Photo: © CPRE / Nigel Keene
Civil society central to the future of our countryside - Leader of the opposition joins national debate
The Leader of the Opposition, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, spoke of his vision for the future of the English countryside on Monday, 12 May.
A civil society approach, grounded in community and social values and working along side economic activity, was the key-note theme of David Cameron’s speech delivered at the annual CPRE lecture.
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Comment on David Cameron’s speech by clicking on the link below:
> Edited version of David Cameron’s speech
Recordings from the Annual Lecture are available below:
> Introductory speech by Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive, CPRE (mp3, 3.7mb)
> Keynote speech by David Cameron (mp3, 10.7mb)
> Questions and answers with David Cameron (mp3, 6.3mb)
Following his speech, a panel discussion was held to discuss the ideas David Cameron presented. Panel members included Elinor Goodman, from the Commission for Rural Communities; Michael Coupe, from CPRE’s Policy Committee; Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, chair of the Conservative Party Policy Review; and Shaun Spiers, CPRE’s Chief Executive.
> Elinor Goodman’s comments (mp3, 2.5mb)
> Michael Coupe’s comments (mp3, 3.8mb)
> Response by Oliver Letwin (mp3, 3.7mb)
> Questions and answers with the panel (mp3, 14mb)
