Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest: 06 (The Knights of Arrethtrae)

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Saint Cameron (or Camerinus, Anglicized as "Cameron" despite etymological differences), martyred in 303 under Emperor Diocletian. [2] The Camerons have two daughters, Nancy Gwen (born 2004) and Florence Rose Endellion (born 2010), [370] and a son, Arthur Elwen (born 2006). [371] Cameron took paternity leave when Arthur was born, and this decision received broad coverage. [372] It was also stated that Cameron would be taking paternity leave after his second daughter was born. [370] She was born at the Royal Cornwall Hospital on 24 August 2010, three weeks prematurely, while the family was on holiday in Cornwall. Her third given name, Endellion, is taken from the village of St Endellion near where the Camerons were holidaying. [373] [374] In his first Conservative conference speech as party leader in Bournemouth in 2006, he described the National Health Service as "one of the 20th Century's greatest achievements". He went on to say: " Tony Blair explained his priorities in three words: education, education, education. I can do it in three letters: N.H.S." He also talked about his severely disabled son, Ivan, concluding: "So, for me, it is not just a question of saying the NHS is safe in my hands—of course it will be. My family is so often in the hands of the NHS, so I want them to be safe there." [244] Cameron talking with US President Obama and German Chancellor Merkel at Deauville, France, 25 May 2011 Cameron's relative youth and inexperience before becoming leader invited satirical comparison with Tony Blair. Private Eye soon published a picture of both leaders on its front cover, with the caption "World's first face transplant a success". [104] On the left, the New Statesman unfavourably likened his "new style of politics" to Tony Blair's early leadership years. [105] Cameron was accused of paying excessive attention to appearance: ITV News broadcast footage from the 2006 Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth showing him wearing four different sets of clothes within a few hours. [106] In his column for The Guardian, comedy writer and broadcaster Charlie Brooker described the Conservative leader as "a hollow Easter egg with no bag of sweets inside" in April 2007. [107] Skidelsky, Robert (12 September 2019). "Cameron's great fault was mental idleness and today's crisis is a direct consequence of his carelessness". New Statesman . Retrieved 30 November 2019.

In response to the Great Recession, Cameron undertook the austerity programme. This was a deficit reduction programme consisting of sustained reductions in public spending, intended to reduce the government budget deficit and the welfare state in the United Kingdom. The National Health Service [152] and education [153] have been " ringfenced" and protected from direct spending cuts. [154] Together with Chancellor George Osborne, Cameron aimed to eliminate the structural deficit (i.e. deficit on current spending as opposed to investment), and to have government debt falling as a percentage of GDP. [155] By 2015, the deficit as a percentage of GDP had been reduced to half what it was in 2010, and the sale of government assets (mostly the shares of banks nationalised in the 2000s) had resulted in government debt as a proportion of GDP falling. [155] Immigration During WW2, Neville Chamberlain served as lord president of the council in the cabinet of Winston Churchill, who had succeeded him as prime minister.Following the Labour victory in the May 2005 general election, Michael Howard announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party and set a lengthy timetable for the leadership election. Cameron announced on 29 September 2005 that he would be a candidate. Parliamentary colleagues supporting him included Boris Johnson, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne, Shadow Defence Secretary and deputy leader of the party Michael Ancram, Oliver Letwin [96] and former party leader William Hague. [97] His campaign did not gain wide support until his speech, delivered without notes, at the 2005 Conservative party conference. In the speech, he vowed to make people "feel good about being Conservatives again" and said he wanted "to switch on a whole new generation." [98] His speech was well-received; The Daily Telegraph said speaking without notes "showed a sureness and a confidence that is greatly to his credit". [99] Jeffries, Stuart (1 July 2006). "Professor Vernon Bogdanor on David Cameron". The Guardian. London. p.31 . Retrieved 25 November 2012. Bullingdon Club: behind Oxford University's elite society". theweek.co.uk. 16 September 2019 . Retrieved 15 October 2022. Cameron was a strong advocate of increased ties between India and the United Kingdom, describing Indian–British relations as the "New Special Relationship" in 2010. [280] [281] Some of his high-profile supporters included Boris Johnson, George Osbourne, Michael Ancram, Oliver Letwin and former party leader William Hague.

