Farage, Nigel, 168, 270, 382, 384–7, 389–91, 421, 425
and election (2015), 511–12, 533
and focus on immigration, 451, 459–60
Farah, Mo, 224
Farr, Charles, 404
Featherstone, Lynne, 275–6
Feldman, Andrew, 21, 78, 86, 161, 193, 217, 220, 225, 227, 238
analysis of gay marriage, 278
and AV referendum, 117–19
and Budget (2012), 206, 210
and Cameron’s ‘inner Semite’, 250
and Crosby’s arrival, 287–8
and election (2015), 506, 510, 523, 530
opposes mansion tax, 206
and rise of UKIP, 382, 388, 391
and Reckless defection, 444
and Scottish referendum, 415
female genital mutilation, 481
Fergusson, James, 57–8
Ferrari, Nick, 381
Field, Frank, 153
Field, Steve, 85, 177
FIFA World Cup, 67, 221, 363, 436
Financial Services Authority, 17, 312
Finkelstein, Danny, 229, 249
Finucane, Pat, 52
First World War debt, 496
Fisher, Antony, 149
fixed-term parliaments, 24, 116, 536
Fletcher, Tom, 1, 4–7, 48–9, 66, 72–3, 170
Fletcher, WPC Yvonne, 98–9
floods, 353–5, 480
Foges, Clare, 247–8, 347–8, 352, 417, 442
and election (2015), 522–3
Foley, James, 471
food banks, 300
Foreign Office, and spending cuts, 43–4
Forestry Commission, sale of land, 188
Forsyth, Lord, 127, 133
foundation hospitals, 187
Fox, Liam, 59, 62, 97, 165, 219, 237, 382, 438, 484, 520
and Bloody Sunday inquiry, 49–50
and defence spending, 42–3
and Libyan intervention, 100, 101–2, 105
and opposition to gay marriage, 280
France, 57, 196, 267, 359, 369
and Libyan intervention, 106–8, 111–12
and Syria, 338–9, 344
Francis Crick Institute, 44
Fraser, Simon, 266
free schools, 396, 398–9, 402, 443, 539
FTSE 100, and Scottish referendum, 415
fuel duty, 253, 310
fuel strikes, 92, 211
‘Funding for Lending’ scheme, 214, 308, 314, 499
Gaddafi, Muammar, 98–104, 106–12, 541
Gale, Roger, 280
Ganesh, Janan, 204, 257, 404, 499
Gardner, David, 101
Gates, Robert, 104
gay marriage, 273–82, 351, 366, 383–4, 446, 482, 537
Gaza blockade, 75–6
Geidt, Sir Christopher, 414, 531
Geldof, Sir Bob, 415, 481
General Strike (1926), 222
Georgia, Russian invasion of, 362, 369
Germany, 25, 172, 265, 267–8, 359, 458, 460
and Libyan intervention, 105, 108
G4S scandal, 223
Gibb, Nick, 397
Gibbs, Robert, 5
Gilbert, Stephen, 117, 119, 121, 188, 227, 237
and election (2015), 508–9, 513–16, 530
Gill, Ameet, 50, 213, 247, 347, 403, 442, 458
Gladstone, William, 496
Gleneagles G8 summit, 479–80
Global Investment Conference, 252
‘global race’, 162, 248–50, 289, 347
Glover, Julian, 131, 349
Godson, Dean, 397
Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, 321
González Durántez, Miriam, 399, 501
Goodlad, Alastair, 395
Goodman, Clive, 83
Goodman, Paul, 118, 285
Goodwin, Fred, 204
Goodwin, Matthew, 382, 385
‘Google tax’, 446
Gordon, Philip, 330
Goschen, George, 496
Gove, Michael, 34, 41, 89, 97, 116, 160, 219, 239, 347, 390, 442
attack on private education, 403
and Cabinet reshuffle, 393–5, 403–6, 441
and Cameron’s conference speech (2012), 249–50
and Cummings’s influence, 397–401
and education reforms, 184, 186–7, 304, 393–403, 406, 539
and election (2015), 519–22, 533
and EU referendum, 269
and fight against ISIS, 469
and immigration, 452, 456
and Libyan intervention, 101, 111
publishes Celsius 7/7, 404, 472
relationship with Cameron, 7, 393–4
and school sports, 226
and Scottish referendum, 129, 131, 415, 421–2
spat with May, 404
and Syria, 334, 340, 404
