family speech
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FAMILY LIFE SPEECH draft 6
(Words – 4,300)
INTRODUCTION
Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak to you today, and for the chance to hear your reactions to what I’ve got to say.
It was Fathers Day on Sunday so this is a good time to be talking about family and parenting issues.
I’m particularly delighted that the NFPI is hosting an event which matters so much to me personally.
The NFPI does a fantastic job in representing the interests of parents in our country, putting their issues on the agenda, and above all approaching those issues in an openminded, reasonable and practical way.
And can I also thank Vodafone for their support in making today’s event possible.
GWB
A few weeks ago, I made a speech that started setting out a new political agenda for my Party.
It’s based on an understanding that there’s more to life than money…
…and that we should focus not just on GDP, but also on GWB – General Well-Being.
Improving our society’s sense of well-being is, I believe, one of the central political challenges of our times.
Today I want to talk about what, for me, is the most important aspect of well-being: family life.
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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE
For all children and most adults, our family is the most important thing in our lives.
My personal belief in the importance of family is based on my own experience.
But it is also based on the answer to a very simple question.
Which institution in our society does more than any other to care for the elderly; to look after the disabled; to bring up children with the right values; to pick up the pieces when things go wrong with drugs, alcohol, or mental health?
It's the family.
As Ferdinand Mount pointed out in his book The Subversive Family, the family has survived every attempt to bend it, break it or shape it to different ends, whether religious, ideological or sociological.
And in a world of faster and faster change, with fewer and fewer fixed points, the family can be our rock in a stormy sea.
That’s why I
FAMILY LIFE SPEECH draft 6
(Words – 4,300)
INTRODUCTION
Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak to you today, and for the chance to hear your reactions to what I’ve got to say.
It was Fathers Day on Sunday so this is a good time to be talking about family and parenting issues.
I’m particularly delighted that the NFPI is hosting an event which matters so much to me personally.
The NFPI does a fantastic job in representing the interests of parents in our country, putting their issues on the agenda, and above all approaching those issues in an openminded, reasonable and practical way.
And can I also thank Vodafone for their support in making today’s event possible.
GWB
A few weeks ago, I made a speech that started setting out a new political agenda for my Party.
It’s based on an understanding that there’s more to life than money…
…and that we should focus not just on GDP, but also on GWB – General Well-Being.
Improving our society’s sense of well-being is, I believe, one of the central political challenges of our times.
Today I want to talk about what, for me, is the most important aspect of well-being: family life.
2
IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LIFE
For all children and most adults, our family is the most important thing in our lives.
My personal belief in the importance of family is based on my own experience.
But it is also based on the answer to a very simple question.
Which institution in our society does more than any other to care for the elderly; to look after the disabled; to bring up children with the right values; to pick up the pieces when things go wrong with drugs, alcohol, or mental health?
It's the family.
As Ferdinand Mount pointed out in his book The Subversive Family, the family has survived every attempt to bend it, break it or shape it to different ends, whether religious, ideological or sociological.
And in a world of faster and faster change, with fewer and fewer fixed points, the family can be our rock in a stormy sea.
That’s why I