Black Wednesday, 537
Blair, Cherie, 78, 394
Blair, Tony
admiration for Dalai Lama, 358
and advisers, 159, 542
compared with Cameron, 286, 487, 535, 543
and constitutional reform, 231
and development spending, 479
and education reforms, 395, 402
and election (1997), 11
and election (2005), 287
and election (2010), 29
and fuel strikes, 211
and health reforms, 184, 187, 189, 297
Heywood and, 4, 33
and HS1 rail link, 350
and immigration, 453
and Iraq War, 105, 257, 541
and Northern Ireland, 47–8
Number 10 operation, 151
and Olympic Games, 221
publishes memoirs, 77
relations with Brown, 35–6, 535
relations with Campbell, 87, 394
relations with China, 361
relations with Gaddafi, 99, 110
relations with Juncker, 437
relations with News Corp, 91
relations with US, 68, 196, 464, 466, 489, 542
and ‘sofa government’, 541
and Thatcher, 320, 322
Blanchard, Olivier, 311, 315
Blond, Phillip, 280
Bloody Sunday inquiry, 48–53, 76, 90, 540
Bloomberg, Michael, 199, 422
Bogdanor, Vernon, 319
Boko Haram, 465–6
Boles, Nick, 217, 339, 347
Bonar Law, Andrew, 520
Bone, Peter, 390
Bonham Carter, Helena, 196
‘Boris Island’ airport, 161, 218, 247
Bosnia, 56, 101–2, 111, 330
Boston marathon bombing, 321
boundary changes, 24, 236–40
Bowie, David, 411
Bowler, James, 7
Boyle, Danny, 223
BP oil spill, 64, 68
Brady, Graham, 26, 117, 219, 260, 265, 280, 293, 382, 502, 518, 533
Brand, Russell, 513
Brandt, Willy, 429
Branson, Richard, 199
Brien, Dr Stephen, 298
British Medical Association, 187
British Red Cross, 300
Brogan, Ben, 286
Brooke, Alan, 60
Brooks, Charlie, 88, 91
Brooks, Rebekah, 88–91, 94
Brown, Gordon
admiration for Dalai Lama, 358
and Afghanistan, 56–8, 68
and defence spending, 487
and economic crisis, 9–11, 13–16
and election (2010), 1, 3–6, 23, 26–7, 523
and EU, 167–8, 170
and health reforms, 186, 297
Heywood and, 4, 33
and immigration, 453
and Ivan Cameron’s death, 77
and Northern Ireland, 47
Number 10 operation, 151
and possible snap election, 220
premiership style, 71
relations with Balls, 12, 15, 376
relations with Blair, 35–6, 535
relations with Darling, 498, 500
relations with Juncker, 437
relations with News Corp, 91
relations with US, 66–8, 196, 489
and release of al-Megrahi, 99
and Scottish referendum, 126, 132, 417–19, 421
and tax credits, 39, 301
and Thatcher, 318, 320, 322
and Treasury officials, 33–5, 37, 301
and TV debates, 19
Brown, Jennifer, 77
Brown, Sarah, 1, 3, 10
Bryant, Chris, 83, 88
BSkyB bid, 86, 88, 90, 92, 227
Buckingham Palace, 2, 84, 196, 221, 320–1, 414, 531–3
Budd, Sir Alan, 36
Budget (1981), 319
Budget (2010) (Emergency Budget), 25, 33, 38–40, 500
Budget (2012) (omnishambles Budget), 203–15, 234, 247, 278, 352, 383, 497, 499, 538–9
Budget (2013), 307–10, 313–14
Budget (2014), 373–6
Budget (2015), 493–8
Building Schools for the Future programme, 398
Bullingdon Club, 78
Bumgardner, Randy, 198
Burke, Edmund, 233
Burrowes, David, 280
Bush, George H. W., 196, 321
Bush, George W., 68, 113, 196, 331, 466, 489–90
Bush, Jeb, 220
Butler, Robin, 482
Byrne, Liam, 36, 513
Cabinet reshuffle (2012), 226–9
Cabinet reshuffle (2014), 393–4
Cable, Vince, 25, 38, 41, 86, 122, 157, 240, 308–9, 447, 454
Caine, Jonathan, 49–50, 52
Cambridge, Duke and Duchess of (Prince William and Kate Middleton), 196, 224
Cameron, Alex, 71, 75, 79, 91
Cameron, Arthur, 76
Cameron, Clare, 71
Cameron, David