and Ukraine crisis, 368
GP commissioning, 182, 186–7, 189
Graydon, Michael, 487
Grayling, Chris, 29, 228
Greece, 23, 171, 264
Green Party, 460, 511
Greening, Justine, 228, 480–2
Grey Coat Hospital school, 403
Grieve, Dominic, 49, 105, 111, 279, 333
Griffin, Nick, 119
Grybauskaite, Dalia, 432
Guantanamo Bay, 58
Guinea, 482
Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), 105
Gummer, Peter, 528
Gurria, Angel, 252
Haass, Richard, 52
Hague, Ffion, 25, 407
Hague, William, 7, 44, 219, 235, 248, 319, 502, 535
and Afghanistan, 58–9
and Cabinet reshuffle, 406–7
and China, 357, 360
and coalition crisis, 240
and election (2015), 518
and ‘English Votes for English Laws’, 421
and EU, 166, 169, 172, 174–5, 258, 260
faces pressure to resign, 343–4
foreign policy achievements, 488–9
and formation of coalition, 22–5, 29, 116
and formation of NSC, 61–2
and health reforms, 184
and Libyan intervention, 100, 104, 108–9
relationship with Hillary Clinton, 466–7, 489
revises party rules, 521
and Russia, 362
supports gay marriage, 279
and Syria, 326, 329, 333–5, 337, 339, 342–3, 406
Haines, David, 471
Haines, Joe, 87
Hammond, Philip, 15, 34, 37, 265, 333, 350, 407, 457, 467, 483–4
and gay marriage, 275, 279
and Lee Rigby killing, 474
remains as foreign secretary, 533
Hancock, Matthew, 12, 15, 33, 36, 40, 226, 247
Hands, Greg, 226
Hannan, Daniel, 168
Harding, James, 93, 511
Hardman, Isabel, 445
Harman, Harriet, 72
Harper, Mark, 234–5, 533
Harper, Stephen, 5, 321
Harrison, Rupert, 15, 18, 40, 155, 253, 303, 319, 352, 442, 445, 447
and bad economic news, 307–8, 311
and Bank of England, 313–14
and Budget (2012), 200, 203–4, 208–10
and Budget (2014), 376
and Budget (2015), 493
Eton education, 403
and immigration, 452, 458
Osborne’s chief of staff, 7, 11–12
Harry, Prince, 224
Hart, Colin, 281
Hayek, F. A., 397
HBOS, 9
Heathrow Airport, 247, 302, 350–1
Heffer, Simon, 319
Helmer, Roger, 234
‘Help to Buy’ scheme, 310, 443, 496
Henderson’s crisps, 503
Henning, Alan, 471
Herbert, Nick, 228
Heseltine, Lord, 121, 153, 378
Heywood, Jeremy, 30, 214, 247, 286, 297, 498, 531
and coalition crisis, 240
and election (20
10), 1, 3–4, 7
and health reforms, 184, 187, 189–91, 297
and implementation of Plan A, 33–6, 252
and phone-hacking scandal, 84, 87, 89, 91–2
relations with Hilton, 151–2, 155, 158–60
and riots, 137–8
and Scottish referendum, 414, 419, 421
succeeds O’Donnell, 129, 208
High Speed One (HS1), 350
High Speed Two (HS2), 228, 349–51, 500
High Speed Three, 378
Hill, Lord, 437–8
Hilton, Steve, 29, 35, 42, 79, 166, 213, 297, 320, 361, 441, 498
and ‘Big Society’ agenda, 17–19, 143–4, 149–62, 209, 249
and Budget (2012), 207–9
and Crosby’s arrival, 286–9, 293
decentralisation agenda, 158–9
and education reforms, 398, 400
and election (2010), 4, 7
and formation of coalition, 21–2
and gay marriage, 273–4, 276–7
and health reforms, 185, 188, 190–1
and immigration, 453
influence on Cameron, 147–62
and phone-hacking scandal, 83–6
returns to Number 10, 249, 347–8
Hirsch, E. D., 396–7
HMS Ark Royal, 484
HMS Bulwark, 460
Hodge, Margaret, 295
Hollande, François, 170, 196, 265, 267, 269, 317–18, 328, 368, 482, 542
Hollingbery, George, 325
Holloway, Adam, 169, 390
Home Office, 28, 37, 43, 228, 404, 458, 520, 540
Hong Kong, democracy demonstrations, 361
Houghton, Nicholas, 55, 60
