David Cameron...how Much Longer?

[kloofnek]

How much longer has David Cameron got to finish his term?

[grumpy01]

Bit mixed up there Mikey.First if Cameron loses the Consevatives out of office so presumably Labour in.Secondly Boris does not have a "seat" and therefore could not be Prime Minister or even leader of Conservatives.

[kloofnek]

Thank goodness for that!!!

[viv38]

Hear, hear !

[emmie]

you really want Milliband running the country...

[Gromit]

1. If Cameron wins the nect election he will be with us until 2020. If he loses, he will likely be replaced as Conservative leader in a matter of weeks after May 2015.

2. Not sure Boris can be elected Party leader if he is not an MP or in Parluament. Isn't Mayor of London also a fixed term. He would have to throw in the towel which might not go down well with the electorate or the Party. There may e an interim Conservative leader between Cameron and Boris.

3. // Back to Boom and Bust // i am liking the idea of a bit of Boom. Better than the current Bust and more Bust.

[viv38]

Yes, I'm prepared to give him a chance. Cameron only cares for the rich.

[emmie]

no it isn't all bust, we are growing economically, so the stats, news, reports indicate, it's taking it's time, and i would like to know what plans the Labour people have for the following,
economy, immigration, world stage, EU, concrete plans, not soundbites.

[viv38]

He'll be out at the next election anyway - don't know why you're bothering em !

Gotta go - tea to make and baby crying !

[emmie]

no he doesn't, if that was so, only the rich would benefit. Councils control budgets on their areas, and many are being slashed like ours, which is Labour run. Business creates wealth, not councils, governments.

[AB Editor]

Thanks Emmie, that sounds right.

So you could have a stalement of a weak labour opposition voting against a general election triggered by a fallout between Cam & Clegg - assuming the Lib Dems vote against a GE as well.

[emmie]

will he be out, oracle has spoken......

[emmie]

fickle people, and a week is a long time in politics, so is a day, but who's counting.

[emmie]

Cam and Clegg sounds like a second rate Music Hall turn...

[jno]

I don''t think the electorate is fickle at all; governments aren't usually changed until 2-3 terms. The current government is on trickier grounds because it's a coalition, but that reflects a divided electorate, not a fickle one. Brits are famous for sticking with their political parites and their football teams for life, which is why they all hew to the centre and a comparatively small number of swing voters in key seats can make a difference.

[saintpeter48]

They are all a bunch of rich, posh boys who don't know the price of a loaf of bread and have never had to scrimp and scrape, all 3 party leaders that is!!! Clegg sold his soul for a bit of power and will be wiped out at the next election, Cameron hasn't got a clue about everyday money management and Milliband, oh dear what can I say ..... and this is coming from a lifelong Labour supporter!!! I'm voting UKIP next time just to make them all sit up and smell the coffee. The country is the pits at the moment, being run by Europe, do gooders and namby pambys. We need someone to stand up and say, enough is enough, close the borders, stop benefits for immigrants, get out of Iraq, Afghanistan and other un-winnable wars, bring back conscription to teach youngsters respect and discipline, bring in sentences to match crimes committed, 10 years if caught carrying a knife or gun, no ifs, buts, whys etc, life if you use said knife or gun, life should mean life, if you can't do the time don't do the crime ....... I could go on!!!! Rant over! ;)

[kloofnek]

Well Spoken!!!!

[Gromit]

// Councils control budgets on their areas, and many are being slashed like ours, which is Labour run. //

Councils receive money from the Chancellor as well. Osborne promised not to cut that funding and told them it would be morally to raise council tax.

He then promptly cut the funding from central Government.

Which meant Councils had to cut Services. Or put up the Council Tax. Or both.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/council-spending/9754387/Its-morally-wrong-to-raise-council-tax-town-halls-told.html

Theyvare an utter shambles.

[jagjag]

I hope that the next election has a clear winner ,and Clegg loses his seat.You go on about Cameron and his millionaire friends,but do not for get Blair who wasn't exactly poor!!

[mikey4444]

If the Tories lose the next Election, which I think is highly likely, Dave will be the leader for about as long as it takes for a sitting Tory MP t fall on his sword, and give up his seat to Boris. If the Tories had had the guts to bite the bullet and get rid of Dave sometime last summer, Boris would have slipped in quietly and the party would now be in a much stronger position.

[mikey4444]

Ah yes jagjag...Blair, the man that won three consecutive elections for Labour, and may very well have won a forth, if he hadn't made the mistake of giving up handing the keys to Number Ten to Gordon.