And then two years ago in this very hall - when the clamour of our opponents was loudest andthey insisted we should abandon that plan - we held our nerve and recommitted ourselves tothe course we had set.
Today I can report this to you: Britain is the fastest growing, most job creating, most deficitreducing of any major advanced economy on earth.
Britain, we did this together.
We made a choice to leave behind a past of spending beyond our means, a past of borrowingfrom our children.
We chose the future not the past.
We've come this far.
The deficit falling.
Investment rising.
Record numbers of new firms.
Business growth faster in the north than anywhere else.
Long term unemployment down.
Youth unemployment down.
The fastest fall in unemployment on record.
Almost 2 million new jobs. Our long term economic plan is working.
These are the statistics.
Behind each number is a person - in fact millions of people - who because of what we've donetogether now have a job.
Who because of what we've done together now run their own business.
Who because of what we've done together are providing for themselves and their families.
And everyone in this hall should be proud of that.
But let me tell you:
I don't stand here marvelling at how much we have done;
On the contrary I'm humbled by how much more we have to do.
The debts that need reducing.
The small businesses that need supporting.
The jobless who need employing.
The infrastructure that needs building.
The better future for Britain that needs securing.
We here resolve: we will finish the job we have started.
We know that beyond the confines of all these party conferences, Britain still faces hugeeconomic risks.
At home, though we've brought it down, there remains a large budget deficit and our nationaldebt is dangerously high.
Abroad, our biggest markets in the Eurozone are not growing.