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Line 31: − ===Foreign policy===+ − − − − ===Pro-gay stance=== − − Cameron has made a series of stances advocating [[gay rights]], and is the first Conservative leader to have attended [[Gay pride]] events. Historically the Conservative Party in the UK has tried to maintain traditional values, and in 1988 the Thatcher government passed a piece of legislation ("Section 28") that banned taxpayer's money being spent on the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. This act was repealed by the later socialist Labour administration, but instead of campaigning for its reinstatement, Cameron has apologized to homosexuals for his previous support of Section 28, and asked them to "forgive" him. While speaking at a gay pride parade, he claimed that one of his "proudest" moments since becoming the leader of the Conservatives, is telling the 2006 party conference that conservatives had a duty to support a "commitment to marriage" among men and women, between a "man and a man, and a woman and a woman".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/david-cameron/5710650/David-Cameron-says-sorry-over-Section-28-gay-law.html David Cameron says sorry over Section 28 gay law], The Daily Telegraph, July 1, 2009</ref> It has since been confirmed that Cameron has plans to introduce [[same-sex marriage]] if he comes into power.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7673224/Gay-couples-could-be-allowed-to-marry-under-Tory-election-plans.html Gay couples could be allowed to marry under Tory election plans], The Daily Telegraph, May 4, 2010</ref> After a Conservative parliamentary candidate, Philip Lardner, wrote on his blog that "homosexual behaviour is not normal behaviour", Cameron ensured that Lardner was was quickly dismissed from the party. The party announced that Lardner's biblically correct views were "deeply offensive" and "have no place in the modern Conservative Party". In response, Lardner claimed that Cameron's response was "knee-jerk" and showed that Cameron was "frighteningly weak".<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/politics/General-Election-2010-Sacked-Tory.6269666.jp Sacked Tory candidate says Cameron is not fit to be PM], The Scotsman, May 4, 2010</ref>
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'''David Cameron''', born 9 October 1966, is the current leader of the British [[Conservative Party]]. According to the exit polls, he is likely to be the next British [[Prime Minister]] after the most recent general election, which was held on May 6th, 2010. One of the most liberal leaders of the Conservative leaders of the Conservative Party for many years, he has pursued [[Homosexual rights advocacy|pro-gay]] policies, [[Politics of global warming|supported the myth that there is man-made global warming]], and has strongly supported Britain's failing [[socialist]] [[health care]] system, the [[National Health Service|NHS]].
'''David Cameron''', born 9 October 1966, is the current leader of the British [[Conservative Party]]. According to the opinion polls, he is likely to be the next British [[Prime Minister]] after the next general election, which will be held on May 6th, 2010.
==Personal==
==Personal==
Cameron was born in [[London]], but spent his early years near Wantage in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]]. His family's roots lie in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]], and "Cameron" is well known in Britain as a Scottish name. Cameron was educated at [[Eton College | Eton]], Britain's most prestigious public school (a "public school" in the UK referring to a privately run institution, as opposed to a "state school"), and at [[Brasenose College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]], Britain's most ancient and prestigious university. Before entering in politics, Cameron worked in the [[Media]] as a [[Public Relations]] for Carlton Communications, at the time a [[Liberal media elite|major British television company]].
Cameron was born in [[London]], but spent his early years near Wantage in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]], though his family's roots lie in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]], and "Cameron" is well known in Britain as a Scottish name.
