King Lear warned Cordelia that "Nothing comes of nothing." David Cameron is trying to prove Lear wrong. He wants to demonstrate to the British electorate and the wider world that a smaller, less expensive state could not only be a better and more efficient state. It would also create more room for personal freedom and individual initiative. As a result, it would promote social and economic growth. When you cut the cost of government, something can come of nothing. Read the article here.