Labour have lost the right to govern

Comment by Ray Warman on December 12, 2009 at 3:02 pm

I agree with all you say, but with your wishy-washy performance, I am not convinced that you are the man to lead the Conservatives forward.
Come out with some leadership man, give us the truth, real policies and you’ll get a big majority. Carry on as you are going and you’ll lose my vote and thousands like me.

Comment by Liam Holden. on December 12, 2009 at 3:08 pm

Labour may have lost the right to govern but, have you earn’t the right to do so!!!

You fail miserably to attack the failures and weaknesses’s of labour,and you do not appear the right person to lead this party to power.

I feel you need to give the public real alternatives to labour and not pussy foot around as you are doing now.
Show some real leadership,gut’s and the want to lead.I see no fire in your belly to want to lead this once great country of ours.

Comment by Chris Neal on December 12, 2009 at 3:11 pm

Oh for Cromwell to wander into Parliament and confront this Labour Government with an updated version of his speech from 20th April 1653:

“It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonoured by your contempt of our democracy, and defiled by your practice of top down government; ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government; ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country to the Brussels federalists for a mess of pottage and a title; and like a Judas betray your Queen and country for a few pieces of money; is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you?

Is there one vice you do not possess? Ye have no more sense of democracy than my horse; you have sold our Gold; which of you have not barter’d your conscience for the whips? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth? Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defil’d this sacred place, and turn’d Parliament into a den of impotent lickspittles, by your immoral principles and wicked practices?

Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress’d, are yourselves become the greatest grievance. Your country therefore calls upon me to cleanse this Augean stable, by putting a final period to your iniquitous proceedings in this House; and which by God’s help, and the strength he has given me, I am now come to do; I command ye therefore, upon the peril of your lives, to depart immediately out of this place; go, get you out! Make haste!

Ye venal slaves be gone, not to Brussels by Eurostar but to your shires to beg the forgiveness of the people you purport to represent! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. In the name of God, go!”

Comment by Edward on December 12, 2009 at 3:15 pm

David,

I do hope you have the testicular fortitude to bring government spending to heel, but the proof is in the pudding.

Comment by Jean Andrews on December 12, 2009 at 3:20 pm

David, You are right, but you are sounding too reasonable. You must get much angrier as we, your supporters are. This government is the worst in living memory. There has never been such a corrupt, lying and dangerous lot in power.

Comment by Sue Bright on December 12, 2009 at 3:23 pm

It’s been obvious for a long time that GB puts himself above and before country. However, we still need more signs of strong leadership from Mr Cameron. I’m hoping to see more definite policies from him in the run up to the election. If the Tories win the election with a sufficient majority I would suggest that they take space in all the national newspapers to spell out the exact state of the country’s finances so that the truth will be told at last and we can see just where we stand!

Comment by Colin on December 12, 2009 at 3:25 pm

To my mind Labour lost the right to govern back in 1997. I wondered how long it would take them to ruin our armed forces and they’ve almost acheived it. The latest round being; selling off our air bases and privatising the Royal Fleet Auxiliary on which our poor, chopped up Royal Navy relies. It’s only Labour that wants to perpetuate the class system. Brown prattled on about the Tory economic policies being dreamed up on the playing fields of Eton. Well it was said that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. There is little more patriotic than that. It’s now time for Brown to meet his Waterloo.

Comment by UsedToLoveThisCountry on December 12, 2009 at 3:26 pm

I am getting exasperated at your performance at PMQs. Thanks to McBroon and his team of incompetents, you have masses of targets to really hit him hard starting with the deliberate destruction of private sector pensions but do you go for them, no.

PLEASE Dave, get a grip and kick them really where it hurts.

I know policy has to wait until he eventually calls an election because he will steal them but you MUST up your game and quickly.

Comment by Norman Isaacs on December 12, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Its all very well you telling us what Labour are doing wrong – we know very well what Labour are doing wrong. What we want to know is what YOU are planning to do about it.
Also to stick to your guns and to make your voice heard LOUD AND CLEAR in the media.
Also a reasonable reply to our email will be appreciated.

Comment by Phil Johnson on December 12, 2009 at 3:29 pm

Quote:- “not caring about what is going to happen …..”
And do you David, really? Do you want to restart the general circulation of money again in this country or do you want it to stagnate even further?
There is a simple solution. Reform the retarded mentality smoke ban whereby choice is offered to licensees and pub goers alike. You know the SB was brought in on the back of lies, fabrications, manipulated statistics and junk science just the common man now knows-and look what it has cost the country: £billions in lost trade. How can a country once proud of it’s industry survive when idiotic draconian laws like the SB are in place? How many ex licensed trade workers are now claiming benefits, council tax rebates etc when they could still be in solid employment?
100,000 unemployed and with industry failing miserably courtesy of labour, you have one sector that can be rejuvenated very simply-by reforming for choice.
If you are going to carry on along the same lines as Herr Brown and the dictatorship then please let the voters know for millions of such will look elsewhere for a government fit to run this dlapidated country.
The Tories proposed a “Freedom Charter”-well, now is the time to announce exactly what that FC encompasses-if you truly want votes and the power that goes with it.

Comment by geoff fersht on December 12, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Dear David ..I look forward to your leading a conservative that is strong ..now is the time to remind the people of all the stealth taxes ,, the spin ,,that has destroyed our country ,, be bold attack

Comment by JIm Allen on December 12, 2009 at 3:32 pm

It is time for all none believers to resing the House – as this is the only way to bring the matter to a head – 175 billion in the red and giving billions away by the day to all and sundry – time for the sctos man to leave the country like his predecessor – what a state they have made of our vcountries finances – thats why we have public schools so that the bbest aretrained to run the country!!! Clearly these grammer school boys have’nt a clue -me a secondary modern school boy – !!!! who can see what has happened and wish the devil these labour clowns could as well

Comment by Bill Wilson on December 12, 2009 at 3:34 pm

They can’t stop throwing money at problems, it’s the only management tool they have ever had. The country needs strong practical management, get the message across that is what you will provide.

Comment by Tadhg on December 12, 2009 at 3:40 pm

With respect, while pre-election giveaway budgets are never a pretty sight to see, this response from David Cameron is also very typical. When is the last time that a politician ever proclaimed anything other than anger at a pre-election budget and called it all manner of fraud etc etc etc.

What I’m more interested in is the substance of the opposing view. For example, there is a serious school of thought that says that in order for an economy to raise itself out of recession, what’s required is investment rather than prudence.

Prudence and donning hair shirts is what emotionally feels “right” to some people, but it’s not living in the real world. The way back into positive deficits is to invest to help generate more jobs, and opportunity. Restricting spending simply equates to adding to the unemployment lines and encourages penny pinching and smallness. Such austerity was part of the reason why the Great Depression lasted as long as it did, as it made the mistake of thinking of the economy in “money now” terms (which is always a short term view) rather than rebuilding ways for money to be earned.

It is very typical of conservative (with a small C) thinking to view economics in such limited terms, but it actually translates into penny-rich/pound-poor economics. Paying down debts is never easy but if you’re raiding the savings account to do so rather than building investment that will yield growth and money to pay out, you end up with nothing left in reserve and no means to restart the economy.