appoints first Cabinet, 28–9
and ‘aspiration’, 248–9
asserts leadership qualities, 445
assessment of premiership, 535–44
booed at Olympics, 225
and Boris Johnson, 217–20, 247
and coalition crisis, 239–42
commitment to two terms, 519–20
and ‘compassionate Conservatism’, 275
deficiencies as strategic thinker, 487–8, 537–8
dislike of property tax, 206
dislike of reshuffles, 407
and election (2010), 1–7
and election (2015), 505–34
‘essay crisis’ prime minister, 347, 409
and final Cabinet meeting, 502–3
and foreign policy, 62–3
foreign policy failures, 345, 369–70, 486–91, 541–2
inexperience, 10–11
and Ivan’s death, 77–8
liking for routine, 78–9
love of monarchy, 221
and military matters, 55–6, 60–1
and next-of-kin letters, 68–9
and Northern Ireland, 47–53, 76
and ‘One Nation’, 529, 531
and ‘Plebgate’ affair, 246–7, 251–2
relations with Obama, 64–8, 76, 195–200, 489–90, 542
relationship with Clegg, 27–9, 73, 79, 210, 240, 501–2
relationship with Gove, 393–4
relationship with Hilton deteriorates, 155–6, 158–62
relationship with Merkel, 105, 170–2, 265, 490–1
relationship with Osborne, 10–12, 35, 79, 211, 257–8, 286, 498–9, 538–9
relationship with Putin, 364–5, 489
relationship with Sarkozy, 72–3
and religion, 75, 274, 479
‘selfie’ with Obama, 352
and Thatcher’s influence, 10, 19, 318–20
upbringing and pragmatism, 74
Cameron, Florence, 75–7, 358
Cameron, Ian, 71–2, 74–5, 78, 352
Cameron, Ivan, 77–8, 250, 348, 352
Cameron, Mary, 71–2, 74, 79
Cameron, Nancy, 76
Cameron, Samantha, 67, 126, 137, 144, 225–6, 250, 331, 358
and election (2010), 1–3
and election (2015), 522–3, 532–4
friendship with Sarah Vine, 394
and Ian Cameron’s death, 75–9
and US visit, 197–9
Cameron, Tania, 71
Campbell, Alastair, 87, 394
Campbell, Menzies, 25, 132
Capello, Fabio, 63
Cardiff NATO summit, 468, 483
Carmichael, Alistair, 410, 413
Carney, Mark, 226, 313–14, 497
Carswell, Douglas, 168, 260, 388–91, 441, 451
Case, Simon, 50, 192, 222
Casey, Louise, 144, 153
Cash, Bill, 23, 168–9, 177, 260, 341
Casson, John, 98–9, 224, 265, 336, 341, 365
CBI, 252, 261, 293
Centre for Cities, 378
Centre for Social Justice, 298
Chambers, Max, 452
Channel Tunnel, 350
Charity Commission, 402
‘charity tax’, 209–10, 212
Charles, Prince of Wales, 221
Charlie Hebdo attack, 475–6
Chartres, Bishop Richard, 321–2
Chatwin, Tim, 148, 150
Cheney, Dick, 321
Chilcot Inquiry, 105
child benefit, 210, 297
Child Poverty Action Group, 300
China, 105, 357–62, 458, 489, 500, 542
Chinese currency, 360
Chote, Robert, 447
Church of England, 212, 232, 277
Churchill, Winston, 60, 321, 503, 520
cigarettes, plain packaging of, 292
City of London, and EU, 167–8, 173, 437
Civil Service
Conservative distrust of, 34
and constitutional reform, 234
and Hilton reforms, 151–2, 157, 159
neutrality of, 170
Clacton by-election, 390, 451
Clark, Greg, 377
Clarke, Ken, 13, 24, 34, 93, 228, 308, 333, 407, 457, 498
and EU, 265, 269, 385, 433, 436
and Libyan intervention, 101, 108
Clegg, Nick
and Afghanistan, 58
and anti-terrorist legislation, 473–4
and AV referendum, 116, 118–22
and Budget (2012), 205–6, 209–10, 214
and Budget (2013), 309
and Budget (2015), 493–4, 498
and coalition crisis, 239–42
compared with Cameron, 487
and constitutional reform, 231–9
and Dalai Lama meeting, 357
and development spending, 481
and education reforms, 399–401, 404
and election (2015), 511, 514–15, 532–3, 537
