. As 63
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