That’s why I worry about the direction that the Conservatives (with a big C) seem to want to go. It seems like bean-counting thinking – and that’s just about the most dangerous thing for the economy right now. Where Labour messed up big time is in not using the resources available when times were good to fix many social ills, instead spending it wastefully. However they have been very good in the last 12 months in particular with grasping what needs to be done to pull the economy out of the dirt. Britain is slowly recovering, more slowly than some of its allies, but that’s understandable given just how over-extended the British housing bubble became.

All that being said, I think it’s time for a change. But the message I’m hearing from Conservative HQ is the hair shirt, and it’s just not the right approach.

Comment by Peter Ross on December 12, 2009 at 3:43 pm

David, You’ve always struck me as a decent guy, and coming from a working class background, with aspirations of bettering my lot in life, I find Brown’s class war abhorrent. However, you must go for the jugular of the Labour party: accuse Brown of being Campbell’s mouthpiece; demand Blair is tried for war crimes- this should drag in a large chunk of the cabinet; start critiscising the Chilcot inquiry now, and promise a renewed inqury with legal teeth to prosecute; promise a real reform of the welfare state- no more welfare payments for girls who get themselves pregnant out of wedlock after an 18 month notice period; reintroduce selective education; stop immigration immediately- until we know who the hell is in our country.And finally offer a referendum on staying in Europe- making sure that the amount of finances for both ‘yes’ and ‘no’ campaigns are are equal. If you have the guts to do those things you will carry the vast majority of the British people with you. If you don’t you’ll have a hung parliament and the splitting up of the Conservative party into two factions ( I’d be astounded if you didn’t know what they were!). Furthermore, you’ll have a vacuum filled by the far right- their policies are sounding oh -so reasonable to the vast swathes of people in this country. Cometh the hour cometh the man. Is that you David?

Comment by Alex G Briggs on December 12, 2009 at 3:43 pm

As a strong supporter of David Cameron please take on board that the EEC &I mmigration are of grave concern to the public at large.The referendum change has turned many off or hesitant to supporting TORIES.
A strong new message on the EEC is a big point to make.The problem is not Labour voters but the disenchanted not turning out,thus giving the Prudent One and his spinners another term.The UK cannot afford this to happen .So Europe and Immigration control are important and time is running out .The Tory team have to address these 2 points.The economy all voters understand the Prudent unelected PM has failed miserably.But the Tory team must highlight there future actions as of now.Otherwise the protest vote and minority parties -UKIP -BNP -GREENS etc will ruin the support of the Tory Team
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Comment by Paul Gostick on December 12, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Dear Mr Cameron

You should note the other comments on this blog – show us the leadership, give us the truth and real policies and you will win the election and the keys to number 10. Fail to do so and that imbecile (and NU Liebour) will be back in number 10 and we are doomed forever.

Read my blog from 23 April 09: http://www.itpreport.com/default.asp?Mode=Show&A=1943&R=GL

Help is only an email away – just ask me.

Comment by Barrie on December 12, 2009 at 3:46 pm

I agree but its not enough to criticise you need to tell us what your going to do different.
Why the u turn on the EU referendum, why are we being taxed more than any other country allegedly to help the enviroment, come clean, be honest and start looking after BRITS FIRST. Re think Nationalisation of Steel, Gas, Electricity and water we need all of these and the jobs they create, dont sell us off to foreign buyers who ship the assets abroad then leave us in the lurch.

Comment by Patsy Sergeant on December 12, 2009 at 3:52 pm

‘Labour have lost the right to govern’.

Well I am afraid I have to say that they forfeited the ‘right’ to govern quite a while ago. Now I believe they are only very slightly to the legitimate side of being actually ellegal in what they do and what they ARE doing in the run-up to the only PRIZE that they are interested in, and that is winning the next election. Unfortunately to that end, the lengths to which they are prepared to go to, are as yet, NOT exhausted!!

Comment by Ray Veysey on December 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Apart from the rubbish spoutd by the pro tobacco candidate, all of these comments simply rereat what too many people are saying, far far too many. We want more attack, god knows there are enough targets. Start with where did Prescott and Mandelson get their newly acquired millions, and go on from there, but lets stop the slippage in poll figures and get back to scrapping.

Comment by Terence Grimes on December 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm

I have allways been a Conservative voter but after watching PMQ time every week i dont personally feel your strong enough to run this country

Comment by Wayne Ross on December 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm

I agree entirely with the sentiments,however the alternative to Gordon Brown, is not to prsent yourself like a Blair clone….We need a real leader not one which is so politically correct that you appeal to everybody on the surface, but to few in substance.Be bold I not only believe you can ,but you must to save this country!

Comment by david gambles on December 12, 2009 at 3:59 pm

I am certain that Gordon Clown[sorry!]Brown and his tailor’s
dummy chancellor were the original models for ‘The Chocolate Fireguard’ as it mirrors exactly the success they have had in m
[mis]managing the nation’s finances.

Comment by Clive Kelly on December 12, 2009 at 4:01 pm

David, I have growing confidence in you as a leader. You have , on a persnal note, taken time to write concerning my own issues. That you care is not adebate and that Gorden Brown is incompetant has been clearly shown. The job you have is to show the british people what mettle you show – you come across as a bit soft and you need to toughen up. No offense, because we desire that you do so – I think you could be a good and considerate leader of our country. David, come up with decent constructive policies and a path to get us out of the mess Labour have led us into and you will have the backing of nearly the whole of the country. Good Luck.

Comment by Neil Murray on December 12, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Start showing your true colours and get to grips with Labour . Let the public know what you stand for . We all know there will be an election next year lets get some policies out there for the public to see. Tell the public what you will do – come on for Britains sake.

Comment by John on December 12, 2009 at 4:06 pm

I have to admit I have lost so much after working hard for over 30 years at 51 I no longer care what happens There is no point in voting democracy is dead for myself.

Comment by Linda Henry on December 12, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Since David’s video Brown has pledged 1 and a half billion pounds each year for overseas aid, some relatives live in ‘Cockermouth’ where our unelected PM has designated 1 million pounds!

Brown is looking for a position in the political world after he is ousted from power and he seems to feel he has found a niche in the global climate change sector.

Having seen Mr Brown sitting next to Liam Byrne after the speech he made at the beginning of the week perhaps unaware he was being filmed I thought he looked desperately ill and I don’t mean physically!!!!!!!!!

The budget was disgusting because the countries needs were unfulfilled and whilst he is happy to walk away leaving behind a mess which the Blair Brown Darling partnership has created it is not just the opposition he wants to see in the ‘sugar’ its the whole nation.

Simply put ‘Brown has spent out Britain’.

Comment by Julian Pilcher on December 12, 2009 at 4:13 pm

The most incompetent and uncharismatic Labour Govt I can remember and yet we are only 8 points ahead in the polls. I have been canvassing in the Winchester (Lib Dem) constituency and the message is clear.. Stand up on Europe. Have some courage. Promise a referendum. Show us some leadership.

Comment by Imran Kashif on December 12, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Dear David,

I am a new member. Having seen this video, I do think you are absolutely right in what you are saying. I think if we don’t have change now, it will be disastrous for the country. I have recently moved to a Conservative Council and am confident that only the Conservatives can bring about this change.

Comment by Ronnie Strachan on December 12, 2009 at 4:15 pm

David – you are quite right in your assessment of this failed Government. I will back you and your party all the way, all the time.

However, if you go back to this same stage of the last Conservative government, Labour were hammering home their message of Sleaze and Education all the time ad nauseum. It is now time for you and the shadow cabinet plus all Conservative candidates and supporters to hammer home your message – a message which should continue to slate this government and Brown in the strongest, starkest terms – take the gloves off please!

