Farewell, David Cameron, It's Theresa May's Turn to Mess Things Up Now
Britain bid farewell to David Cameron on Wednesday as the reign of Prime Minister Theresa May began.
Over the six years he was installed at 10 Downing Street, Cameron—who resigned in the wake of the Brexit referendum—drew criticism over his support for austerity policies, disregard for the environment, callous approach toward refugees, and hawkishness on the bombing of Syria.
The Independent offered a round-up of “10 moments David Cameron will want us to forget,” while others took to social media to critique Cameron’s legacy.
“David Cameron is perhaps the greatest practitioner of what has come to be understood as ‘post-truth’ politics,” British novelist Irvine Welsh wrote on Wednesday.
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But Cameron’s unelected successor may not provide much respite.
“Cameron’s long-time Home Secretary is known for her tough views on immigration and asylum,” wrote Maria Margaronis from The Nation‘s London bureau on Wednesday.
“Three years ago, she piloted a billboard campaign warning illegal immigrants to ‘go home or face arrest,’ and she pushed hard for Britain to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights on the grounds that it makes it harder to deport terrorism suspects—a position she rowed back from when she announced her candidacy for the Tory leadership,” Margaronis added.
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