Cameron's Coup: How the Tories took Britain to the Brink

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David Cameron was accused of playing into the hands of rightwing extremists today as he delivered a controversial speech on the failings of multiculturalism within hours of one of the biggest anti-Islam rallies ever staged in Britain. The then prime minister, Tony Blair, replied: “Yes, but we have to deal with the root causes of this explosion in number and it will need tough action to do it.” Composer’s secret drug request You can join the discussion at a Guardian Live event on 2 February - Is Thatcher more radical than Cameron? Find out more about Guardian membership and how to sign up. In The Telegraph, Allison Pearson called it "an exhaustive (and exhausting) case for the defence", in which "the author is like a driver who, in a moment of madness, caused an almighty pile-up and tries to convince a jury to go easy on him, offering plentiful evidence of previous good conduct." [15]

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Whatever the intention, the timing of this speech has played into the hands of those who wish to sow seeds of division and hatred." Cameron was interviewed by News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby in The Cameron Interview on 16 September. [6] ITV said the interview was watched by an average of 3 million viewers. Excerpts of For the Record were published in The Times in the week before the book's release and Cameron became the final interview for outgoing BBC Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys. [7] It’s just possible Duncan Smith never understood what he was doing. Never underestimate Tory ministers’ ignorance of welfare and the lives of poorer people. In 2013, Lord Freud, the employment minister, sniffed at “an almost infinite demand for a free good”, apparently unaware that use of food banks is carefully rationed by vouchers from councils and his own jobcentres. Duncan Smith sneered that the Christian-inspired Trussell Trust was politically motivated, as if its food banks handed out tins of baked beans to shame the government. John Rentoul, the chief political commentator for The Independent, compared the book to Tony Blair's memoir, A Journey, and said "Cameron makes his case with style. The book is easy to read, with some nice self-deprecating touches." [12]Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee gives advice on how to write a column and raise important issues through your writing For the Record is a memoir by former British Prime Minister David Cameron, published by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins UK, on 19 September 2019. It gives an insight into his life at 10 Downing Street, as well as inside explanations of the decisions taken by his government. Geoff Jacobs and David Standish from Interpath Advisory and Linda Johnson and Leonard Gerber of KPMG Advisory were appointed joint liquidators on Friday 31 st March. Hanning, James (18 September 2019). "David Cameron, For the Record, review: Memoir has plenty of revelations — and omissions". inews. The publishing supremo Cecil King wrote in 1981 to the then cabinet secretary, Sir Robert Armstrong, after international newspaper reports that, along with Lord Mountbatten and Lord Cudlipp, he had plotted to overthrow Wilson’s ailing Labour government more than a decade earlier.

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Lansley was a fantasist. He promised patients, “no decision about me without me”, but gave patients no say in running his local commissioning apparatus. Besides, how could they choose the NHS if Virgin, Circle or Serco was running a service? “Liberating the NHS”, the title of the 2010 white paper, turned out to give the central healthcare regulator, Monitor, a remit to enforce commercial competition. The chairmanship of Monitor was taken by a former Tory health minister. At the head of the Care Quality Commission arrived another Tory, former MP David Prior. Sir Malcolm Grant, who in 2011 was appointed chair of NHS England, said he didn’t use the NHS himself. Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist and writer, as well as a political columnist for The Pool. She was previously political editor of the Observer, and has been a judge for the Orwell Prize for Blogs. Gaby is also the author of Half a Wife. She tweets @gabyhinsliff. Ross, Tim (25 September 2019). "David Cameron For the Record Book Review: Legacy Beyond Brexit". Bloomberg.com . Retrieved 1 October 2019. Not even the Conservatives had the chutzpah to claim credit for saving the Union but they showed no such hesitancy in other cases, treating failures as acts of God and successes as their own work. The economy exceeded its pre-recession peak but only after years of stagnation, leaving GDP per capita well below its previous level. He accused Wilson, who was legitimately ousted by Ted Heath’s Conservatives at the 1970 general election, of feeding the coup allegation to the press in 1981, and of being influential in his removal from the IPC board.

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Lucy Mangan is a writer for the Guardian and columnist for Stylist magazine. She’s also the author of five books including The Reluctant Bride and Hopscotch & Handbags: The Truth about Being a Girl. She tweets @LucyMangan.Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. What happens at the end of my trial? Mason, Rowena (25 October 2016). "David Cameron signs deal to write tell-all autobiography". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 17 May 2019. A spokeswoman said the speech had been "in the diary for months". She added: "The idea that he would be blown off course on an issue as fundamental as this by the English Defence League is ridiculous and extraordinary." Pearson, Allison (22 September 2019). "For the Record by David Cameron, review: If only he hadn't chosen head over heart". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 24 September 2019. Reports of an alleged government coup attempt in 1968, recreated for the Netflix series The Crown, had “no foundation in fact”, according to one of the high-profile men accused years later over the plot.