Also give the uncommitted a genuine reason for following this great party of ours! Set out clear blue water between us and this mendacious and wasteful, useless government!

Labour’s client state will never change but there are many people just waiting for a reason to be convinced by you.

Good luck and Merry Xmas to you and yours!

Comment by Keith judge on December 12, 2009 at 4:15 pm

The conservatives also lost the right to govern when they refused to give us the vote on the Lisbon Treaty Keith Judge

Comment by Ricky Powell on December 12, 2009 at 4:18 pm

David, you are leading the party and likely the next government. Stick to sound politics and ignore the babble of what cannot be done, such as holding a referendum on the treaty or charging Tony Blair with war crimes, let’s get real, focus on reducing national debt as labour appear not to, strengthen the public/private partnership and encouraging individual responsibility each of us should hold for public office. My rant would be cut the Human Rights Act, we have a strong enough judiciary as demonstrated in the disclosure of evidence issue, end the selling and publication of every CCTV or police action to the media, we have enough cameras, let them who need it use it, not Sky to perpetuate that this is a crime riddled country with the proof of ever ending street wars, cops on camera or other TV shows and last but not least bring in a privacy law he press are killing this country.

Comment by simon jones on December 12, 2009 at 4:19 pm

I am a lifelong conservative from a business/conservative background. I don’t believe that any of you have “earned” the right to form the next government. The world, the planet and our country have major problems either current or looming. A lot of answers involve unpalatable changes to the status quo. Our politicians of all parties think only of the next five years, it is time for someone to take long term control, stop worrying about vested interests and get on with the long uphill struggle. It will take much more than the next parliament surely the public will back those prepared to make the committment. WHO ARE THEY?

Comment by pam on December 12, 2009 at 4:24 pm

one of the most important issues for me is Israel. The Middle East is probably going to be the powder keg for all the troubles to come, yet Conservative friends of Israel carry on as if Israel is owed the most monumental favour in history. Its time for the Conservatives to stop kopwtowing to Israel and start a right of return for all Palestinians, Israel has shed enough blood, Gaza was the end of Israel, and theu have forfeited their right to exist, many of us are devoting our time and money to make sure of this so what are the Conservatives doing? Taking money, enjoying junkets and freebies, bowing down to the zionists, the same old same old. So I cannot vote for them unless they say something and do what they say, unlike Obama. Our futures are at stake here.

Comment by Harry Royle on December 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm

Yes, Mr. Cameron, I am well aware that Labour have lost the right to govern. But, with your U-turn on the Lisbon Treaty referendum and the breaking of your Cast-Iron guarantee, I no longer trust a word you say. You could take all of the advice offered here and become more combative with Labour and show a more aggressive leadership style; nevertheless, I have lost all confidence in you so that whatever promises you make in the lead-up to the next General Election, I shall be casting my vote for UKIP.
PS – You state that the country’s finances are the nation’s biggest challenge. Can you not see that to leave the EU would improve our finances overnight?

Comment by William Forbes on December 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm

This government was not “faced with” the biggest deficit in our peacetime history — it created the biggest deficit in our peacetime history.

Spending did not “get out of control”. One of the most important factors in the creation of the deficit is that Brown has never had spending in control.

Brown did not “try to con people”. He did con people.

Mr Cameron “thinks” the claims about benefits are deceitful. They are deceitful.

“Putting political interests first and the country’s interests last” is “not good enough”. Can we believe this? “Not good enough!!!”??? It is treason.

When is Mr Cameron’s pussyfooting going to stop? It is weak. It is demoralising. It shrieks aloud that unless he is playing some deep and subtle game he is not a Prime Minister in-waiting.

He is opposed by the worst government in our country’s history, a motley collection of incompetents manipulated by a party leader with no qualification for either of the two cabinet posts he has held (regrettably the two most important) and a track record of continuous disaster, and all we are offered for comfort are these fumbles.

If Mr Cameron cannot do better than this, then it is time he asked Mr Hannan to write his speeches for him.

Comment by Beth L Nion on December 12, 2009 at 4:32 pm

I agree with your last comments, for a long time it has seemed to me that the Labour Party hasn’t cared about Britain, and there has been a deliberate policy to pull apart our society and institutions. What took you so long to arrive at this point?!
The question is – what next? show us how you intend to pull us out of the mire.

Comment by Gerardus Kohlinger on December 12, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Nice comment, however, did not say the tories that they would cut down on the disabled and the sick.
Was it not the tories who wants more and being longer in Afghanistan, for which we have to pay and brave soldiers have to die. Was it not the Tories who said that the poor did not need proper roads(essex council leader) Is it not the tories who ripping of the carowners see the reports parking RBKC ans Westminster. Was it not a tory who said we scrap the concestion charge, but nothing did happen. The only way to cut down the debt soon is to reduce war and MOD spending. We are at war for the US, they created the terrorists severity.
We had more problems and attacks with the IRA.
However the tories want to spent more on war and the MOD, who will pay? The poor. Who will make a fortune, the Tories. After 5 yars they will fail the tests and labour will be back again. Sorry Tory boy you are worst then Labour.

Comment by John Drage on December 12, 2009 at 4:35 pm

I totally agree with your comments, this Government has really made a mess of it and I cannot wait for the opportunity to elect your Party into Government, then perhaps there will be an opportunity for your Government to start putting things right!

Comment by Conner Evans on December 12, 2009 at 4:36 pm

I agree with what You say here Mr Cameron, I’m with you 100%. However there are 2 things I disagree with;
1) Britain has no place within the EU. We should pull out and the benefits will be almost instant.
2)I urge you Mr Cameron, take the high road and denounce global warming. Any educated person can see that it is all a myth, spun to the public to promote fear, the kind of tactics associated with Labour.

Comment by Harry Royle on December 12, 2009 at 4:36 pm

As a further postscript, I see that most of these “Comment” sites berate you and suggest that you are in danger of losing the election to Labour because of enormous defections to UKIP or even the BNP. Yet you allow these comments to stand. Some might suggest you leave them here because you are comitted to freedom of speech, whatever our views. Another interpretation is that you are useless at spin compared with Labour. My own view is that this is a deliberate strategy to keep dissident Conservatives’ criticisms on a website that few members of the public will ever access. I suggest to all who care about Britain and would like Mr Cameron to change his policies and approaches, write to the national press and their internet blog sites

Comment by Koisor Khan on December 12, 2009 at 4:41 pm

David, I agree with your comments, during PMQ’s, week in week out Gorden Brown doesn’t actaully address or answer questions put to him, now we hear commentators saying that he is talking like a contender, why is he not being held to account?

Comment by Melvin Nelson on December 12, 2009 at 4:42 pm

It is true that Labour are playing at Party Polotics but D.C. has to be much more +ve and even down right nasty otherwise he will not win over supporters and the do not knows. He has to also spell out what the party will do to curb and cut the National debt.

