Anthony Seldon & Peter Snowdon (2016 Event)

Did David Cameron’s early years in power reveal him as an ‘essay crisis’ leader, or an ambitious reformer? Enjoying unprecedented access to Cameron and his team, Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon have written Cameron at 10, an eye-opening authorised analysis of the former Conservative leader’s first term as PM. Why was he never loved by his party’s grassroots and what is his true legacy? The two leading political writers shared their thoughts with Phil Harding in this event recorded live at the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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