Today’s announcement by David Cameron of a new high level committee to discuss the ongoing economic crisis and review Conservative Party policy in this area is welcome news on several fronts.
First, the committee will include external figures of the quality of Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Next Chief Executive Simon Wolfson together with former senior civil servants and several Shadow Ministers. This should guarantee a wide range of informed views and therefore more robust conclusions on how our economy gets itself out of the mess Gordon Brown has created.
Second, it demonstrates that David Cameron is happy to put the country rather than his Party first – any good ideas will be on the table for the Labour Government to use should it wish to do so.
And thirdly, it gives a lie to Gordon Brown’s grossly inaccurate and overdone description of the Tories as the “do nothing party.” Whilst it is clearly the job of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition to scrutinise and criticise the policies of the Government of the day, it is also its job to put forward alternatives.
The formation of this committee is further evidence that, once again, David Cameron and his team are taking the latter responsibility very seriously indeed.
First, the committee will include external figures of the quality of Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Next Chief Executive Simon Wolfson together with former senior civil servants and several Shadow Ministers. This should guarantee a wide range of informed views and therefore more robust conclusions on how our economy gets itself out of the mess Gordon Brown has created.
Second, it demonstrates that David Cameron is happy to put the country rather than his Party first – any good ideas will be on the table for the Labour Government to use should it wish to do so.
And thirdly, it gives a lie to Gordon Brown’s grossly inaccurate and overdone description of the Tories as the “do nothing party.” Whilst it is clearly the job of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition to scrutinise and criticise the policies of the Government of the day, it is also its job to put forward alternatives.
The formation of this committee is further evidence that, once again, David Cameron and his team are taking the latter responsibility very seriously indeed.
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