and EU, 167–8, 172–4, 176, 178, 258, 269
and formation of coalition, 1, 21, 24–7
and gay marriage, 277, 281
and health reforms, 184, 189–91
and immigration, 452
and leadership challenges, 231, 240
and Libyan intervention, 102, 106
and Northern Ireland, 49
and Northern Powerhouse, 378–9
opposition to Hilton reforms, 154, 156, 161
and phone-hacking scandal, 84, 92
relationship with Cameron, 27–9, 73, 79, 210, 240, 501–2
relationship with Osborne, 493, 500–1, 503
and riots, 139–40
and rise of UKIP, 383, 386
and Scottish referendum, 128, 133, 411–12, 415, 418, 420
and spending cuts, 36, 38–9, 447
stands in for Cameron, 73, 76
and Syria, 329, 331, 333–8, 340–4
and tuition fees, 41, 121, 481
and TV debates, 19
Clinton, Bill, 68, 196, 464, 466–7, 489–90
Clinton, Hillary, 7, 104, 106, 466, 489
Clooney, George, 199
Coalition, The: Together in the National Interest, 241
Coalition for Marriage, 277, 281
coalitions, European, 25
COBRA meetings, 139, 141, 192, 211, 261, 320–1, 353–4, 470, 474
Cochrane, Alan, 130
Coe, Sebastian, 129, 217, 222, 225
Colbourne, Tim, 176
Collins, Philip, 29, 298, 405, 425, 497
Commonwealth Games, 417–18
Conservative Party
and constitutional reform, 233–8
Crosby’s view of, 391
‘detoxification’ drive, 148
and Europe, 165–78, 257–70
and gay marriage, 273–82
and leadership challenges, 213, 219–20, 520–2
‘nasty party’, 391, 453, 479, 494
representation in Scotland, 132
and Thatcherism, 319–20
Conservative Research Department, 147, 318
ConservativeHome website, 118, 285, 297
Cook, Robin, 105
Cooper, Andrew, 117, 133, 155, 159, 177, 247–8, 387, 411
and Budget (2012), 207–8, 213
and election (2015), 510, 516
and gay marriage, 275–6, 282
and health reforms, 188–9
and rise of Crosby, 291–2
Cooper, Yvette, 455
Core Knowledge Foundation, 396
corporation tax, 207–8, 253, 310, 348, 494
Côte d’Ivoire, 105
Coulson, Andy, 22, 28, 36, 61, 66, 75, 122, 183, 188
antipathy to Cummings, 398, 400
and Crosby’s arrival, 286, 293
and election (2010), 4–5, 7
influence on Cameron, 17–19
opposition to gay marriage, 274, 276, 282
phone-hacking scandal and departure, 77, 79, 81–94, 100, 109, 117, 155, 409
relations with Hilton, 17–19, 153–4
counter-terrorism, see terrorism and counter-terrorism
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act, 474, 494
Cowper-Coles, Sherard, 57–8
Crick, Michael, 246
cricket, 224
Crimea, Russian invasion of, 367–8
Cromwell, Oliver, 72
Crosby, Lynton, 249, 303, 312, 354, 419, 442, 491, 495, 497
arrival of, 285–93
and Boris Johnson campaign, 218, 220, 287–9, 292
and election (2015), 505–6, 508–10, 512–15, 518, 527, 530
and Gove’s departure, 403–4
and immigration, 452–3, 460
increasing influence on Cameron, 347–9
opposition to gay marriage, 279, 282, 285
and rise of UKIP, 386–8, 391
Crossrail, 44, 350–1, 500
Cruddas, Peter, 118–19
Cummings, Dominic, 397–401, 404
Cunliffe, Jon, 9, 170, 172–3, 426, 455
Cunningham, Fiona, 404, 458
Curtice, John, 286, 390, 528
Daily Record, 417–18
Dalai Lama, 357, 359–61, 489
Dale, Iain, 286
Daly, Fr Edward, 51
Dannatt, Richard, 55, 487
d’Ancona, Matthew, 106, 185, 203, 257, 290, 303, 382, 455
Darfur, 105
Darling, Alistair, 10–11, 13–16, 34–6, 204, 214, 315
relations with Brown, 498, 500
and Scottish referendum, 132, 410–13, 417, 420
Darroch, Kim, 173–4, 176, 330–2, 336, 365, 464
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act, 474, 493
