"This final event will obviously loom larger than anything else," just says so much about the way the political class see themselves and their legacies, versus the reality. The truth is that the Brexit vote was hugely significant, but we didn't even leave the EU as a result of it (only of the subsequent General Elections), and for most people affected by the policies the austerity years are what will define Cameron's term in office. The levels of hardship unleashed under austerity dwarf anything we have experienced since the referendum, and I honestly believe that, whether you agree with the policy or not, it is that which defines his time as PM, and George Osborne's as Chancellor.
@@michaelwoolley7034 ...oh ya!... Especially if you forget the LIGHT TOUCH madness of Gordon Brown!... And RBS... NATIONALIZATION... And on and on...There is a good documentary on RBS here on UA-cam...
As much as I disagree with his politics, I've never doubted for a single moment that he's a loving father (and husband), that much is obvious and a very big plus point for David Cameron. The tragic death of young Ivan obviously devastated him and Samantha. I agree with the commentator in the programme, they probably should have had more time to grieve and attempt to come to terms with their loss.
Cameron was a sincere moderate who saw advantage in coalitions and consensus, but history is replete with leaders who got too far ahead of the people they lead. He may have not been the leader right-wing Tories wanted, but he was certainly the leader they needed. Put another way, he's the only former PM who's return to government was only (briefly) controversial because he's a Lord, not because of his record.
44:02 He wasn't wrong, was he!? Since then we've seen many issues crop up hurting people in the process. He (Cameron) may be proud, but he started the ball towards more insidious policy in schools. A lot to answer for.
Gay marriage is why God ensured he left in ignominy very soon afterwards. And in hell he will for ever regret that shameful decision. What he should have done is reinstated the ban on homosexuality as it was in the 1960s.
I don't think gay marriage was a good thing. And like the guy in the documentary says, it has led to homosexuals demanding even more - gay flags everywhere now
It's weird to imagine that David Cameron was once the opposition to Tony Blair, given that ideologically you couldn't fit a piece of paper between them.
David Cameron was socially liberal, which is great, I was all for that in a conservative leader, but of course he was a true blue tory when it came to finances and squeezing the poor.
@@historiamilitaris5161 I sick to death of right wingers using the word woke to bash everything that is considered even slightest left wing. Too many GB News and Talk TV hosts uses "woke" to slam anything they don't like. Bloody annoys me. I am a proud centre left man, but I refuse to use the term woke. It has now been turned into a derogatory term for anyone who has left wing views. A bit like "pinko" and "commie" being used in the 60s to 80s.
@@johnking5174 I am sorry if I insulted you. But I still think that there is nothing wrong eith being right wing. But I respect you political oponions.
@@johnking5174 like I am right wing, or to be acurate centre-right, but I do not have a problem with centre-left people, becauae it is plurality of oponions and democracy which have build our society. And on that we can build the future.
Its amazing to see how good the country looked like it was running during this time and then all of a sudden with the Tory vote slowly ripping the country apart and it is so heartbreaking to see what they have done. I do hope the British people get it right this next general election, it is crucial to get back on track to where they have gone. It feels like a bygone era but it was only 10 years ago! Alot of these journalists and politicians are still working now. Crazy to think how badly Britians direction has gone the last 13 years since.
He styled himself on the Mail/Telegraph caricature of Blair - i.e a shallow charmer bereft of real conviction. The real Blair was more complex and was not lacking in belief (even if it was sometimes misguided).
@@lutherblissett9070it's really interesting that in the programme 'the Labour revolution', styled very much like this, the difference is obvious. The conservatives always say they thought they were doing the right thing but don't explain why, indicating a shallowness. In the labour programme, Blair and Brown seem to tackle most things head on and don't shy away from difficult questions, especially Blair on Iraq
@@mr_incognito9305 Yes, that Labour documentary series was excellent. I'd really recommend it to anyone interested in politics or that specific era of the U.K's history.
Cameron voted against the repeal of section 28 in 2003. It's also worth noting something re the Scottish referendum - the unmentioned precedent was, in a country where the voting system in place (PR) had been chosen to make forming a majority government practically impossible, the SNP achieved just that.
The Lib Dems were in favourite of PR back in 1997 aswell. But The SNP not forming a Majority Government does not stop than pushing a bill through the scottish parliament calling for a referendum on breaking away from the uk when it comes to the scottish greens. But the labour party thought that the scottish pariament would kill The SNP and the break up of the uk stone dead. That Did not work out at all did it.
