David has had his fair share of muck up during the term. He is to be completely honest a vote wasted from me. He has now announced that he will not run for third term if the conservative win this one. How do you think this will effect the upcoming elections.
I have only followed his career tangentially. For our UK friends on board: how do you feel about this? What does it mean, on a macro scale, for British politics? Thanks for sharing.
I personally feel as if he is jumping the ship before he is pushed. He knows he's messed up a lot and he's trying to minimize this. I hope he doesn't win this time either
Maybe he has given people a good reason not to vote for him? If they don't like him that much, wouldn't they vote for someone else, just to force Cameron out of politics first? Has he lost the people's trust because he was unable or unwilling to stand up to the EU [for Britain]? Supposing he isn't elected, would you guys vote for someone who will get the UK out of the EU?
Well, those who want Britain out of the EU only have one real choice and that's UKIP. Whilst they look set to gain a few seats, they stand no chance of becoming elected as their policies are said to be borderline racist by many. The leader, Nigel Farage, is the subject of nationwide ridicule. The only real alternative to David Cameron is the Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband. However, his public image isn't great either. Whilst the majority would agree that he means well, he just doesn't have that public persona required of a world leader. Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Lib Dems (they are the other half of the coalition), Nick Clegg, is even less popular. He's prone to gaffes and has been heavily criticised for bowing down to Conservative pressure and ignoring promises he originally made to the party. I cannot recall any previous elections where all candidates are quite unpopular. It's impossible for me to predict who'll win and for the first time in my life, I'm unsure about who to vote for.
He seems like a total light weight to me. This is the same country that elected Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher? He's quite a step down in quality from those two. Of course we've elected our own fair share of duds here in the United States so I can't be too critical. Wasn't a fan of Gordon Brown or Tony Blair either. But hopefully the Brits have a leader emerge that is more Churchill like.