House of Lords reform, 24, 221, 226, 231–4
Howard, John, 287
Howard, Michael, 148, 287, 291, 453
Howarth, Gerald, 279, 456
Howe, Earl, 191
Howe, Geoffrey, 11, 13, 235, 319, 321
Hu Jintao, 357, 361
Hugo Young lecture, 148
Huhne, Chris, 23, 120–3, 231, 240, 383
human rights, China and, 358
Human Rights Act, 25, 443
Hunt, Jeremy, 86, 88, 90, 92, 192, 223, 227, 407, 502, 540
Hunt, Tristram, 394, 443
Huntman, Jamie, 385
immigration, 384–5, 387, 451–61, 497, 521, 536
immunisation, in Africa, 480
income tax, 13, 24, 200, 204–8, 253, 310, 373, 443, 494, 500, 539
Independent Commission on Banking, 38
India, 58, 75, 105, 361
infrastructure projects, 214, 349–52, 500
Ingham, Bernard, 87
inheritance tax, 15, 24–5
Institute for Fiscal Studies, 12, 205
Institute of Chartered Accountants, 507
Institute of Civil Engineering, 161
Institute of Directors, 204, 252
Institute of Economic Affairs, 149, 351
International Institute for Strategic Studies, 486
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 211–12, 252, 308, 311, 315
Iran, 58, 195, 198, 264, 326, 485
Iraq, 57–60, 64–5, 257, 345, 490, 541
and Libyan intervention, 101–3, 105–6, 109, 111
and rise of ISIS, 463, 467–8, 471, 502, 542
and Syria vote, 333, 338, 342
Ireland, 25, 196
Irish Free State, 125
ISAs, 375, 496
ISIS, 327, 343, 345, 463, 465–9, 471, 485, 502
Islamic extremism, 470–3, 490, 540
Isle of Jura, 126
Israel, 196, 198, 264, 404, 502
Ivens, Martin, 286
Izzard, Eddie, 415
Jackson, Mike, 483
Jackson, Stewart, 169
Jahan, Tariq, 142
Javid, Sajid, 226
Jenkin, Bernard, 168, 177, 260, 485
Job Centres, 300, 303
Johnson, Alan, 44
Johnson, Boris, 82, 129, 139, 141, 329, 360, 385, 433
and Carswell resignation, 388
elected in Uxbridge, 529
leadership ambitions, 520, 535
and Lee Rigby killing, 474
mayoral election, 217–22, 287–9, 292
and ‘Plebgate’ affair, 246–7, 251
Johnson, Helen, 470
Johnson, Jo, 220, 348, 377, 403, 452, 510
Jones, David, 279
Jones, Marcus, 528
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 118
Journal of Public Health, 301
Jubilee Line extension, 350
judo, 224, 364–5
Julius Caesar, 134
Juncker, Jean-Claude, 425, 427–37
Karzai, Hamid, 55
Katainen, Jyrki, 170
Kelly, Chris, 390
Kennedy, Charles, 25, 132
Kenny, Enda, 427
Kerr, John, 464
Kerry, John, 331, 344, 467
Kerslake, Bob, 159–60, 302
Kettle, Martin, 17
Khaybulaev, Tagir, 365
Kiddell, Tim, 50
King, Andy, 311
King, Julian, 51
King, Mervyn, 11, 17, 25, 38, 308, 312–13
Kingman, John, 312, 377
Kinnock, Neil, 121
Kirby, Paul, 13, 15, 155, 159, 213, 226, 312
Knapp, Bill, 512
Korean War, 61
Korski, Daniel, 483
Labour Party
and AV referendum, 117–20
and education reforms, 395–6
and election (2015), 513–19, 522, 537
and fight against ISIS, 468–9
and immigration, 452–3, 455–6
and Scottish referendum, 132–3, 410, 416–18, 421
and Syria, 333–9, 341, 463
Lagarde, Christine, 311, 315, 432
Lamb, Graeme, 58
Lamb, Norman, 183
Lamolinara, Franco, 470
Lamont, Norman, 13, 33, 35, 235
Lampard, Frank, 67
‘land of opportunity’, 348–9
Landale, James, 519
Lang, Lord, 127
Langsdale, Philip, 295, 302–3
Lansley, Andrew, 14, 227, 251, 395, 401, 405, 497
and health reforms, 181–93, 296–7, 304, 540
Lapshyn, Pavlo, 474
Lavrov, Sergei, 344
Lawrence, T. E., 113
Laws, David, 23–4, 28, 34–7, 41, 241, 493, 507
relations with Gove, 396, 399–400
Lawson, Nigel, 13, 35–6, 159, 270, 321, 374, 482, 500