Comment by Frank Wood on December 12, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Mr. Cameron…. I agree with all you say here as do most of the other people leaving comments…B..U..T It seems the majority also believe that you are NOT aggressive enough.
These labour dunderheads are giving you so much ammunition that I find it hard to understand why you are not now machine gunning,grenading and rocketing them.
They are down but believe me unless you kick them hard NOW. There is every chance they will get back up. They are riddled with devious characters who will use every dirty trick they can. That oaf Balls is a creep and is evil enough to trap you. Lord Meddlesome although at odds currently with Brown has the knack of turning things around to his and his odious party’s benefit. KICK NOW HARD AND LONG stop pussy footing around

Frank Wood 12th December 2009

Comment by Joe Bleasdale on December 12, 2009 at 4:45 pm

I think the performance of Conservative MPs is too weak. Perhaps they are feeling vulnerable in the wake of the expenses scandal, in which case each MP who believes that they haven’t been completely honest with expenses should resign forthwith, not wait to be sacked – that would be the honourable thing to do and would benefit the party.

With regard to the latest Darling review, Conservative leadership should take a leaf out of the LibDem book and condemn in a loud and forthright manner the fact that the low earners of our society pay a much higher proportion of tax – it’s a scandal. David has missed too many open goals to make an inspiring leade, but I can’t see anyone else in the party who could take his place.
I agree with the previous comments on his loss of credibility on the European Referendum vote.

Comment by Alan Bartlett on December 12, 2009 at 4:46 pm

How right you are the sooner this government is gone the better

Comment by Bill on December 12, 2009 at 4:46 pm

David,
I fuly support you and your comments. But please as someone else as said, get angrier!
You are still being too politically polite to this government who have completely lost the plot.

Comment by John Wetherell on December 12, 2009 at 4:46 pm

I am increasingly of the belief that all Gordon Brown’s actions over 12 years point to the fact that he truly wishes to attain a form of Communist state in the UK. His actions have all been slanted towards removing wealth from those who have it, and the latest borrowing figures, and those predicted in the short term, suggest that Sterling in the future is in for a big fall, decimating savings. This would be, for him, a culmination of the politics of envy, about which we hear so much. He knows he will not win an election next year, but he also knows that if he pursues the present scorched earth policy no other party stands any prospect of sorting out the mess.

Comment by Ross J Warren on December 12, 2009 at 4:50 pm

It’s a great shame that so many people feel that this thread, which after all in response to a letter from the leader, is a good place to vent their spleen. Clearly many of them are not Conservatives and few indeed are party members. The PBR was a classic example of why the nation is so in need of a Conservative government. Labour are so cynical it seems they are willing to attempt to bribe sick people and pensioners, with a promise of a smidge of jam today, knowing full well that tomorrow they will be taking the jam pot off the table and insisting no doubt that they eat cake instead.
George was fantastic taking the PBR apart, all the more impressive considering that he had only just heard it as we had. “. The greatest golden rule is that you can never trust a Labour government with the economy.” Would be funny, if it was not so very true.

David your doing a good job, and I have every confidence in you to be a great PM, assuming of course we can we can get the message across, with so many trolls and UKIP clowns, making life miserable for us activists.
I do not believe many of these guys are Conservatives otherwise I am certain that by now they would have realised that loyalty is an absolute essential in the run up to the election. Certainly we must take the fight to the enemy, the labour party is so easy to hit right now. We must also root out the enemy within I feel, as frankly there are far to many whinging and whining fools all to ready to make every gain and struggle, for reasons that are hard to credit.

Keep up the good fight and a big well done to George who silenced many of his critics this week.

Comment by Jackie Borrett on December 12, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Ok we are all fed up hearing about what Labour are doing–quite frankly it all sucks!! Please tell us as a nation what you are going to do , to get us all back to a proud nation, caring for eachother and not just feathering our own nests. MPs have a lot to make up for to the Electorate–we are not all stupid. We are paying through the nose for all the Cock ups !! Look forward to your response. Jackie Borrett

Comment by Mary Welch on December 12, 2009 at 4:52 pm

There is not muuch point in getting angry now, the voters will just say “there they go again with ya boo politis. There was also no U turn on the refernedum on the Lisbom Treaty. To have a referendum now would just waste money. You have to get into office first to show what you believe in.

I would like to add, there are married couples, widows and divorced. Then there are single mothers who are the ones causing the problems. Every time I hear of children maltreated or murdered it would appear to be problem mothers. It is the people who train social workers not to be judgemental. It is vitally necessary to make a judgement young people should be made to realise it is their responsibility and if they take drugs the child should be removed.

Comment by Brian Letts on December 12, 2009 at 4:53 pm

David .. Surely the easy way to deal with the current situation is VAT. the public are not silly . If they wish to purchase goods with VAT they understand. I am sure the manufacters will be discountiing the increase.

Comment by Peter on December 12, 2009 at 4:54 pm

I hear what You say and many people agree.Unfortunately for democracy,freedom and the good of Britain many people will still vote soviet/labour.
If You want to be in power You are going to have to fight a lot harder than You are doing.YOU are not hungry for power and They are!
All Politicians need to buck up.There is so much anger about your allowances that anything can and probably will happen at the GE.You really need to give people what they want-a good economy,a vote on Europe,stop ALL Immigration and you need to say it now.
If The Conservatives lose this election it will be the end of the Party,as We know it,forever.

Comment by Patrick Moore on December 12, 2009 at 4:55 pm

David,

Start getting angry and positive. We need to see unceasing exposure of the corrupt, incompetent, self serving, and loathsome bunch who have outclassed even the pigs in Animal Farm. More leadership out of this dreadul mess and less fad, minority politicking.

Comment by Kenneth Brown on December 12, 2009 at 4:57 pm

I fully endorse all you say,please point out to the electorate in the run up to a election ALL of the bad things this awful government have done to this country.It amounts to treason how they have betrayed the people and please tell it in plain language.You have to shake the apathy out of a lot of people, you must make them BELIEVE IN YOU.

Comment by FRONTERAMAN on December 12, 2009 at 4:59 pm

Quite honestly does anybody in this country care anymore about who calls themselves a government, youre all as bad as one another, incompetent, spineless, waffelers. Our major uttilities are owned by natzi’s, our steel making industry has finally joined engineering, shipbuilding etc in going down the pan, our fine armed forces are getting killed for no reason and our taxes are being spent supporting corrupt bankers who cant do their jobs and tree hugging climate change tossers who no nothing about anything. Get real who the hell wants to govern whats left of this sinking island anyway. Maybe the Police should have ago they also seem to think they own the country.

Comment by Dave Griffin on December 12, 2009 at 4:59 pm

People in Britain want to be rid of the state sponsored intrusiveness in their everyday lives. I hope that the Tories will dismantle this trend to control and watch everyone. Perhaps a tax on CCTV cameras might help. They have their uses, but the country is swamped with them. And a Tory manifesto must spell out how it intends to scale back the database state we have become.

Comment by Linda Henry on December 12, 2009 at 5:01 pm

We are a bunch of frustrated beings we want David Cameron to show the strength and character that marks out skilled leaders of men but we must also remember it is almost 6 months away from the election and many people have rapid memory loss especially where politics is concerned.

However those already campaigning on the doorsteps needs some answers to work off so David Cameron’s team have got to come up with something early in the New Year.

When Brown mentions Eton in the house it would be better if David Cameron said ‘ I am not ashamed of my background nor of the backgrounds of my shadow cabinet and at a time of national crisis we should only use the chamber for serious political debate as opposed to personal jibes’.

I’m not too sure that team Cameron have quite got to grips with the message that needs to be conveyed to the electorate. Everyone knows its time for change, don’t let that be the campaign slogan we all need more regarding the ‘Responsiblity of managing the Nation’.

