Video: David Cameron delivers 'aspiration nation' message to subdued Conservative Party conference In a speech littered with references to aspiration and hard work, Mr Cameron spoke in intimate terms about his late father and son, as he told of his belief in hard work, family and putting back into the community. Refusing to apologise for his comfortable childhood, he said that he wanted the entire country to enjoy similar advantages, adding: "To all those people who say: 'he wants children to have the kind of education he had at his posh school,' I say: 'yes, you're absolutely right.' Following what he called David Cameron's "aspiration nation" speech, Christopher Hope described this year's Conservative conference has been unusually "subdued." "The tension of having a general election around the corner, which in theory it could have been in the old days, has gone away with fixed-term parliaments," he said. The theme of the conference had instead been one of the party hierachy reconnecting with their core, who he said were unhappy at what they perceived as a Liberal Democrat dominated Coalition. "The question is how will this play out over the next few months," the Telegraph correspondent said. Will David Cameron go back into the Coalition reenergised by talking to his members or will he do more deals with Nick Clegg and leave the membership more unhappy than ever?