Leese, Richard, 377
Left Foot Forward blog, 300
Lehman Brothers collapse, 9
Leigh, Edward, 280
Letts, Quentin, 250
Letwin, Oliver, 7, 11, 16, 18, 38, 61, 93, 130, 166, 252, 260, 368, 452, 502
and AV referendum, 122–3
and ‘Big Society’ agenda, 149–50
and Civil Service reform, 159
and coalition crisis, 240–1
and constitutional reform, 232
and election (2015), 518, 532
Eton education, 403
and formation of coalition, 22–4, 26, 29, 158
and health reforms, 182–5, 187–8, 190
and welfare reforms, 297, 302, 304
Leveson Inquiry, 88–94, 197, 221, 227, 536
Levita, Emile, 250
Levitte, Jean-David, 73
Lewis, Damian, 199
Lewis, Leigh, 297
Li Keqiang, 358, 360–1
Lib Dems
and anti-terrorist legislation, 473
and Budget (2012), 205–7, 209–10
and Budget (2015), 493–8, 500–1
commitment to electoral reform, 115–16
and constitutional reform, 231–9
and education reforms, 396, 399–400, 403
and election (2015), 507, 515–16, 518–19, 522, 527–8, 530, 537
and figh
t against ISIS, 468–9
and formation of coalition, 21–30, 122–3
and gay marriage, 275–6, 279
and health reforms, 183–4, 188–9, 191
and immigration, 452–5
and Leveson Inquiry, 89–90, 93
relations with Hilton, 152–4
and rise of UKIP, 382–3
and Scottish referendum, 127, 129–32, 410, 416, 418
and Syria, 338–9
and tuition fees, 41, 45, 120–1, 238
Liberia, 482
Libya, 68, 75, 118, 173, 195, 264, 326, 333, 345, 488, 491, 541
British intervention, 98–113
Putin and intervention, 329, 364, 367
life sciences, promotion of, 157
Lisbon Treaty, 165–6, 177, 257, 259, 262–3, 265, 382, 385, 426–7
Litvinenko, Alexander, 362
Liu Xiaoming, 360
Livingstone, Ken, 217, 222
Llewellyn, Ed, 18, 49, 56, 61, 65, 67, 79, 122, 151, 190, 213, 246, 313, 475
and bad economic news, 307–8
and Cabinet reshuffle, 226
and constitutional reform, 236, 239
and Crosby’s arrival, 286, 288–9
and election (2010), 1, 4–7
and election (2015), 509–10, 512, 518, 522, 524, 527, 529–30
Eton education, 403
and EU, 166, 170, 173–4, 176, 258, 260–1, 265–6
and formation of coalition, 22–3, 27
and immigration, 452, 459
and Libyan intervention, 101–2
loyalty, 542
and Olympics, 222
and phone-hacking scandal, 83, 87, 89, 91–2
relations with Hilton, 155, 158, 161–2
and riots, 137–8
and Scottish referendum, 126, 134, 411, 422
supports gay marriage, 276
and Syria, 331–2, 336, 365
and Thatcher’s death and funeral, 317–18, 322
and Ukraine crisis, 368–9
Lloyds Banking Group, 314, 415
local elections, 123, 219, 234, 385
Local Enterprise Partnerships, 378
Lockerbie bombing, 99
Lockwood, Chris, 377
London Olympics, 75, 92, 129, 217, 221–7, 250, 312, 331, 350, 541
and economic benefits, 222, 307
and meeting with Putin, 224, 364–5
opening ceremony, 223–4
Lough Erne G8 summit, 330–1, 366, 470
Lyall Grant, Mark, 336, 338
McCann, Madeleine, 88
McChrystal, Stanley, 64
McDonald, Simon, 57, 60, 170
McKay Commission, 420
Mackenzie, Polly, 152, 154, 183
McLoughlin, Patrick, 6, 116, 169, 227–8, 234, 279, 351, 393–4
Macmillan, Harold, 35, 319, 404, 537
McManus, Chris, 470
Macpherson, Nicholas, 25, 33–4, 38, 42, 252–3, 301, 311–13, 374, 412
McVey, Esther, 406
Mais lecture, 18
Major Projects Authority (MPA), 295, 300
Major, John, 35, 47, 165, 196, 219, 395, 437, 458, 467, 498, 536
infrastructure legacy, 350
Thatcher and, 267, 319, 322
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