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For the Record
- Narrated by: David Cameron
- Length: 30 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
The referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU is one of the most controversial political events of our times. For the first time, the man who called that vote talks about the decision and its origins, as well as giving a candid account of his time at the top of British politics.
David Cameron was Conservative Party leader during the largest financial crash in living memory. The Arab Spring and the Eurozone crisis both started during his first year as prime minister. The backdrop to his time in office included the advent of ISIS, surging migration and a rapidly changing EU.
Here he talks about how he confronted those challenges, from modernising a party that had suffered three successive electoral defeats to forming the first coalition government for seventy years. He sets out how he helped turn around Britain’s economy, implementing a modern, compassionate agenda that included education and welfare reform, the legalisation of gay marriage, the referendum on Scottish independence and world-leading environmental policies.
David Cameron is searingly honest about the key players from his time in politics. And he is frank about himself – the things he got right and the things he got wrong. He opens up about family life too, including the tragic loss of his eldest son.
We learn why he kept Britain’s promise on overseas aid spending and what it was like to commit British troops to conflicts in Libya, Iraq and Syria. He sets out how he won the first outright Conservative majority in nearly a quarter of a century, and describes the events leading up to the EU referendum, the renegotiation, the campaign – and his thoughts on it all today.
It is the most compelling record yet of what it’s like to lead in modern times and to live behind the most famous door in the world.
Critic reviews
"The political memoir of the decade." (Sunday Times)
"I praise For the Record with genuine enthusiasm. It is tastily candid about his colleagues...but also about his own mistakes." (Andrew Billen, Times)
"Arresting...Cameron has always been an easy target. But on reading this book, I think it is impossible for any fair-minded observer to doubt that he was a fundamentally decent, well-intentioned man, who did his best to represent Britain on the world stage and left our nation’s economy in a much better state than he found it." (Daily Mail)
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-19
Great insight
was an in depth look at the one of the toughest jobs in the world.
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- Graham
- 10-10-19
fascinating insight into all things Tory politics
fascinating insight into all things Tory politics Europe and the early 21st century. cheers Dave
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- Paul
- 16-11-19
Interesting insight into a pivotal time for Britain
It’s always good to have a biography read by the author. Cameron does a good job of this - although there are times when it feels more like a speech than a reading. This is a good insight into recent history, and there is far more than just the Brexit referendum to enjoy. You have to accept that this is DC’s view and he’s not impartial. A lot of the book is his justification for the decisions he made. There are admissions of mistakes, but there is a ‘but’ after every one. Nevertheless if you enjoy politics, you should enjoy this book.
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- James D.
- 28-05-22
Great political biography - learnt lots
David Cameron has a good turn of phrase and the account never feels stodgy even though his Eton acquired speaking style, one assumes, could be jarring for some.
Ultimaty, never trust Michael Gove.
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- BlueKJL
- 20-02-24
Fantastic listen
Read well and brilliant to remember all the achievements of the Conservatives under David Cameron!
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- Josef Cullinan
- 20-03-24
Insightful
Insightful, even if one doesn't particularly like or agree with what he says. I also enjoyed it being read by David himself.
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- Fat lady
- 06-10-19
Doing What’s Right
As a broadly reasonable and detailed account of his premiership, and read to us by the author, this book must take its place in history irrespective of the reader’s personal opinion of David Cameron as a chap or as a PM.
I think he conveys the character of a decent bloke who rose a little above his competency due to the timing of his elevation to party leader, when the Conservatives badly needed a young, energetic, people’s person to succeed Blair.
What troubles me is his consistent use of the word ‘right’ which, like Nick Clegg’s ‘fair’ is not definitive and only a matter of opinion.
He strikes me in reality, as he did in office, as a rather left of centre and “wet” Tory who was in a perfect marriage with the Liberals of the period in their coalition.
When the dust of Brexit finally settles we may yet applaud David Cameron for his ill-fated referendum - who knows?
Meanwhile this book does convey a sometimes modest account of a somewhat honest politician, although neither quality, in my opinion, is required of a Prime Minister.
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- R. A. Campbell
- 11-12-19
I now understand better the UK position within the EU
This is a book. That i enjoyed listening. It is well written and narrated by Davud Caneron. It an honest review of facts and events. Loved it.
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- Jeminar
- 05-10-19
very pleasant surprised
A credible and ostensibly honest summary of the last 3 decades of British political history
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- Frank Cummins
- 04-11-19
Excellent
I always thought Cameron was and is a decent man and a good Prime Minister who had the potential to be great. This book is an honest account of his life and his time in government. I gained a great deal of insight into the personality of other leaders and MP’s and although I disagreed with some of his decisions, I gained insight into his rationale behind those decisions. Well worth buying.
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