Cameron: Practically a Conservative

A fully updated edition of the first major biography of David Cameron, now covering his first year as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government

David Cameron emerged as the first Tory leader in years to come across as a man of the people, an ordinary man in a traditionally reviled political position. This biography reveals more about the man behind the spin. It explores the future direction of the Conservatives and looks at several important questions: Is the current honeymoon evidence of a new Tory Party, or simply recognition that the appearance of newness is needed? Will he really be prepared to jeopardize the support of the traditional grass roots? How deep are his environmental credentials? How will he react when the press turns nasty? Does his success mark a return of the old class deference? Or is it the opposite, a sign that background, for better or worse, is now unimportant?

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Cameron: Practically a Conservative

A fully updated edition of the first major biography of David Cameron, now covering his first year as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government

David Cameron emerged as the first Tory leader in years to come across as a man of the people, an ordinary man in a traditionally reviled political position. This biography reveals more about the man behind the spin. It explores the future direction of the Conservatives and looks at several important questions: Is the current honeymoon evidence of a new Tory Party, or simply recognition that the appearance of newness is needed? Will he really be prepared to jeopardize the support of the traditional grass roots? How deep are his environmental credentials? How will he react when the press turns nasty? Does his success mark a return of the old class deference? Or is it the opposite, a sign that background, for better or worse, is now unimportant?

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Cameron: Practically a Conservative

Cameron: Practically a Conservative

Cameron: Practically a Conservative

Cameron: Practically a Conservative

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A fully updated edition of the first major biography of David Cameron, now covering his first year as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government

David Cameron emerged as the first Tory leader in years to come across as a man of the people, an ordinary man in a traditionally reviled political position. This biography reveals more about the man behind the spin. It explores the future direction of the Conservatives and looks at several important questions: Is the current honeymoon evidence of a new Tory Party, or simply recognition that the appearance of newness is needed? Will he really be prepared to jeopardize the support of the traditional grass roots? How deep are his environmental credentials? How will he react when the press turns nasty? Does his success mark a return of the old class deference? Or is it the opposite, a sign that background, for better or worse, is now unimportant?


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780007436422
Publisher: Fourth Estate, Limited
Publication date: 06/01/2012
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Francis Elliott writes for the Independent. James Hanning is executive editor of the Independent on Sunday.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations xi

Peasemore

A Berkshire boyhood 1966-1973 1

Heatherdown

Prep school 1974-1979 16

Eton

Public school 1979-1984 26

Oxford

University 1985-1988 53

Smith Square

Conservative Research Department 1988-1992 73

Gayfere Street

General election campaign 1992 98

11 Downing Street

Treasury 1992-1993 109

Tuscany

Romance 1992 131

Queen Anne's Gate

Home Office 1993-1994 143

St George Street

Carlton Communications 1994-1997 162

Knightsbridge

Carlton Communications 1997-2001 187

Witney

Member of Parliament 2001-2003 203

Ivan

Firstborn 231

Finstock Road

Preparing for the election 2003-2005 248

Blackpool

Leadership election 2005 272

Norman Shaw South

Leader of the Opposition 2005-2007 308

Millbank

Leader of the Opposition 2007-2009 343

Falling Short

General election campaign 2010 373

70 Whitehall

Coalition negotiations 7-12 May 2010 390

10 Downing Street

The coalition's honeymoon 402

'Too Many Fronts'

The domestic agenda 2010-2012 408

Bumps and Scrapes

Coalition and internal party tensions 2010-2012 416

Sub-Contractors

George Osborne and Steve Hilton: the battle for Cameron's soul 423

Flashman

The trappings of office 432

'On My Watch'

The phone-hacking scandal 443

'Golden Hour'

Cameron and Libya 465

'One of Us'

Cameron and Europe 2010-2012 479

Epilogue 487

Notes 493

Acknowledgements 513

Index 517

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