Whether he succeeds has huge implications for the children's sector. AsMartin Narey, chief executive of Barnardo's, told a Conservative fringemeeting last week: "The first party that comes up with a plan on how toeradicate poverty might just win our vote."
On the fringe circuit, Duncan Smith reveals his tactics, telling partymembers: "I'm going to carry on talking about it until everyone in theTory party uses the phrase social justice. Take the Labour term, likethey did to us, and make it Conservative."
On the conference floor, Duncan Smith appeals to the Tories' traditionalsense of nationhood. "You can't love Britain unless you love the peoplewho live here. The history of Britain is not about a piece of land, butthe beating heart of the people who live here. If you want to showpeople you care, then social justice is the way."
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