Changes

Some traditional Conservatives, particularly those on the [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] wing of the party, have criticized Cameron for moving the party too far to the left. They point to surveys showing that many voters feel they no longer know what the Conservative Party stands for.<ref>http://www.yougov.com/archives/pdf/TEL060101018_1.pdf</ref> Some have gone so far as to claim that true conservatism is today represented in Britain not by the Conservative Party but by the [[UK Independence Party]]. On the other hand, the approval ratings of Cameron and his party continue to compare favourably with those of the Labour Party and its leadership.

Some traditional Conservatives, particularly those on the [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] wing of the party, have criticized Cameron for moving the party too far to the left. They point to surveys showing that many voters feel they no longer know what the Conservative Party stands for.<ref>http://www.yougov.com/archives/pdf/TEL060101018_1.pdf</ref> Some have gone so far as to claim that true conservatism is today represented in Britain not by the Conservative Party but by the [[UK Independence Party]]. On the other hand, the approval ratings of Cameron and his party continue to compare favourably with those of the Labour Party and its leadership.

Cameron has said: "My aim is to promote social justice, making sure that everyone has access to good schools, good healthcare and decent housing, take a lead in ending global poverty and do all we can to meet the great environmental threats of our age."<ref>http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=david.cameron.about.page</ref> However, given the Conservative Party's record of tripling child poverty from 1979-97, this seems unlikely to be anything but political posturing: the Labour Party has historically been the party committed to social justice in the UK, and few British people associate the Conservative Party with these causes.

Cameron has said: "My aim is to promote social justice, making sure that everyone has access to good schools, good healthcare and decent housing, take a lead in ending global poverty and do all we can to meet the great environmental threats of our age."<ref>http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=david.cameron.about.page</ref> However, few British people associate the Conservative Party with these causes.

He has previously stated his belief that the United Nations should legalise drug taking, and called for the British government to provide heroin to addicts for use in official 'shooting galleries' - public areas specifically designed for taking drugs.<ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article310819.ece</ref>

He has previously stated his belief that the United Nations should legalise drug taking, and called for the British government to provide heroin to addicts for use in official 'shooting galleries' - public areas specifically designed for taking drugs.<ref>http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article310819.ece</ref>