Mr Cameron has had a vision of equality for Britain, in the words of the old song 'When will they ever learn' The turnout at the next General election will be the lowest in decades, unless we get a party to support mens rights.
When will these dimwitts that we call politicians realise that men have rights to ?
From where I am standing it looks like Mr Cameron is Blair mk2 God help us all. Cameron will campaign to end women's pay 'scandal'
By George Jones, Political Editor
(Filed: 29/12/2005)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/29/ncam29.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/12/29/ixnewstop.html
David Cameron committed the Conservatives yesterday to a campaign to end the "scandal" of women being paid less for doing the same job as men.
He marked the 30th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act by calling for a public debate on cultural attitudes to pay and for greater transparency of pay levels to ensure that women were no longer discriminated against.
His support for equal pay came as one of Tony Blair's women ministers admitted that Mr Cameron's election as Tory leader had injected "excitement into politics".
Hazel Blears, the Home Office minister and a member of Labour's national executive committee, questioned whether Mr Cameron was engaged on a "rebranding" exercise rather than carrying out a fundamental review of his party's policies.
Mr Cameron has already signalled that having more Tory women MPs will be one of his priorities.
Yesterday he made clear that he wanted to broaden the party's appeal to women voters, and for the party to be seen as much on the side of the employees as the bosses, with whom the Tories have traditionally been associated.
He said that after 30 years of the Equal Pay Act, women's pay was still nearly a fifth lower than men's, and for women working part-time, the gap was around 40 per cent.
"This persistent injustice makes child poverty worse, prevents women in our society from reaching their full potential and contributes to poverty in old age for many women who have worked all their lives."
It was totally unacceptable in a modern, civilised society for there to be a pay gap between men and women doing equivalent work.
"It is morally wrong, quite apart from the practical problems it creates. There has been far too much complacency over this issue: The battle for equal pay still has to be won," Mr Cameron said.
The Conservatives supported the case for employers to be more open about what they paid their employees. If there was more transparency, there would be fewer hiding places for discrimination, whether intended or accidental.
Mr Cameron released a party research department paper which argued that greater transparency on pay would require "a change in our national culture, which tends to frown upon open discussion of personal financial matters".
The first step would be to have a public debate on how to better inform employees of their rights and employers of their responsibilities, without more burdensome regulation. Francis Maude, the party chairman, would be considering how to address the issue during a review of party organisation.
Miss Blears said Mr Cameron's election as Tory leader had only restored "politics as usual" after a period dominated by two Labour election landslides since 1997. She is the most senior member of the party hierarchy to acknowledge his impact on the political situation.
The Labour leadership is split on how to respond. Tony Blair is adopting a "wait and see" approach, while Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, would like to launch an immediate and aggressive attack.
Miss Blears, interviewed on BBC Radio 4's World at One, said Mr Cameron underestimated what he must do to get elected. She said he was concentrating on changing the public's "perception" of the Tories, when it was the party that needed to change.
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