Prime Minister David Cameron said the system had gone "truly awry" and a "culture of entitlement" had to be addressed to boost the economy.
In his newspaper article, which comes ahead of an expected speech on the subject this week, Mr Cameron said the existing system was sending out "strange signals" on working, housing and families.
Mr Cameron said the recent review of the system by its original architect, Baroness Warnock, was "a stunning recantation".
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As opposed to many directors, Cameron had nothing but praise for the studio system.
Under the new system unveiled this week by Mr Cameron, those activists will draw up the short list, with executive boards of local Tory associations having the final say - reversing the way the system operates at the moment, where activists have the final say.
Mr. Cameron seems to have chosen wisely in shocking the system and has implemented at least the early steps well.
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It is a touchy subject for the Tories: in 2007 David Cameron promised not to expand the grammar-school system, as part of his attempt to detoxify the party's image.
The incumbents are culpable for letting a bad system fester for so long, and Mr Cameron produced a better and bolder response than Mr Brown.
Mr Cameron also said it was important the UK maintained its system of funding and support for elite sports and praised the "very tough" conditions set by UK Sport - the organisation responsible for investing government money in Britain's top performers.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss keep sending friend requests to the court system and keep getting denied.
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On September 2nd David Cameron, the Tory leader, praised Sweden's open-schools system.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, whose Liberal Democrat party is in a coalition with Mr. Cameron's Conservatives, said his preference was to create a rigorous system without any legislation.
After a meeting at Downing Street, Mr Jones said David Cameron had "listened to my viewpoint... that the electoral system should not be changed without the consent of the people of Wales".
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David Cameron has decided to place awards arising from the London 2012 Games outside the usual system.
Just as predictably, his weaknesses were stultifying rhetoric (phrases such as "net inward migration" and "proportional representation list system" abounded) and an inability to think on his feet (he struggled to respond to Mr Cameron's frequent attacks on his tax plans).
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