British PM Cameron rules out 3rd term in office

Dear god, one term is too many for this plutocrat.

Boris Johnson as leader of the Tories? The country would be a laughing stock.

Not a single political party inspires confidence to form coherent government.....

Had the pleasure of meeting Alan Johnson (home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010) and David Miliband (Ed's brother leader of the current opposition) whilst a tolling researcher. Both impressed with more centralist policy agenda.

He's very presumptive to think he'll get a second term, the useless sack he is. I can't think of anyone more ineffectual, useless and more of a toady to all the big corporations he and his mates have shares in. The next government is going to be a coalition of more then two parties and he won't be the Tory leader. Bye Dave, don't let the door hit your arse on the way out.

'I can't think of anyone more ineffectual, useless and more of a toady to all the big corporations he and his mates have shares in'

His sniveling, smug Bullingdon sidekick Gideon gives him a run for his money.

Rest assured members of the 1922 committee will want there tuppence worth, Only a British political system could inspire Michael Dobbs's 'House of Cards'......

My I suggest a spiffing good read.....Chris Mullin, .A Very British Coup .........

Cameron really comes off like a pampered and smug son of status and privilege.

Does that appeal to many? Or is it just a thing Torry voters tolerate...?

Jimizo,

Surely you know Red Ed isn't going to be elected PM? The man looks and speaks like a character from Wallace and Grommet.

Only the title of the comedy is "The Wrong Miliband". (copyright)

@Madverts Yes, I definitely know that. I always have a bet on the election and I agree with the bookies odds which say a another hung parliament is on the cards. I rate Ed Miliband at about the same low level as Kinnock ( Kinnock was a better speaker but stupider ) and Brown ( Brown was more intelligent but even worse than Miiband as a PR man ). Labour with a half-decent leader like David Miliband would have been in with a chance of a majority against the Bullingdon boys. Cameron, Miliband and Clegg are as bad as it gets as leaders and Farage and the kippers are a cabaret act. Pretty bleak.

I've been saying for a while he's the Kinnock of my generation. Same here in France, voter apathy and the rise of the far right saying what people want to hear despite having any program behind the words. We are governed by idiots!

Marine Le Pen FN didn't live up to opinion polls in Sunday French local elections. UKIP will face a broadside of aggressive, one-sided negative tactical campaigning, and in all fairness specific aspects and opinions attributed to UKIP candidates’ give researchers easy targets for denigrating the opponent character. UK's poll of polls shows Labour and Conservatives neck and neck 33%, UKIP 14%, LibDem 7%, Greens 6% , 'others/PlaidC' 7%. Election campaign spending in 2010 saw the Conservative committing £16,682,874 to Labours £8,009,483. Expect this to double.

Arrow’s paradox highlights the deep seated problems within voting systems and UK 'first past the post' is no exception.

Why, I wonder, has the UK had 4 PMs in the past 24 years, while Japan has had 14 like Japan?

Hi Peter Payne, A complex question, and cuts to the heart of UK party politics, democracy, scrutiny of government and distinguished by motions and censures of no confidence that a majority of parliament does not support the governing party or it leader (prime minster). The case of Margaret Thatchers resignation as prime minster after failing to secure support of her cabinet 1990 is the last to be ousted whilst in office.

Suffice to say circumstances surrounding a prime minster deemed no longer fit to hold office are extremely rare. The issue is further complicated by the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. Sorry that I can't be more helpful but I struggle technically understanding or comprehending Japans electoral system to make a competent comparison.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-papers/SN06111/fixedterm-parliaments-act-2011