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| − | |members=David Cameron, George Osborne, Michael Gove, Ed Vaizey, Nicholas Boles, Steve Hilton, Rachel Whetstone, Edward Llewellyn, Catherine Fall | + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_set |
| + | |members=David Cameron, Nick Boles, Simon Sebag Montefiore, George Osborne, Michael Gove, Ed Vaizey, Nicholas Boles, Steve Hilton, Rachel Whetstone, Edward Llewellyn, Catherine Fall, Edward Heathcoat Amory, Alice Thomson | ||
| + | |description="A coterie of rich, privileged, Oxbridge-educated careerists who were chums of [[David Cameron]]." | ||
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| − | The term was coined by [[Derek Conway]] in 2004, before Cameron became [[Tory leader]].<ref name="Tory leader put under pressure">{{cite news |title=Tory leader put under pressure on three fronts |author=Marie Woolf |author2=Ben Russell |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=28 July 2004 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-leader-put-under-pressure-on-three-fronts-554701.html }}</ref> | + | The '''Notting Hill Set''' was a group of [[conservative]] [[politicians]]. The name, given by journalists, is a reference to both the geographical location of many in the group and the film, ''Notting Hill''. [[Peter Oborne]], who helped coin the phrase, wrote in 2017 that "'Notting Hill set’ describes the coterie of rich, privileged, Oxbridge-educated careerists who were chums of [[David Cameron]] when he launched his ultimately successful bid to become Tory leader."<ref name=death>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4524320/PETER-OBORNE-Welcome-death-Notting-Hill-set.html</ref> |
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| + | ==Origins== | ||
| + | The term was coined by [[Derek Conway]] in July 2004, before Cameron became [[Tory leader]].<ref name="Tory leader put under pressure">{{cite news |title=Tory leader put under pressure on three fronts |author=Marie Woolf |author2=Ben Russell |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=28 July 2004 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-leader-put-under-pressure-on-three-fronts-554701.html }}</ref> Conway's article was a month after [[Peter Oborne]] wrote a ''[[Spectator]]'' article entitled ''Howard profits from the rise of the Notting Hill Tories''.<ref>https://www.spectator.co.uk/2004/06/howard-profits-from-the-rise-of-the-notting-hill-tories/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==''Notting Hill''== | ||
| + | The group's name was also a reference to a popular romantic comedy, ''Notting Hill''. Oborne's 2017 article remarked that "many of Cameron’s inner circle could have had walk-on parts in that film, which centred on a group of self-obsessed and smug luvvies. Their charm and polish was matched only by a moral vacuity and lack of principle."<ref name=death/> | ||
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| + | ==Members== | ||
| + | The membership list shown right contains people listed in the two original articles. Also included is [[Simon Sebag Montefiore]] after a 2016 ''[[Spectator]]'' article referred to him as "the historian at the heart of the Notting Hill set".<ref>https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/notting-hill-set-splits-two-agony-2/</ref> The same article wrote that "[[Michael Gove]]'s decision to back Leave has now led to the group splitting into two camps of #TeamDave and #TeamGove." | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 5 June 2021
 Notting Hill Set  (Deep state faction?)   | |
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| Membership | •  David Cameron• Nick Boles •  Simon Sebag Montefiore•  George Osborne•  Michael Gove•  Ed Vaizey• Nicholas Boles •  Steve Hilton•  Rachel Whetstone•  Edward Llewellyn•  Catherine Fall•  Edward Heathcoat Amory• Alice Thomson |
| "A coterie of rich, privileged, Oxbridge-educated careerists who were chums of David Cameron." | |
The Notting Hill Set was a group of conservative politicians. The name, given by journalists, is a reference to both the geographical location of many in the group and the film, Notting Hill. Peter Oborne, who helped coin the phrase, wrote in 2017 that "'Notting Hill set’ describes the coterie of rich, privileged, Oxbridge-educated careerists who were chums of David Cameron when he launched his ultimately successful bid to become Tory leader."[1]
Origins
The term was coined by Derek Conway in July 2004, before Cameron became Tory leader.[2] Conway's article was a month after Peter Oborne wrote a Spectator article entitled Howard profits from the rise of the Notting Hill Tories.[3]
Notting Hill
The group's name was also a reference to a popular romantic comedy, Notting Hill. Oborne's 2017 article remarked that "many of Cameron’s inner circle could have had walk-on parts in that film, which centred on a group of self-obsessed and smug luvvies. Their charm and polish was matched only by a moral vacuity and lack of principle."[1]
Members
The membership list shown right contains people listed in the two original articles. Also included is Simon Sebag Montefiore after a 2016 Spectator article referred to him as "the historian at the heart of the Notting Hill set".[4] The same article wrote that "Michael Gove's decision to back Leave has now led to the group splitting into two camps of #TeamDave and #TeamGove."
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Conservative Party | “All Tory leaders have surrounded themselves with an inner circle, which has given them ballast and in certain important respects defined their leadership. John Major had a winning fondness for palpable fakes, like Jeffrey Archer and David Mellor; Margaret Thatcher liked hirsute North London entrepreneurs with a ‘can-do’ attitude and heavy jewellery. Michael Howard’s chosen milieu is constructed of dapper, well-spoken men and women, many of whom live within walking distance of one another in west London. Cameron is unmistakably the leader of these Notting Hill Tories, but others include Michael Howard’s political secretary Rachel Whetstone, his speechwriter Ed Vaizey, marketing expert Steve Hilton, policy man Nick Boles, along with the newspaper columnists Edward Heathcoat Amory and his wife Alice Thomson.” | Peter Oborne | 19 June 2004 |
Known members
All 12 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Edward Heathcoat Amory | Notting Hill Set journalist |
| Nicholas Boles | Notting Hill Set UK politician, Director of Policy Exchange |
| David Cameron | UK deep state operative, former UK PM |
| Catherine Fall | Deputy Chief of Staff for David Cameron, later a Baroness |
| Michael Gove | Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Secretary of State in Boris Johnson's government. Reappointed by Rishi Sunak |
| Steve Hilton | British political adviser, member of the Notting Hill Set |
| Edward Llewellyn | UK Diplomat, Eton, New College Oxford, Notting Hill Set |
| Simon Sebag Montefiore | British well-connected historian specializing is perpetuating the black legend against Russia. |
| George Osborne | Suspected UK deep politician, heavy Bilderberg habit, |
| Alice Thomson | Together with her journalist husband, a member of the Notting Hill Set |
| Ed Vaizey | UK politician, Merton College Oxford, Henry Jackson Society, NewsGuard/Advisory Board, Notting Hill Set |
| Rachel Whetstone | Notting Hill Set businesswoman |
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References
- ↑ a b https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4524320/PETER-OBORNE-Welcome-death-Notting-Hill-set.html
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{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ https://www.spectator.co.uk/2004/06/howard-profits-from-the-rise-of-the-notting-hill-tories/
- ↑ https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/notting-hill-set-splits-two-agony-2/