Comment by mike battersby on December 12, 2009 at 5:03 pm

There would be no reason to think twice about voting for you if you had a balanced team of advisers and drew more evenly from the ranks of talented people who must be in the party.

I fear the Bullingdon Club will do for you and consign us to a disastrous hung parliament. Rebalance your team quick.

I’ve never voted labour and am a full on right winger meritocrat.

I hate what Labour have done to this country – don’t blow an open goal!

Comment by Linora Bennet on December 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Is it just incompetence, or is it something more sinister; that Brown & Co might actually be traitors whose purpose is to destroy our country, heritage and morale seems less and less far-fetched as days go by. “Scorched earth” is what springs to mind – do the Conservatives actually WANT to inherit this mess?

I believe, however, that you, Mr Cameron, are the only person who COULD make it better – your good manners and courtesy do not go unnoticed.

Comment by howard kendall on December 12, 2009 at 5:10 pm

I did not vote in the last General Election, a natural conservative voter all my life, but who was there I could trust with my vote then……. Last week – sunday – I wrote to the membership team and Michael Fallon my local MP, inviting a response to many similar points to the ones raised here, telling me why I should vote conservative. No reply yet!

We all want an agenda we can get behind and loyalty has to be won/earned – right now there are no politicians in the land with a record of achievement and I really do hope for a change of government. Love to help if anyone could be bothered to get in touch…..

Comment by Chris on December 12, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Well Said – We need to change soon before the country goes into complete collapse from years of incompetence!!

Comment by Tom Brown on December 12, 2009 at 5:14 pm

My brother’s grand daughter just moved her brand new Peugeot 305 to let my son get his 8 year old Vauxhall out. Tonight she is off on the town, son and partner cant afford to go out.
She is unemployed single mother of a child with a very slight disability, hence the brand new car. She lives in a brand new, so called low cost two bedroom bungalow complete with built in dishwasher, washing machine/dryer etc. for which she pays no rent or rates. Son and fiancé pay £6000 per month rent, £1500 rates, water, power etc. They earn combined gross £34,000. Brown and co takes £9,000, bus fares and running the car and cost of lunch, clothes etc for work takes another £9,000. That’s £25500 so £163 per week left to live on. Unmarried mum who has never worked in her life has a handy £250 left to live on.
FOR GODS SAKE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS

Comment by David Ludwig on December 12, 2009 at 5:16 pm

David, Sending an Email to me is preaching to the converted..
The people whom you need to ensnare are those idiots that still support Labour, no matter how horrendous their record has been over the last twelve years.

Comment by Monica & John Watson on December 12, 2009 at 5:21 pm

With Alastair Darling and Gordon Brown’s budget proposals I was hoping to live a little longer as I am now 81 and if these two robbers keep on taking my pension, as they seem to want to do ,maybe I can last out another year when you,David, may be able to make a difference- Keep our hopes up please.

Comment by caley hill on December 12, 2009 at 5:25 pm

labour are suppose to be the party of the working man but all they seem to do is destroy the rights of the working man. i believe you and the rest of the conservs will lead this country into the future making it better and brighter for all not just for your own back pocket. all labour are interested in is wot they get out of it and not wot they can give to the people of this country and it sickens me, i have worked hard all my life and have never felt so let down as i do now with labour ruling and keeping the right to vote on things that matter to us all
i hope and feel you will give life back to this once great country and you will have my full support in all ellections.
you have proven urself to me over and over again, your a man of steel with a heart of gold.

Comment by Sandra Eden on December 12, 2009 at 5:27 pm

Brown wants to make his last stand with his spending and cares not a jot who pays the bill. Also, if he cannot continue in the job, he wants to make things as difficult as he can for a conservative government to dig us out of the mess he and his ideals have landed us with. Socialism has destroyed countries before and is doing a great job destroying ours. History will have the final say on this government out of control. Come on David, get angry and make the rafters shudder with your contempt for this government and the man who leads it. 1.5billion has he pledged in Copenhagen did I read? More than anyone else? Where does he think the money is coming from. The man is mad. He wants people to think he is all knowing whereas in fact, he is a laughing stock. Somebody tell him please and quickly. Whats wrong with having a true ENGLISHMAN to lead our country for a change? We have had enough of Scotsmen.

Comment by Ann Woodward on December 12, 2009 at 5:28 pm

Good speech but you need to say this on national TV or PMQs. START GETTING ANGRY DAVID AND SHOW SOME BACKBONE AND PASSION.

Comment by Roger Harris on December 12, 2009 at 5:28 pm

David, you lost the right as well. Come up with something or you will not get it back.

Comment by stephen on December 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm

As a 26 y/o soldier, I come from a Labour background and never thought I would see the day I was prepared to vote Tory, not because I like your policies, but because you are the best of a bad bunch. I look at the House of Commons and wonder how these corrupt, self righteous cowards ever got to represent my interests. I’ve seen more suitable candidates bearing the Union flag on thier left shoulder as they patrol the streets of Afghanistan. We need a strong leader who will stand up and say “NO” when the direct interest of this once glorious country are put at risk, is David Cameron the man for the job? …. I doubt it.

Comment by Edgar Stavers on December 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Mr Cameron, I agree with you that Labour have lost the right to govern, but the Conservatives have not won that right. I am of the open that neither of you are the right party for me. The Lisbon Treaty sticks in my craw and your lack of guts to offer me an opportunity to change this political stitch up will do for you and your party in the end. The time will come when Europe dictates one too many unsavoury resolutions on us and then ……. comes the revolution. I just hope it can be done without the population taking to the streets. It is not yet too late to change your position Mr Cameron and give us the vote we want – I am sure there must be an awful lot of potential votes (including mine) available to you.

Comment by Chris Rees on December 12, 2009 at 5:45 pm

So, about inheritance tax. Are you still hoping to cut it and keep the money with the rich?

Comment by Jeremy Monk on December 12, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Of course David is right, but why should he go for the jugular now, I am expecting the pressure from all the shadow cabinet to be turned up post Christmas.
What about Gordon’s latest generous gift of taxpayers money in Copenhagen. Britain still in recession, but he can give more than France or Germany. But, hey he did repay the cost of the repaint on his summerhouse.
Let’s hope there is still something worth governing after the next election!

Comment by phillip farr on December 12, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Labour may have lost the right to govern – but they are still governing thanks to an ineffectual opposition led by you.

Your recent performances at PMQ’s have been eclipsed by Nick Clegg for God’s sake! Your attacks have been oblique and repetative waisting your opportunities, and Brown is gaining confidence, thanks to coaching from Mandelson and Alistair Cambell – they have found your achilles heel.

I don’t know who is influencing you on issues such as the Lisbon vote U-turn or women only candidate lists – but your losing the floating vote. Middle Britain is being enslaved by debt and want to see FIRM LEADERSHIP AND TOUGH POLICIES -just like THATCHER.

Your greatest asset at the moment is Osborne – he has a steely focus and presents great analysis / critique of the Labour lies on camera. Just make sure he isn’t seen out with his rich chums.

