For the Record by David Cameron Summary
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In "For the Record," former UK Prime Minister David Cameron offers a candid 752-page journey through global crises and personal tragedy. Critics call it "the political memoir of the decade" - despite controversy over Brexit, it reveals the human behind history-altering decisions.
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From Privilege to Power: A Prime Minister's Journey
What makes someone believe they should lead a nation? In 1966, a boy was born into the kind of privilege that typically breeds either entitlement or guilt. David Cameron would choose neither path. Instead, he'd forge something more complex: a political identity shaped by personal tragedy, pragmatic conservatism, and an unshakeable belief that he could modernize his party and his country. His father Ian, born with severely shortened legs and deformed feet, worked forty years in finance without complaint-teaching young David that circumstances don't define capability. His mother served as a magistrate for three decades, embedding the notion that privilege demands public service. These weren't abstract lessons. They became the foundation for a political career that would culminate in Britain's most consequential decision since World War II.
The Education of a Conservative Modernizer
When Love Meets Loss
The Coalition Gamble and Economic Reckoning
Progressive Ends Through Conservative Means
The Brexit Miscalculation That Changed Everything
A Legacy Written in Contradictions
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