Davey, Ed, 529
Davidson, Ruth, 412
Davies, Howard, 312, 351
Davies, Philip, 482
Davis, David, 23, 152, 165, 219, 260, 341, 438, 520
Davis, Evan, 378
Dawlish railway line, 353, 355
D-Day commemorations, 370
de Bois, Nick, 336
Dear, Lord, 281
defence spending, 41–3, 56, 465–6, 479, 482–7
DEFRA, 44, 355, 406
Deighton, Paul, 226, 312
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 48, 239, 486, 518, 522
Denning, Lord, 358
Dennis, Ron, 359
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), 37, 43, 229, 295–304, 375–6, 395
Derry/Londonderry, 50–1
development spending, 41, 43, 246, 479–82, 537
Devereux, Robert, 302
Diamond Jubilee, Queen’s, 75, 129, 221, 225
Diana, Princess of Wales, 221
Dimbleby, David, 527
Disability Living Allowance, 295, 297
Donilon, Thomas, 104, 490
Dorrell, Stephen, 522
Dorries, Nadine, 212, 341
Dowden, Oliver, 7, 89, 92, 192, 212–13, 246, 276, 388, 419, 452
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Dowler, Milly, 88
Draghi, Mario, 314
Duffy, Carol Ann, 401
Duggan, Mark, 137
Duncan, Alan, 277
Duncan Smith, Iain, 129, 144, 187, 252, 265, 374, 395, 400, 405, 410
appointed to coalition Cabinet, 29
battles with Treasury, 40, 43–4
and Cabinet reshuffle, 228–9, 296, 299
and gay marriage, 275, 278
and welfare reforms, 295–305, 501, 539–40
Dunlop, Andrew, 130, 410, 417
Eastleigh by-election, 383
Ebola outbreak, 482
Edinburgh Agreement, 134, 410–11
Edmondson, Ian, 86
education reforms, 184, 186–7, 304, 393–403, 406, 539
education unions, 400–1
Egypt, 97–8, 195
Elizabeth II, Queen, 52, 197, 221, 361, 429
and election (2015), 531–3
and Scottish referendum, 414, 422
Elliott, Matthew, 117, 119
Elysée Treaty, 260–1
Emanuel, Rahm, 66
Emergency Budget, see Budget (2010)
employment tribunals, 156
Emwazi, Mohammed (‘Jihadi John’), 471
energy prices, 322, 347, 442
‘English Votes for English Laws’ (EVEL), 419–21, 443
Ennis, Jessica, 224, 226
Environment Agency, 355
Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, 196
Etchingham, Julie, 512
European and Global issues Secretariat, 312
European Arrest Warrant, 456
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), 165, 427–8, 431
European Convention on Human Rights, 430
European Court of Justice, 174, 455
European elections, 168, 258, 278, 285, 384–7, 429, 431, 501
European Financial Stability Mechanism, 169
European Fiscal Compact Treaty, 171, 177
European People’s Party (EPP), 5, 165, 170, 174, 426–7, 431, 438, 490
European Union (EU)
and British renegotiation, 429–30, 437–8, 443, 518
and British veto, 165–78, 263
budget negotiations, 260, 262, 267–9, 490
and Commission presidency, 425–38
proposed British referendum, 247, 257–70, 330, 384–6, 391, 394, 432, 451, 463, 467, 533, 537, 543
Spitzenkandidaten process, 426–8, 431–2, 434–6
and Ukraine crisis, 362, 366–70, 490
eurozone crisis, 167, 171–3, 177, 195, 252, 262, 312, 314
Evans, Jonathan, 473
Falklands War, 113
Fall, Kate, 22, 79, 83, 137, 213, 220, 249, 307, 347, 422, 453
and Cabinet reshuffle, 226
and election (2010), 1–4, 6–7
and election (2015), 509, 512, 518, 522–4, 527, 529
loyalty, 542
opposes mansion tax, 206
relations with Hilton, 18, 85, 155, 158, 161–2
and rise of UKIP, 388–9
supports gay marriage, 276
and Syria vote, 343–4
Fallon, Michael, 483, 533
‘family friendly’ policies, 151
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