Comment by Tim Turrall on December 12, 2009 at 5:57 pm

The present government of the day isfailing everyone David, but I have not seen or heard of anything from yourself that impresses myself or family members.Its always the lowest paid that has to bail out the governments poor mis- management.
Council taxes keep rising, in fact everything keeps going up, but poor little us,our wages are frozen due to economic climate and the threat of losing our jobs.As for being in the European community just where has it got us?This country piles in loads of money to its coffers and gets exactly what out of it? mass unemployment? more people in debt, no car industry, no steel industry, we are fast becoming a nation of shop keepers and nothing else.
Immigration is out of control with no one actually knowing who is here legally, and as for that programme which is Uk Border force what a joke they are, just how did they get their jobs?
David there is a hell of a lot wrong at the moment and I am not quite sure you have what it takes to sort it, or if anyone can.
P.S David where do get off telling the majority of people in this country that you will bring back hunting.Have you the balls David for a referendum on this?

Comment by John Wisbey on December 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm

They are like an army of occupation. The vast majority of people want them to go but they are still here doing harm.

What a record they have

1. Ruining the Telecoms industry with the 3G tax
2. Ruining our well funded private pension system
3. Milking tax from the banks in the good times and claiming all the credit for the strong company
4. Wasting all the money raised from (1) to (3) on inefficency in the Public Sector
5. Letting the boom go on unchecked so that the City has imploded

With such a record in 12 wasted years, what have they got to lose to operate a scorched earth policy to leave their successors with nothing – what a terrible contrast with the position Tony Blair inherited. And that from the so called Prudent Chancellor – history will remember him as anything but that.

Comment by tresa on December 12, 2009 at 6:06 pm

three taxes only please income vehicule and national insurance no more spending on commitees advisers if a goverment needs advisers then we dont need a goverment like that. no more value added on food fuel petrol uncle tom cobbly and all. yes look after the sick the poor and all but no more wasting taxpayers money

Comment by Keith Tottem on December 12, 2009 at 6:08 pm

Yes, David, but they lost the right to govern long ago and we’ve allowed people to forget the other ingredients of thier massive incompetence. We need to get back to everyone’s front of mind how Brown’s chancellorship CAUSED the economic problems we face, how he wrecked private sector pensions whilst giving doctors massive pay increases they hadn’t even asked for, undersold our gold reserves against treasury advice whilst cutting the funds that would save our soldiers lives, and now has failed to pick up the EU post needed to protect ourt citiy against the French and Germans who, inevitably walked all over him!

You ARE the right man, David, as we see regularly in the Commons – but don’t leave it too late for you – AND all your colleagues – to start landing such clinching arguments that will tell on election day.

Governments in this country are elected out, not in, so let’s make utterly sure that happens! With the chances they’ve fed to us, it would be unforgiveable not to …

Comment by cosmo anayiotos on December 12, 2009 at 6:09 pm

when Brown was Chancellor, he proudly proclaimed that his tactics were ” prudent and designed for growth ”

the only growth I could see was cancer.
cancer on our streets, cancer in our police, cancer on immigration, cancer within our banking system, cancer in our justice system, cancer in our manufacturing, in their housing policy, in fact every thing that man has touch has been infected with that dreadful illness.

As Gordon Brown has obviously not put the country’s interest first, can he not be arrested for treason?
TREACHERY = violation of faith or trust; to betray.
the man was not elected to destroy the nation.

in fact i do not recall him being elected.

Comment by leon fenton on December 12, 2009 at 6:09 pm

the crisis facing this country has gone beyond party politics,we have been betrayed by new labour, our country is now just an annex of brussels,compartmentalized into regions,its the old divide and conquer tactic,so what are we going to do about it ?wishy washy speeches will not fix it,we want action and we want it now,the whole labour cabinet must be arrested tried,and dealt with accordingly as befits the crime of treason,they must be replaced by people who actualy care about this country and its future,scotland must be kicked out of the union and treated like the lepers they are,hadrians wall must be rebuilt stronger and higher to keep the heathens in,no scot should ever again have a say in how this country is to be run.
a complete withdrawal from the shackles of europe will enable us to return to the great country we once were.
so come on what are you waiting for people do something now before its too bloody late.

Comment by alan claxton on December 12, 2009 at 6:10 pm

you seemed surprised by the PBR! I wasn’t. Anyway the issue that exercises me most and you choose to ignore, is our membership of Europe, I want a vote on that. When we are out we’ll take care of ourselves and let the scheming French et al screw themselves and not us.

Comment by edward on December 12, 2009 at 6:17 pm

I agree with everything you say but you need to speak more on the things that trouble the every day issues of all of us.The unfairness of the C A P,the ridicoulas amount of money we pay to Europe for so little return,and Immigration .

Comment by Sean Smith on December 12, 2009 at 6:21 pm

OK David,
Can you tell the general public WHY & for WHAT REASONS would staying in the European Union actually benefit the majority of us ?

To date I cannot seem to get a reply from anyone with a positive spin on this.

Comment by John Wisbey on December 12, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Dear webmaster

in my earlier posting I of course meant strong economy not strong company

Thanks John

Comment by Edie on December 12, 2009 at 6:31 pm

What you say is absolutely right but this is not the thing to argue about. Whoever gets in next will have to do awful things with the finances. You need to fight on the EU, immigration, law and order, the over-meddling in education and crazinesspaying people to sit on the dole when there are lots of jobs taken by immigrants.

Comment by John Barton on December 12, 2009 at 6:32 pm

You must be very young to not know that this spending extraviganza is normal for Labour just before the election they know they will lose. Wilson/Callaghan did the same in 1978/9 just before Maggie took power. This lead to interest rates of 15% which stopped me saving until after Labour came to power in 1997 and droped interest rates to make saving a stupid idea as inflation would be more than the interest.

As far as the Major government is concerned they were just as much traitors as this Labour government with Major signing the Mastricht treaty and binding us to the EU.

Personally if you do not make a manefesto commitment to pull out of the EU, which is costing us money which would pay off the defecit, then I still can not support your party.

Please remember it was your party under Heath that started the whole problem and I would hope your party would solve it by doing as the majority want and leaving the EU, regardless as to the wording of the treaty that Brown has signed on our behalf.

Comment by Aaron on December 12, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Taxes on the workers and benefits to everyone else seems the final nail in the NewLabour coffin (though truth be told that was probably when they sent the freedoms of this country up the Rhine.

They had an opportunity to really set a policy to set this country back on to the right footing but they, as usual chickened out instead pandering to their old voting population.

Increased in NI for £20,000 + vs reduction in Bingo taxes for example.

We need to cut and trim the immense public sector costs. Shrink the number of MPs, standardise retirement ages to private sector levels for all bar the Army and Emergency Services. Deliver aggressive cost savings to enable reductions in council taxes not the stealth 4% increases that have been leaked recently.
Streamline benefits and means test every one to ensure fairness. Reduce or remove child benefits past the first child.

Comment by john wilkes on December 12, 2009 at 6:34 pm

Agreed that the Labour party have lost the right to govern….that happened a long time ago. Unfortunately, and it grieves me to say it, the Conservative party has not yet won the respect nor the right ro govern either.
Until and unless the Conservative party can sort out the mess of some of their discredited (re expenses), MP’s still being allowed to stand at the next election, the Conservatives cannot claim to be the legitimate Government in waiting.
Going to vote Conservative next election as will 10 members of my family, but I cannot say for the election after that, because of these EIGHT are considering emigrating within 5 years.
Sincerely,

Comment by john wheeler on December 12, 2009 at 6:38 pm

They have lost the right to govern but you have yet to prove that you are a leader who has the strength to replace them. Dont try to be all inclusive-it doesnt work -just appeal to the commonsense of the majority in this country who are weary of the odious and spineless meatheads we see in Nulabours ranks.They are vermine and need to be exterminated by a strong dose of Britishness to bolster the country and get it out of this long period of dumbing down and hitting at everything that represent our valued traditions which should be used as a base to build a more moral and edifying modern Britain.

