How to be supremely arrogant and utterly hypocritical, a new high by David Cameron: David Cameron: Speech to CPRE on Local Communities Rt Hon David Cameron, Monday, May 12 2008 “It’s such a pleasure to be here with you today. I was brought up in the countryside, and, representing a largely rural constituency, I live much of my life there today. But you don’t have to live in the countryside to value it. “The beauty of our landscape; the particular cultures and traditions that rural life sustains these are national treasures, to be cherished and protected for everyone’s benefit. It’s not enough for politicians just to say that – we need leaders that really understand it and feel it in their bones. I do. “My constituency – West Oxfordshire, the gateway to the Cotswolds - is a permanent reminder of the connections between agriculture and landscape, the past and the present, economic activity and often breathtaking beauty. “The countryside looks like it does because of centuries of grazing. The exquisite high streets of villages like Burford, the rich Town halls, Corn exchanges and Butter crosses of Witney and Chipping Norton are there because of the wealth generated from Cotswold wool. “And the whole area – which is not some vast museum, but has a buzzing 21st century economy – retains its beauty because the planners decided to be tough, balance conservation with economic growth and insist on building in local stone. And this combination of farming, history and landscape is considerably enriched by local traditions and culture that links people with their place and the past."
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