I don’t think Nick Robinson is impressed with David Cameron
So what does the self proclaimed “straight talking” guy say about one of the biggest foreign policy dilemma he’s likely to face if he becomes prime minister? … Read the full post »
David Cameron
Read about David Cameron, Conservative MP and Prime Minister 2010-16. During 2010-15 he headed up a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, in which Nick Clegg was Deputy Prime Minister. He won an overall majority in the 2015 general election but then resigned after the Leave side won the 2016 European referendum.
Daily View 2×2: 4 October 2009 – David Cameron stalls on Europe
David Cameron bravely stuck his neck out by, er…, insisting that the Tories “could only have one policy at once”. Not multitaskers then. … Read the full post »
Ed Davey condems Tory alliance with “extreme right wingers and homophobes”
A follow-up to Wednesday’s post about the Conservative MEPs’ alliance with Valdemar Tomaševski. … Read the full post »
Daily View 2×2: 20 September 2009 – Obama attempts to revive Middle East peace efforts
Barack Obama will first hold separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House says. … Read the full post »
Will there be a cull of ministers after the next general election?
Whoever wins the next general election, they will have to make some tough choices about public spending. Will they dare look very close to home? … Read the full post »
David Cameron targets the Electoral Commission
David Cameron’s speech today contains two pledges on public expenditure which are likely to meet with widespread approval across the political spectrum. Abolishing the Standards Board for England and cutting back on the Electoral Commission are policies by no means unique to Cameron – indeed the Liberal Democrats have made much of the running on … Read the full post »
TV leaders debate set to happen: if Sky keeps its nerve
I’ve always wondered why the media don’t call the bluff of party leaders when it comes to holding leaders debate at general election time. … Read the full post »
MPs on Facebook: leading the way or forgetting to change the defaults?
A new study of MPs on Facebook shows widespread use of the social network by Parliamentarians. … Read the full post »
How Labour has mishandled #welovethenhs
By trying to turn the defence of the NHS against American attacks into a political stick with which to beat the Conservatives, Labour has given David Cameron… … Read the full post »
The Political Parties and Elections Act 2009: changes to election expenditure rules
Hands up everyone who thought the problem with current rules for controlling constituency expenditure was that they work if a Parliament last for four years but not if it lasts for five? … Read the full post »