Comment by john wilkes on December 12, 2009 at 6:45 pm

Anybody interested in creating to a fund to take MP’s to task (starting with those in government) over their actions these last 10 years? “MISFEASANCE, NONFEASANCE OR MALFEASANCE IN PUBLIC OFFICE” sound possible contenders to me. A million people at £20 a head should help start a fund.
Time for the British People to hold their elected representatives to task…directly through the courts if needs be.
OLIVER CROMWELL WITHOUT THE BLOODSHED.
Yours
johnwilkes

Comment by Mike Hawkins on December 12, 2009 at 6:47 pm

David , you are right, but we, the electorate must be assured that you are going to do better.

This country is in a financial mess, primarily caused by this Government, failed bankers and the greed of the utility companies.

You must consider:

Sacking, without compensation, failed chiefs of banks;

Ordering utility companies to reduce their prices considerably (they have looked after themselves and their shareholders for far too long);

Cancelling any pledges this Government have made to Third World countries (the job of this Govrnment is to manage GB, not every other country in the world);

Tell the long term unemployed, viz. those who have never bothered to work, that the “party is over”, STOP their benefits and instead maximise benefits to those who have worked (and paid NI and taxes) for some years who have now been thrown onto the “scrap heap”;

End this Governments failures over immigration, by publicly declaring (and damn the “Civil Rights Movement”) that their is NO chance of coming to this Country and immediately getting ANY benefits whatosever.
Benefits are EARNED, not a Right!!;

Holding an immediate referendum on whether the UK remains part of the UK (and abiding by the decision);

Promise a complete clamp down on criminals to give the streets back to the people!

Unless you can, before the election, address these issues, I will not vote Conservative but UKIP!

Comment by david peacock on December 12, 2009 at 6:56 pm

You go on about democcrcy.but what have we got ?
an elected dictatorship.
it’s time all polititions started listening to the people.

Comment by James on December 12, 2009 at 6:59 pm

Well, where do you start. Steel workers in Redcar finished and yet Gordo gives £90m to Corus, VAT increases on 1st Jan thereby ending the sales before they’ve begun or the fact Britain is giving more to Global Warming than any other nation.

There’s shedloads of ammunition…and that’s before you mention Afganistan and the shambolic state of the Armed Forces.

Take the lead. Shout it from the roof tops day after day. Let the country see you are worthy of being the next PM.

The country expects you to fulfill your duty as an effective opposition to this senseless bunch of dunderheads. Go for it….Now!!

Comment by Ian on December 12, 2009 at 7:02 pm

David.

You are spot on. The election cannot quick enough. Every day this shambles are in government more damage is being done. Keep telling the hard truth and the public will follow.

Comment by Phil Johnson on December 12, 2009 at 7:13 pm

“Comment by Ray Veysey on December 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Apart from the rubbish spoutd by the pro tobacco candidate, ”
As it happens you silly man I am pro-choice, not simply pro tobacco. If you can assure me that the Smoking ban has NOT had a dire affect on our hospitality sector then I retire from public life forthwith! When one ridiculously biased law removes 68% of customers from a thriving industry one can only wonder at the wisdom of such a law? The supposed dangers of SHS are continuously ridiculed by all bar government & sponsored quango’s yet a hardcore minority continually bang the anti tobacco drum-to the complete detriment of this countries finances.
With 5,000 once profitable businesses now defunct just how many more do you think will be added the further the alcohol laws are toughened?
If you had the brains to consider the loss to the economy courtesy of the smoking ban you might also consider the possibility of rejuvenation of said economy by allowing choice!

Comment by S Lovett on December 12, 2009 at 7:33 pm

You are right about Labour, although in my opinion they lost the right to govern years ago. Their wanton destruction of our country needs to be shouted from the roof tops – why aren’t we marching in the street?

But David, I’m sorry, the Conservatives are just not getting a strong or firm enough message across. My husband and I have worked solidly for 40 years, never claimed a penny from the state, have tried to save for our old age, our children work hard and what for? So that feckless, shiftless slobs can live off the fat of the land it would seem! So that immigrants and asylum seekers can be accommodated! So that overseas aid can be maintained! So that fat cat bankers can keep up a high standard of living. So that highly paid CEO’s of dirty hospitals can retire in luxury. I’m sick of it, so are millions of others and yet the Conservatives don’t seem to have the will or the stomach to address these issues. Come out fighting our corner now David and you might well win a landslide victory next year!

Comment by Jane Saunte on December 12, 2009 at 7:33 pm

David, I completely agree with everything you say, and am a Conservative Party member, have been for many years. I even delivered leaflets at the May elections this year. However, I have a major criticism. You HAVE to adjust your inheritance tax policy. It is the ONE thing Labour can really keep attacking you with, and justifiably so. I have always voted Conservative, and have assets in excess of the current IHT limit, but I am ashamed of the Tory policy to raise the threshold to a seven figure sum. People with substantial assets just do not need that money, and at the top end it benefits so few people that it plays into Labour’s hands. I’ve thought this for a year now, but listening to the estimable Teresa May struggling to justify Tory policy on Radio 4′s Any Questions this week pushed me to make the effort to write in.
A climbdown would be no more embarrassing than any of Gordon Brown’s twisting gyrations and U-Turns, and graciously and sincerely done, (in the spirit of the new climate of austerity, very different from when the policy was first developed), might well win many new friends.
As I said, I am ashamed of this policy.

Comment by Arnold Whittle on December 12, 2009 at 7:40 pm

Dear David, I want to see the Conservative’s win the next election and I hope that you are successful, this Labour lot were never up to running this Country and they should never be elected ever again, this Country and its people need a Government with the vision to make sensible decisions ,and to point this fine Nation in the right direction, if it means drastic action then so be it lets just get on with putting the Nation back on track to recovery. I am with you all the way no matter what cuts have to be made we have to get a grip of our balance of payment’s 178 Billion is a lot of money to level out.

Comment by Peter J Orchard on December 12, 2009 at 7:42 pm

I agree with you David, however I ask myself are you the man to win the next election and lead the country. A broken promise on the Lisbon Treaty referedum, still neither you, Nick Glegg or the lying toerag Brown will address publicly the question of immigration, these are the matters upmost in the electorates mind but it seems that no Leader or M.P has the guts to grab the nettle, do it and prove me wrong, in the meantime I will not be holding my breath.

Comment by paul on December 12, 2009 at 7:49 pm

Why not make MPs perks means tested ?

That would result in common folk being able to afford to be an MP with a place in London, yet rich MPs who say between them and their spouse have inherited ,tax free, say £30,000,000 will not be able to claim these expenses.

