David Cameron vowed to crush Ed Miliband’s ‘1970s-style socialism’ yesterday as he put tax cuts, enterprise and opportunity at the heart of an election campaign to reprise the Tories’ defeat of Neil Kinnock. The Prime Minister condemned Labour’s ‘damaging, nonsensical, twisted economic policy’ and scoffed at what he called ‘Red Ed and his Blue Peter economy’ – saying it would heap ruin on Britain. In an annual conference speech shorn of policy gimmicks and rhetorical flourishes, he repeatedly asked voters to allow the Conservatives to ‘finish the job’ of turning Britain around. Scroll down for video Fighting talk: Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to crush Ed Miliband's '1970s-style socialism' yesterday at the annual Tory conference
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The PM scoffed at what he called 'Red Ed and his Blue Peter economy'
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Voters asked for chance to 'finish the job' of turning Britain around
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He described the prospect of a Labour Government as a 'land of despair'
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Echoing Major and Thatcher, Cameron spoke of 'land of opportunity for all'
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The under-25s may be stripped of state benefits unless they ‘earn or learn’
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Mr Cameron conceded it was a mistake to ignore grass-roots opposition and force through gay marriage laws
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Lord Heseltine branded Ukip ‘racists’ and warned Tories to scrap ideas of an electoral deal.
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