Much more time was spent on pandemic flu and the dangers of pandemic flu rather than on potential pandemics of other more respiratory diseases like Covid turned out to be,” he said. Elliott, Francis; Hanning, James (2007). Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative. London: Fourth Estate. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-00-724366-2 Robinson, James; Teather, David (20 February 2010). "Cameron– the PR years". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 4 November 2013. In July 2015, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Reprieve revealed that, without the knowledge of UK parliamentarians, RAF pilots had, in fact, been bombing targets in Syria, and that Cameron knew of this. [209] [210] The prime minister, along with Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, faced strong criticism, including from Conservative MPs, for not informing the Commons about this deployment; the Ministry of Defence said that the pilots concerned were "embedded" with foreign military forces, and so were "effectively" operating as such, while Fallon denied that MPs had been, as he put it, "kept in the dark". [211] [212] [213] The Reprieve FoI request also revealed that British drone pilots had been embedded, almost continuously, with American forces at Creech Air Force Base since 2008. These drone operators, who were "a gift of services", meaning the UK still paid their salaries and covered their expenses, had been carrying out operations that included reconnaissance in Syria to assist American strikes against IS. [214] Cameron and Russian President Putin at the G20 Antalya summit, Turkey, 16 November 2015

Cameron was much more socially liberal than Howard but enjoyed working for him. [54] According to Derek Lewis, then Director-General of Her Majesty's Prison Service, Cameron showed him a "his and her list" of proposals made by Howard and his wife, Sandra. Lewis said that Sandra Howard's list included reducing the quality of prison food, although she denied this claim. Lewis reported that Cameron was "uncomfortable" about the list. [61] In defending Sandra Howard and insisting that she made no such proposal, the journalist Bruce Anderson wrote that Cameron had proposed a much shorter definition on prison catering which revolved around the phrase "balanced diet", and that Lewis had written thanking Cameron for a valuable contribution. [62] It’s very hard to answer why that’s the case. And I’m sure this public inquiry is going to spend a lot of time on that.” ‘Mistake was made not looking at range of pandemics’ Holehouse, Matthew (12 March 2014). "David Cameron tells Israelis about his Jewish ancestors". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 October 2019. a b Wheeler, Brian (6 December 2005). "The David Cameron Story". BBC News . Retrieved 27 March 2007. Cameron was first elected the Conservative MP for the rural constituency of Witney in West Oxfordshire in 2001. From 2001-2003, Cameron was a member of the influential House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee.

Cameron supported Britain's close relationship with Saudi Arabia. [174] In January 2015, Cameron travelled to the Saudi capital Riyadh to pay his respects, following the death of the nation's King Abdullah. During his work for Howard, Cameron often briefed the media. In March 1994, someone leaked to the press that the Labour Party had called for a meeting with John Major to discuss a consensus on the Prevention of Terrorism Act. After an inquiry failed to find the source of the leak, Labour MP Peter Mandelson demanded assurance from Howard that Cameron had not been responsible, which Howard gave. [63] [64] A senior Home Office civil servant noted the influence of Howard's Special Advisers, saying previous incumbents "would listen to the evidence before making a decision. Howard just talks to young public school gentlemen from the party headquarters." [65] CarltonMulholland, Hélène (2 September 2011). "Libya intervention: British forces played key role, says Cameron". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016 . Retrieved 24 March 2016. Lyall, Sarah (7 June 2010). "Cameron Warns Britons of Austerity". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015 . Retrieved 12 October 2015. Porter, Andrew (12 June 2008). "David Davis to resign from shadow cabinet and as MP". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008 . Retrieved 1 November 2009. See also: United Kingdom government austerity programme UK median household disposable income by income group for 2008–2016, indexed to 2008 [151]