I'll never understand why the BBC aired this series backwards, with the end first and the beginning last. It is so, so stupid. Watching these and knowing what came next (14 years of the Conservative's totally destroying the country), it's like seeing/participating in a car crash in slow motion.
David Cameron „... He [Cameron] was and is, fundamentally Conservative, a supporter of tradition, the status quo and the idea that people like him, of his background and class, were born to rule. He travelled light in terms of firm policy ideas - he had very few - and whereas some thought that a political advantage, I felt that he was insubstantial, lightweight, someone who saw politics as a game, that it was his inherited duty, and right, to play and win. He always strode the corridors with an air of superiority - sniffy, supercilious and deeply snobbish.“ „... Cameron was „clever, but not profound“ [citing another person]. That is true. In the pantheon of great leaders, the name of David Cameron will never feature. In a list of opportunist lightwheigts, it will be at the top.“ (John Bercow, Unspeakable, 2020, p 129, 313)
15 minutes in really shows just how shallow Cameron’s politics are. He doesn’t have principles and instead moves with whatever way the wind is blowing. They were pledging to match Labour spending, but then suddenly the financial crisis was as a result of Labour overspending.
...Someone not government have nuclear as his security...is something...this lads think joke...is not joke anymore...they get little bit picture...with whom they play with ..am I....
He adopted Blairite social policies while brutally maintaining Economic policy. Just as Blair adopted Thatcherite economics while brutally maintaining social policy. It is because of this that the Conservative party has been more leftist than Blair. It has pushed through so much liberal social policies that I am disgusted, at least the Republicans were opposed to homosexual "marriage" at the time. This is the issue with Conservatism, all it does is adopt the social policies of progressives and dresses it as their own. The uniqueness of Cameron is that he took over the progressive aspect.
@@Qatari2007 He was not really. Also I am referring more to how the Tories have progressed to today. Cameron may have been more neo-liberal on economics.
@@Qatari2007 Sorry what? I just wrote that Cameron was more neo-liberal. The former government raised taxes and spent retardedly to prop up an economy which then slumped massively. They did not do anything right-wing.
It’s disgraceful to think that you had a divine right to intervene in Libya when you no business entering and allowing the butchering of El Gaddaffi. You made a mess of that country and you should be condemned with every contempt you deserve. You must remember you are now a mere country in the Global view. You should be ashamed of what this Conservatives did. You should budge out of Africa and focus on rebuilding your country that is in decline in every aspect of this livelihood
His shameful decision to legalize gay marriage instead of making homosexuality a criminal offence iaw the Holy Bible is something that he will regret to all eternity.
Well, I wouldn't criminalise homosexuality - but I do agree that gay marriage wasn't exactly a big achievement for the Cameron government(which he is most proud of), and to be honest - I think attacks the traditional family structure even more.
I thoroughly enjoyed both episodes, thankyou for uploading.
Was looking for more lol. Credit to the BBC for entertaining documentaries.
Did not know about his son. Condolences to him and his family.
"This final event will obviously loom larger than anything else," just says so much about the way the political class see themselves and their legacies, versus the reality. The truth is that the Brexit vote was hugely significant, but we didn't even leave the EU as a result of it (only of the subsequent General Elections), and for most people affected by the policies the austerity years are what will define Cameron's term in office. The levels of hardship unleashed under austerity dwarf anything we have experienced since the referendum, and I honestly believe that, whether you agree with the policy or not, it is that which defines his time as PM, and George Osborne's as Chancellor.
Blame the US banks for austerity, they made it necessary
@@michaelwoolley7034
...oh ya!... Especially if you forget the LIGHT TOUCH madness of Gordon Brown!... And RBS... NATIONALIZATION... And on and on...There is a good documentary on RBS here on UA-cam...
Nick Clegg: “the conservatives dared to win the 2015 election” He’s such a patsy
Austerity was a political choice. Despite the £150k deaths the national debt doubled....and saw the biggest transfer of wealth to the top 1% ever
59 minutes straight of George Osborne delivering absolute zingers
Now he’s back.
And gone. Thank goodness.
@@alphabetaxenonzzzcat😔💔
I still remember when his child died. As an American leading a small media ministry I put up an update asking people to pray for him and his family.
As much as I disagree with his politics, I've never doubted for a single moment that he's a loving father (and husband), that much is obvious and a very big plus point for David Cameron. The tragic death of young Ivan obviously devastated him and Samantha. I agree with the commentator in the programme, they probably should have had more time to grieve and attempt to come to terms with their loss.
@@andrewsingh7860 yes, no matter which political views we have, we are still people.