Cameron is self-described as "upper middle class", though his bloodline is noble, and he is a direct descendent of William IV, and thus a distant cousin of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. His family has historically been involved in finance and banking, with his great great grandfather being head of HSBC in the late 19th century, and worked alongside the Rothchilds to finance the Russo-Japanese war. His leadership and indeed his own party are supported by businesses, as opposed to the liberal, socialist aligned Labour Party, led by the fellow Scotsman [[Gordon Brown]]; who are funded and largely controlled by the [[trade union]]s. Many intervening leaders have been middle-class ([[Edward Heath]], [[Margaret Thatcher]]) or even working-class ([[John Major]]). His reluctance 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 class-based attacks on his education and ancestry from a small proportion of media sources and opposition MPs, but also continued speculation about his previous use of [[illegal drugs]]. A biography states he smoked [[cannabis]] at Eton, a claim that he does not deny.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1403502.ece Now Cameron is dogged by cocaine rumours], The Time, February 19, 2007</ref> Continued rumours of previous [[cocaine]] use when he was a PR director at Carlton were a feature of his Conservative leadership campaign. Cameron would only confirm that he had not used illegal drugs since becoming a member of parliament, but would not comment on whether he had taken cocaine in the past.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-366088/Cocaine-David-Cameron.html Cocaine and me, by David Cameron], The Daily Mail, October 21, 2005</ref>
Cameron was educated at [[Eton College | Eton]], Britain's most prestigious public school (a "public school" in the UK referring to a privately run institution, as opposed to a "state school"), and at [[Brasenose College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]], Britain's most ancient and prestigious university.
He has been married to Samantha since 1996, who is of direct noble bloodline, the daughter of 8th Baronet Sheffield, and descendent of Charles II. They have two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son, Ivan Cameron, died on February 25, 2009.<ref>[[BBC News]] - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909562.stm Cameron's 'beautiful boy' dies]</ref> This led Cameron to admit that he had questioned his [[faith]] in God, and that he did not see his Christian beliefs as influencing his politics.<ref> [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-471083/The-birth-disabled-son-tested-faith-Cameron.html The birth of disabled son tested my faith], The Daily Mail, July 26, 2007</ref>
Cameron is self-described as "upper middle class", though his bloodline is noble, and he is a direct descendent of William IV, and thus a distant cousin of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. His family has historically been involved in finance and banking, with his great great grandfather being head of HSBC in the late 19th century, and worked alongside the Rothchilds to finance the Russo-Japanese war. His leadership and indeed his own party are supported by businesses, as opposed to the liberal, socialist aligned Labour Party, led by the fellow Scotsman [[Gordon Brown]]; who are funded and largely controlled by the [[trade union]]s. Many intervening leaders have been middle-class ([[Edward Heath]], [[Margaret Thatcher]]) or even working-class ([[John Major]]).
His reluctance 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 class-based attacks on his education and ancestry from a small proportion of media sources and opposition MPs.
He has been married to Samantha since 1996, who is of direct noble bloodline, the daughter of 8th Baronet Sheffield, and descendent of Charles II. They have two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son, Ivan Cameron, died on February 25, 2009.<ref>[[BBC News]] - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909562.stm Cameron's 'beautiful boy' dies]</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==
Cameron's pre-parliamentary career included spells as a staffer for controversial Conservative politician [[Norman Lamont]] and as a PR executive. Cameron was elected to Parliament as MP for Witney in Oxfordshire at the 2001 general election. Cameron was elected leader of the [[Conservative Party]] in December 2005, succeeding [[Michael Howard]].
Cameron's pre-parliamentary career included spells as a staffer for controversial Conservative politician [[Norman Lamont]] and as a PR executive.
Cameron was elected to Parliament as MP for Witney in Oxfordshire at the 2001 general election.
Cameron was elected leader of the [[Conservative Party]] in December 2005, succeeding [[Michael Howard]].
