USA Today (July 13)
Comparisons are being made between Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first female Prime Minister, and Theresa May, its second. Both entered office at inopportune times, but there are differences as well. “Unlike Thatcher, May lacks charisma. Indeed, she is rather dull but at least she is competent. In the age of Donald Trump, charisma appears to have lost its luster. In these turbulent times, May is ideally placed to take over from David Cameron.”
Tags: Cameron, Charisma, Comparisons, Competent, Donald Trump, Dull, Female, Prime minister, Thatcher, Theresa May, Turbulent, UK
The Economist (May 16)
The referendum to stay in the EU is “winnable. Over the next year or so Mr Cameron and his chancellor, George Osborne, can probably extract enough from their partners to persuade Britons to vote to stay in. Yet that victory must be just a first step. The real agenda—the one that matters to Britain’s prosperity and to the EU as a whole—will take longer to bear fruit.”
Tags: Cameron, EU, Osborne, Prosperity, Referendum, Victory
The Economist (January 7)
Bank bashing has become routine, but Britain should also “prize” the important contribution of finance. “London is by many measures the world’s biggest financial centre, and weakening it is in nobody’s interest—least of all Britain’s. Better regulation of banks is certainly needed…. But running down one of the world’s most successful (and mobile) commercial clusters is folly—and it is surely not the legacy Mr Cameron would wish to leave his successors.”
The Guardian (November 3)
Looking at ways to strengthen corporate governance in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron says it’s important “to make sure non-executive directors on boards are not the usual sort of rotating list of men patting each other’s backs and increasing the level of remuneration. I want to see more women in Britain’s boardrooms, which I think would have a thoroughly good influence.”
Looking at ways to strengthen corporate governance in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron says it’s important “to make sure non-executive directors on boards are not the usual sort of rotating list of men patting each other’s backs and increasing the level of remuneration. I want to see more women in Britain’s boardrooms, which I think would have a thoroughly good influence.”
Tags: Boards, Cameron, Directors, Governance, UK
New York Times (August 17)
In the UK, “the thousands who were arrested last week for looting and for more violent crimes should face the penalties that are prescribed by law.” It is, however, petty and misguided to try to further persecute them as Prime Minister Cameron has suggested by “cutting off government benefits even to minor offenders and evicting them.” The Prime Minister should focus on restarting the economy and creating jobs. “Making poor people poorer will not make them less likely to steal. Making them, or their families, homeless will not promote respect for the law. Trying to shut down the Internet in neighborhoods would be an appalling violation of civil liberties and a threat to public safety, denying vital real-time information to frightened residents.”
Time (May 6)
Over the past year, Britain’s first coalition government since World War II has performed better than many expected, exemplified by compromise and common ground. But the honeymoon may be coming to an end. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party did well in recent local elections while Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats fared poorly. Both leaders campaigned on opposite sides of the Alternative Vote referendum, which voters rejected. Time writes “What is certain is that the year-long honeymoon enjoyed by Clegg and Cameron after they sealed their union in the rose garden of 10 Downing Street last May is well and truly over. The question now is whether they can avoid divorce.”
Over the past year, Britain’s first coalition government since World War II has performed better than many expected, exemplified by compromise and common ground. But the honeymoon may be coming to an end. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party did well in recent local elections while Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats fared poorly. Both leaders campaigned on opposite sides of the Alternative Vote referendum, which voters rejected. Time writes “What is certain is that the year-long honeymoon enjoyed by Clegg and Cameron after they sealed their union in the rose garden of 10 Downing Street last May is well and truly over. The question now is whether they can avoid divorce.”
Tags: Cameron, Clegg, Coalition, Conservatives, Liberal democrats, UK
Wall Street Journal (November 11)
The Journal salutes British Prime Minister David Cameron for speaking “openly and forcefully on behalf of political freedoms and human rights.” Mr. Cameron lavished praise on China for its economic progress during a speech at Beijing University attended by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. The praise, however, was balanced with a critique of the political system and the need for a political opening up that grants citizens greater freedom.
Tags: Cameron, China, Economic progress, Freedom
