''Cameron's Coup: How the Tories took Britain to the brink'' is a 2015 book by the British journalists Polly Toynbee and David Walker.

Synopsis

Toynbee and Walker provide a highly critical analysis of the

premiership of David Cameron David Cameron's term as the prime minister of the United Kingdom began on 11 May 2010, when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Gordon Brown of the Labour Party, and ended on 13 July 2016 upon hi ...

and the coalition between the

Conservatives Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

and the Liberal Democrats. They blend "analysis, statistics, and moving human stories" concerning austerity in the United Kingdom, and Conservative attacks on the

welfare state A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equita ...

and mass-killings/starvation of the disabled.

Reception

The book was described in '' Prospect'' magazine as "initially enjoyable but ultimately a little exhausting". It was praised by George Eaton in the ''

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'', but strongly criticised in ''

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'' by

Tim Montgomerie Timothy Montgomerie (born 24 July 1970) is a British political activist, blogger, and columnist. He is best known as the co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice and as creator of the ConservativeHome website, which he edited from 2005 unt ...

as being "dreadful".

References

2015 non-fiction books Books critical of capitalism Books about politics of the United Kingdom David Cameron Nick Clegg 2015 in British politics History of the Conservative Party (UK) Books by Polly Toynbee Guardian Books books Faber and Faber books {{UK-poli-book-stub