Cameron was a sincere moderate who saw advantage in coalitions and consensus, but history is replete with leaders who got too far ahead of the people they lead. He may have not been the leader right-wing Tories wanted, but he was certainly the leader they needed. Put another way, he's the only former PM who's return to government was only (briefly) controversial because he's a Lord, not because of his record.
Those student loans protestors trashing the shop fronts....not one of those idiots went to University 😂
They probably did. Universities are full of people like that.
Where is episode 3?
44:02 He wasn't wrong, was he!? Since then we've seen many issues crop up hurting people in the process. He (Cameron) may be proud, but he started the ball towards more insidious policy in schools. A lot to answer for.
Churchill saved GB, Cameron wrecked it for decades.
0:45 ...who are these two?...
Flashman - by far the worst PM of my lifetime
I never realised he stood up for gay marriage. Good on him! Frankly I think the Conservatives today miss a strong leader like him...
Gay marriage is why God ensured he left in ignominy very soon afterwards. And in hell he will for ever regret that shameful decision. What he should have done is reinstated the ban on homosexuality as it was in the 1960s.
I don't think gay marriage was a good thing. And like the guy in the documentary says, it has led to homosexuals demanding even more - gay flags everywhere now
It's weird to imagine that David Cameron was once the opposition to Tony Blair, given that ideologically you couldn't fit a piece of paper between them.
Swivel eyed loons was an apt description for those people, he was proven right there.
A bunch of xenophobic, homophobic, bigoted and climate denying crowd.
Are these episodes in reverse order?
That's what I thought too but no, this was the second one to air.
I bet Osbourn did say that to Clegg. Makes wonder what else he lied about.
David Cameron was socially liberal, which is great, I was all for that in a conservative leader, but of course he was a true blue tory when it came to finances and squeezing the poor.
Is something bad on being "blue tory"? I think it is better than be "red woke".
@@historiamilitaris5161 I sick to death of right wingers using the word woke to bash everything that is considered even slightest left wing. Too many GB News and Talk TV hosts uses "woke" to slam anything they don't like. Bloody annoys me. I am a proud centre left man, but I refuse to use the term woke. It has now been turned into a derogatory term for anyone who has left wing views. A bit like "pinko" and "commie" being used in the 60s to 80s.
@@johnking5174 I am sorry if I insulted you. But I still think that there is nothing wrong eith being right wing. But I respect you political oponions.
@@historiamilitaris5161 Well that is a very dignified reply something not usually seen, thank you
@@johnking5174 like I am right wing, or to be acurate centre-right, but I do not have a problem with centre-left people, becauae it is plurality of oponions and democracy which have build our society. And on that we can build the future.
Its amazing to see how good the country looked like it was running during this time and then all of a sudden with the Tory vote slowly ripping the country apart and it is so heartbreaking to see what they have done. I do hope the British people get it right this next general election, it is crucial to get back on track to where they have gone. It feels like a bygone era but it was only 10 years ago! Alot of these journalists and politicians are still working now. Crazy to think how badly Britians direction has gone the last 13 years since.
Lame that they started Episode 1 with all Brexit.
An empty vessel masquerading as a man of conviction
He styled himself on the Mail/Telegraph caricature of Blair - i.e a shallow charmer bereft of real conviction. The real Blair was more complex and was not lacking in belief (even if it was sometimes misguided).
@@lutherblissett9070it's really interesting that in the programme 'the Labour revolution', styled very much like this, the difference is obvious. The conservatives always say they thought they were doing the right thing but don't explain why, indicating a shallowness. In the labour programme, Blair and Brown seem to tackle most things head on and don't shy away from difficult questions, especially Blair on Iraq
@@mr_incognito9305 Yes, that Labour documentary series was excellent. I'd really recommend it to anyone interested in politics or that specific era of the U.K's history.
Is this really the first episode?
Strangely no
@@Brooksey95 This is the second one but not in order? Why did they do that?
Because at the time everyone was mad into Brexit
@@johnnotrealname8168to guarantee viewers, Brexit is all anyone cares about
Cameron voted against the repeal of section 28 in 2003.
It's also worth noting something re the Scottish referendum - the unmentioned precedent was, in a country where the voting system in place (PR) had been chosen to make forming a majority government practically impossible, the SNP achieved just that.
The Lib Dems were in favourite of PR back in 1997 aswell. But The SNP not forming a Majority Government does not stop than pushing a bill through the scottish parliament calling for a referendum on breaking away from the uk when it comes to the scottish greens. But the labour party thought that the scottish pariament would kill The SNP and the break up of the uk stone dead. That Did not work out at all did it.