In late June 2007, at the end of then-Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]]'s final Prime Minister's Questions session in the [[House of Commons]], David Cameron led his opposition party in giving the outgoing leader a standing ovation. This was despite the fact that Tony Blair was the leader of the British socialist movement, and one of the fiercest and most successful opponents of conservatism in British history.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1555758/Tony-Blair-steps-down-to-a-standing-ovation.html Tony Blair steps down to standing ovation] - Daily Telegraph, June 27, 2007</ref>
In late June 2007, at the end of then-Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]]'s final Prime Minister's Questions session in the [[House of Commons]], David Cameron led his opposition party in giving the outgoing leader a standing ovation.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1555758/Tony-Blair-steps-down-to-a-standing-ovation.html Tony Blair steps down to standing ovation] - Daily Telegraph, June 27, 2007</ref>
==Policies==
==Policies==
Cameron has said: "My aim is to promote social justice, making sure that everyone has access to good schools, good healthcare and decent housing, take a lead in ending global poverty and do all we can to meet the great environmental threats of our age."<ref>http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=david.cameron.about.page</ref> Some conservative politicians and commentators, notably [[Norman Tebbit]], have criticised him for prioritising issues of the environment and social justice over more traditionally Conservative policy areas, such as tax, immigration and foreign relations. Tebbit said: "Is he the party's [[Chairman Mao]] or [[Pol Pot]], intent on purging even the memory and name of [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcherism]] before building a new modern compassionate green globally aware party somewhere on the left side of the middle?"<ref name="g1">[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/story/0,,1698576,00.html Tories must retake centre ground says Cameron], ''Guardian Unlimited'', 31 January 2006</ref> However, Cameron has responded extensively to such criticisms by pointing out that the economic and social problems faced by modern-day Britain are radically different from those faced in the past; he has argued that the Conservative Party needs to re-take the [[centrist|centre ground]] of politics from the [[Labour Party]].<ref name="bbc1">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4661024.stm Cameron denies 'betraying' Tories], BBC News, 30 January 2006</ref> He argued: "The change is not a betrayal. It is a recognition that the challenges faced by Britain are not the challenges of the 1970s. Social justice and economic efficiency are the common ground of British politics. We have to find the means of succeeding where the government has failed."<ref name="g1"/>
Cameron has said: "My aim is to promote social justice, making sure that everyone has access to good schools, good healthcare and decent housing, take a lead in ending global poverty and do all we can to meet the great environmental threats of our age."<ref>http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=david.cameron.about.page</ref> Some conservative politicians and commentators, notably [[Norman Tebbit]], have criticised him for prioritising issues of the environment and social justice over more traditionally Conservative policy areas, such as tax, immigration and foreign relations. Tebbit said: "Is he the party's [[Chairman Mao]] or [[Pol Pot]], intent on purging even the memory and name of [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcherism]] before building a new modern compassionate green globally aware party somewhere on the left side of the middle?"<ref name="g1">[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/story/0,,1698576,00.html Tories must retake centre ground says Cameron], ''Guardian Unlimited'', 31 January 2006</ref> However, Cameron has responded extensively to such criticisms by pointing out that the economic and social problems faced by modern-day Britain are radically different from those faced in the past; he has argued that the Conservative Party needs to re-take the [[centrist|centre ground]] of politics from the [[Labour Party]].<ref name="bbc1">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4661024.stm Cameron denies 'betraying' Tories], BBC News, 30 January 2006</ref> He argued: "The change is not a betrayal. It is a recognition that the challenges faced by Britain are not the challenges of the 1970s. Social justice and economic efficiency are the common ground of British politics. We have to find the means of succeeding where the government has failed."<ref name="g1"/>
On August 16, 2008, Cameron followed President [[George Bush]] in criticising [[Russia]]'s invasion of [[Georgia]] during a visit to the war-torn region.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl825geip9c65_-FTHTC_3wzMy0Q Cameron in Georgia slams 'invading' Russia]</ref>
On August 16, 2008, Cameron followed President [[George Bush]] in criticising [[Russia]]'s invasion of [[Georgia]] during a visit to the war-torn region.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl825geip9c65_-FTHTC_3wzMy0Q Cameron in Georgia slams 'invading' Russia]</ref> He has a pro-[[Palestinian]], anti-[[Israel]] agenda that is based heavily on the foreign policy of [[Barack Hussein Obama]], and has led some conservative commentators to dub him "David Obameron".<ref>[http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/5891841/david-obameron-bravely-stands-up-to-the-victims-of-religious-war.thtml David Obameron bravely stands up to the victims of religious war], The Spectator, April 5, 2010</ref> He disagrees with the policies of Israeli Conservative [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], and during a speech in [[Jerusalem]] claimed that the east of the Israeli capital was actually "occupied" territory. He has since argued that Jews should not be allowed to build in their eternal capital, and that "Obama is right" to try to stop the construction of Jewish settlements there.<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b1cb496-3cd9-11df-bbcf-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 FT interview transcript: David Cameron], The Financial Times, March 31, 2010</ref>
==References==
==References==