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Source ISBN: 9780007575510
Ebook Edition © September 2015 ISBN: 9780007575527
Version: 2016-07-05
To Julia Snowdon and Joanna Seldon
Contents
Introduction to the Paperback Edition: Cameron at 10: 2010–16: The Verdict
1 First Night in Downing Street: 11 May 2010
2 Origin of ‘Plan A’: September 2008– February 2010
4 Delivering Plan A: May–October 2010
5 Bloody Sunday Statement: 15 June 2010
6 Chequers Summit on Afghanistan: June 2010
7 Life and Death in the Cameron Family: February 2009–September 2010
8 Coulson Departure: May 2010–February 2011
9 Taking on Gaddafi: February–September 2011
10 AV Referendum: Coalition Buckles: January–May 2011
11 Scottish Referendum Call: May 2011–February 2012
13 The Big Society and Beyond: May 2010–April 2012
14 The EU: Back Burner to Veto: May 2010–December 2011
15 The NHS Debacle: November 2009–September 2012
16 Cameron and Obama: March 2012
17 Omnishambles Budget: March 2012
18 Olympian Summer, Olympian Difficulties: May–September 2012
19 Lords and Boundaries: January–December 2012
20 Halfway Point: Autumn Blues: September–December 2012
21 Cameron Pledges a Referendum: April 2012–February 2013
22 Gay Marriage Saga: October 2011–July 2013
23 Lynton to the Rescue?: January 2013–October 2014
24 Warfare Over Welfare: May 2010–December 2014
25 The Darkest Hour Before Dawn: January–June 2013
26 The Iron Lady’s Long Shadow: April 2013