Not that facts matter for an snp supporter, but Cameron did not vote at all on S28, he was absent.
I have to agree with Osborn on progressive government this also feels like a by gone age
I'll never understand why the BBC aired this series backwards, with the end first and the beginning last. It is so, so stupid. Watching these and knowing what came next (14 years of the Conservative's totally destroying the country), it's like seeing/participating in a car crash in slow motion.
when in the e.u. 300,000 immigrants per year. 2022 without the e.u.: 750,000. problem not solved.
David Cameron
„... He [Cameron] was and is, fundamentally Conservative, a supporter of tradition, the status quo and the idea that people like him, of his background and class, were born to rule. He travelled light in terms of firm policy ideas - he had very few - and whereas some thought that a political advantage, I felt that he was insubstantial, lightweight, someone who saw politics as a game, that it was his inherited duty, and right, to play and win. He always strode the corridors with an air of superiority - sniffy, supercilious and deeply snobbish.“
„... Cameron was „clever, but not profound“ [citing another person]. That is true. In the pantheon of great leaders, the name of David Cameron will never feature. In a list of opportunist lightwheigts, it will be at the top.“
(John Bercow, Unspeakable, 2020, p 129, 313)
So true.
Very misleading title
Libya is better off without Gaddafi 😂😂😂
Is it Aston Villa, West Ham, or the Bullingdon Club you are responsible to?
I'd still refer to him as DODGY DAVE
🤮🗜️🚑.
15 minutes in really shows just how shallow Cameron’s politics are. He doesn’t have principles and instead moves with whatever way the wind is blowing. They were pledging to match Labour spending, but then suddenly the financial crisis was as a result of Labour overspending.
Worst PM since Eden
I’d go back as far as Chamberlain. Plus his successors were even worse.
Not a bad guy compared to most politicians tbh
What's that supposed to mean? Which other scumbuckets were you comparing him to? They're all traitorous one way or the other, regardless of party.
Cool it with the antisemitic remarks
Agree, he doesn’t seem to be the resentful type and seems to be a decent person
Still fucked us with brexit
Just totally mendacious, elitist, and careless the needs of ordinary people.
One of the worst pms chancellor duos we’ve ever had
Modernise the Tory Party . Pull the other one .
...Someone not government have nuclear as his security...is something...this lads think joke...is not joke anymore...they get little bit picture...with whom they play with ..am I....
He adopted Blairite social policies while brutally maintaining Economic policy. Just as Blair adopted Thatcherite economics while brutally maintaining social policy. It is because of this that the Conservative party has been more leftist than Blair. It has pushed through so much liberal social policies that I am disgusted, at least the Republicans were opposed to homosexual "marriage" at the time. This is the issue with Conservatism, all it does is adopt the social policies of progressives and dresses it as their own. The uniqueness of Cameron is that he took over the progressive aspect.
The ranting of an unhinged reactionary. The world has changed and you have lost.
I disagree, Blair was far more to the left
@@Qatari2007 He was not really. Also I am referring more to how the Tories have progressed to today. Cameron may have been more neo-liberal on economics.
@@johnnotrealname8168 raising taxes? Deficit in expansion fazes?
@@Qatari2007 Sorry what? I just wrote that Cameron was more neo-liberal. The former government raised taxes and spent retardedly to prop up an economy which then slumped massively. They did not do anything right-wing.
Our last decent Prime Minister plus on a shallow note he's too cute and handsome 🤗 💕
NURSE!
They're on strike
He was a chancer than gambled the nations place in the EU to try and save the Tory party. Not to mention austerity and cuts to public services.
It’s disgraceful to think that you had a divine right to intervene in Libya when you no business entering and allowing the butchering of El Gaddaffi. You made a mess of that country and you should be condemned with every contempt you deserve.
You must remember you are now a mere country in the Global view. You should be ashamed of what this Conservatives did.
You should budge out of Africa and focus on rebuilding your country that is in decline in every aspect of this livelihood
oh great. we got gay marriage and the culture wars started. Thanks Cameron.
His shameful decision to legalize gay marriage instead of making homosexuality a criminal offence iaw the Holy Bible is something that he will regret to all eternity.
😅
Well, I wouldn't criminalise homosexuality - but I do agree that gay marriage wasn't exactly a big achievement for the Cameron government(which he is most proud of), and to be honest - I think attacks the traditional family structure even more.
Can't beat a bit of religious bigotry. Well done. I bet 'your' God will be so proud...