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Though he has described himself as "upper middle class", Cameron is sometimes perceived as an aristocratic figure (or a "toff", in British English). He has the most upper-class family background of any Conservative leader since [[Alec Douglas-Home]], who retired as leader in 1965. Most intervening leaders have been middle-class ([[Edward Heath]], [[Margaret Thatcher]]) or even working-class ([[John Major]]).
 
Though he has described himself as "upper middle class", Cameron is sometimes perceived as an aristocratic figure (or a "toff", in British English). He has the most upper-class family background of any Conservative leader since [[Alec Douglas-Home]], who retired as leader in 1965. Most intervening leaders have been middle-class ([[Edward Heath]], [[Margaret Thatcher]]) or even working-class ([[John Major]]).
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His refusal to discuss his past, citing the right to a private life before politics<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4340328.stm</ref> has led to criticism from some quarters.  This has been especially true for accusations of hard drug use, and agressive, drunken behaviour as a member of the notorious Oxford alchohol drinking society the Bullingdon Club.
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His refusal to discuss his past, citing the right to a private life before politics<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4340328.stm</ref> has led to criticism from some quarters.   
    
==Political career==
 
==Political career==
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