As a conservative, Cameron lays the blame for economic weakness on the size of the state and a high degree of market regulation, though some Nordic countries with large government spending and strong financial and environmental regulations are in better shape than the UK, which has had less of both. But he is right that a debate on economic performance is needed, and that it will be crucial to reform Europe in a way that maximizes its prospects in global competition.
作为保守党，卡梅伦将经济疲软归咎于国家规模和高度的市场管制，尽管一些政府支出庞大、金融和环境管制严格的北欧政府比政府支出相对较小、金融和环境管制相对宽松的英国的情况更好。但他说准的地方在于需要就经济表现展开争论，且这是改革欧洲以实现在全球竞争中让繁荣最大化的关键。