Tony Blair's Bornemouth Speech

Look at Britain. Great strengths. Great history. English, the language of the new technology. The national creative genius of the British people. But wasted.

The country run for far too long on the talents of the few, when the genius of the many lies uncared for, and ignored.

Fail to develop the talents of any one person, we fail Britain. Talent is 21st century wealth.

Every person liberated to fulfil their potential adds to our wealth.

Every person denied opportunity takes our wealth away.

In the 18th century land was our resource.

In the 19th and 20th century it was plant and capital.

Today it is people.

The cause we have fought for, these 100 years, is no longer simply our cause of social justice.

It is the nation’s only hope of salvation.

For how do you develop the talent of all, unless in a society that treats us all equally, where the closed doors of snobbery and prejudice, ignorance and poverty, fear and injustice no longer bar our way to fulfilment.

Not equal incomes. Not uniform lifestyles or taste or culture.