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But there's another cause that we must also take up conference
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It strikes to the heart of what we stand for and who commands our respect
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People like my dad. I think by now you know what he did for a living
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But then again, do you? Do you really know the skill, the craft, the precision that goes into tool making
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Now, he... But the thing is, conference, the thing is, he always felt disrespected, my dad
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undervalued by the nation because he worked with his hands. and I can see why. He worked hours and hours at night school when he was an apprentice
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I went to Leeds University, had a good time. It's a good place to have a good time in Leeds
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and then when I came back I officially became the first in my family to go to university
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I was put on that pedestal Working class families know exactly what I mean I thought about this when I visited those frigates on the Clyde
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The apprentices there, they took me on board. They showed me how they were rewiring it
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Miles and miles of wire. Difficult, high-skilled work. Really complicated. And of course vital for our country
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I thought about my sister. A care worker. She works with adults with Down syndrome
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It's amazing work. I know I could never do it in the way that she does
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Also vital for our country. And then I think about my brother
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He was failed. He had difficulties learning. He was badly failed by the education system
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He was put to one side. Barely even seen. our conference some politicians say i want every child to have the same opportunities that i had
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you hear a lot of that in westminster but that's not me no what i want is a britain where people
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are treated with the dignity that they deserve for making different choices choices our country
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needs, choices we should value, choices that deserve our respect