Comment by hassan on December 12, 2009 at 7:55 pm

we know how bad is labour
i want to hear something new from conservative party
get rid off roadtax put 5pt or more on petrol instead people are used to it now
get rid off tv licence put it on vat
get rid off inheretence tax put it on new housing sales tax
income tax national insurance tax why 2 taxes join them have one taxe

Comment by Chris Dickenson on December 12, 2009 at 7:55 pm

Mr Cameron; You are so right but what is it that is holding you back from demonstrating that you are a real leader who will turn this country around and give us back our hard won freedoms, our dignity, our self respect and most of all our soverignty.
Just like Labour and the Lib Dems, you have sold us down the river over the referendum with some lilly livered excuse when you should have said NO, we are not going to be ruled by a bunch of undemocratic cheats and liars so I shall ask the people; Are we in or out of Europe?
You are losing our trust because you are following the Blair and Heath trail by allowing this country to be transferred to the EU and you will end up being the one who loses the election for us instead of winning it hands down.
We are all sick and exhausted by the continuous bleeding of this country of everything it once stood for by our soviet, stalinist style government that has betrayed us for 12 long years, selling our reserves, destroying our banking system and doing what it likes.
If you want our vote then please start as you mean to go on, be smart, be strong, give us the referendum we really want and trust us. Speak for the people, not for Europe and the left.
Understand this. Leadership is a verb not a noun !!

Comment by Thomas Phillips on December 12, 2009 at 8:00 pm

I am dumbfounded that no immediate effort has been made to put right the huge deficit we have. It can only be called pure politics at our future expense. What we need are immediate efforts to do something constructive to vastly reduce the balance of payments deficit. How about for openers following the German lead by real encouragement with green domestic energy production or maybe at lest the beginning of some government sponsored efforts to convert biomass waste to oil. Its already been proved possible and its not even costly. I have been a life long Labour supporter but I am now convinced this lot have completely run out of steam. I can only hope that the new Conservative government can do better.

Comment by Philip Perkins on December 12, 2009 at 8:21 pm

A very good message and absolutely spot on but you should include more about what you would do in this and similar messages — difficult I know until full details of the mess you will inherit become available. Some comments here seem to ignore the fact that you need to convert huge numbers who previoulsly voted Labour – a tremendously difficult job and such messages will always need to be a balancing act (not being too overt on some things you know will need to be done)

Comment by Richard on December 12, 2009 at 8:22 pm

Even after all the posts on this board you keep ignoring the millions of Tory voters who still want a referendum on staying in the EU. This is going to lead millions of normally Conservative voters, including me, to vote UKIP.

Comment by brianearnold on December 12, 2009 at 8:25 pm

tHE TIME IS RIPE FOR AN ALL OUT ONSLOUGHT ON THIS INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENT.
THREE YEARS AGO I SUGGESTED TO THE TELEGRAPH GROUP THAT THE SENIOR BANKERS AT GOLDMAN SACHS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN NO11 TO RUN OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
DEC13 2006 WAS THE ACTUAL DATE.
DO NOT DRAG YOUR FEET ANY LONGER GET IN THERE AND ATTACK THE OPPOSITION

Comment by Alan Haywood on December 12, 2009 at 8:54 pm

Chris Neal says it all for me. This dispicable bunch of reprobates is an affront to the nation and should be culled forthwith.
David, you have shown, week after week, particularly at PMQ’s, that you simply are not up to the task of leading this country in the aftermath of Labour’s 12 year reign of utter incompetance. Once again we are faced with situation where we are all but bankrupt, thanks toLabour misrule, but under your leadership, the tories have hardly made a dent. Don’t tell us that the polls tell you differently, Mr Blobby could be at the dispatch box, and the polls would be no different. That is the measure with which Nu Labour is despised. GET ANGRY MAN, for heavens sake, there is so much to get angry about, and let’s have some firm, concrete policies. Don’t be afraid of offending various interest groups. You will never satisfy everyone, no matter how much you try.

Comment by G Farley on December 12, 2009 at 9:21 pm

WE ARE ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY MR BROWN IS GIVING AWAY HOW CAN WE CONTINUE SENDING 10,000 TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN MANY MORE THAN FRANCE OR GERMANY AND THEN OFFER THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION FOR THE GLOBAL KITTY
WHY SHOULD WE BE DOING MORE THAN OUR EUROPEAN PARTNERS WHEN WE ARE HAVING TO BORROW SO MUCH MONEY
IT IS UP TO ALL POLITICIANS TO STAND UP TO BROWN AND FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY AS IT IS OBVIOUS BROWN HAS LOST IT AND IS DOING A LOT OF HARM TO OUR COUNTRY MR CAMERON WE CALL ON YOU TO SPEAK OUT

Comment by laura on December 12, 2009 at 9:25 pm

They did not just put their political future a head of what is right for our country.They put their selfish ego first.

Comment by Michael Pawlak on December 12, 2009 at 9:26 pm

Until you actually do something positive, with authority, to stop MPs blatantly stealing public money then you have not earned the right to govern what was once Great Britain.

We have no faith or trust in our government which has lied continuously or in our MPs who still act only in their own interests.

Comment by john head on December 12, 2009 at 9:36 pm

Whilst I could never vote labour the present face of the tory party is driving me futher into the arms of the far far right movement.To appeal to a mass electorate is one thing,alas this policy is putting us on the same level of those we detest.Be honest,support private education and private health with the voucher system.Both capital and corporal punishment must be restored.The hunting ban should be overturned not on a free vote.Those who sponge on the benefits system should be denied future claims.It is time stand up and be counted.

Comment by Phil on December 12, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Even in the face of a dire financial crisis threatening the British way of life Labour are still buying votes with the taxpayers own money and worse pawning their futures. The arrogance and corruption, the creation of a public service elite mirroring the soviet style apperatchick where to be a government employee was glorious.

These are bad men with bad ideas who have led us to bankruptcy and disaster. I believe in an inclusive and caring government but not one that encourages handouts and sloth with one hand and oversees greed and corruption with the other.

Gordon Brown seems far more comfortable with a cosy unelected European commission than he does with the British people. Of course he would its all about central planning without the inconvenience of an electorate to worry about.

Comment by gary tait on December 12, 2009 at 9:57 pm

Please get Conservative back in power. Labour have spent us into trouble. Time for the cam myster to take over.

Comment by olive conway on December 12, 2009 at 9:59 pm

FOR GODS SAKE GO BROWN,DARLING AND YOUR MERRY MEN BEFORE THE COUNTRY IMPLODES!!!

Comment by malcolm chapman on December 12, 2009 at 10:01 pm

David and co.

Are you really listening? We do want a vote on Europe. Now you have a choice of subjects and how they can be phrased.

We do not want to be penalised for global warning. My son holds a post close to the deciding voices at UEA but I have no money riding on it and it does not smell right. cut down emissions by all means but dont get into a silly vote losing situation.

Afghanistan is a sharing situation. Then let us share the burden with the rest of NATO. Tell them to take more of the burden or we withdraw. Then get out as soon as possible.

Listen to your people. It would be sad to lose them at this time after such a long wait. Just avoid being extreme!

Comment by cleethorpes pier on December 12, 2009 at 10:08 pm

Your absolutely correct in what you say. Labour have lost the right to govern However I am one of those individuals who still has a mind of my his own, not having been indoctrinated in left wing politics by our current university systemst. Secondly I am not beholdent to a Labour driven QUANGO for a living. Labour have spent more time in in ensuring party governance for ever, than in doing its best for this country.

Comment by cleethorpes pier on December 12, 2009 at 10:18 pm

Just a thought If Browns Is giving more money than other European Countries to fight global warming does this mean we are paying twice??. Surely any contribution by the European State is to cover the costs to the pot of all 27 members. WHY SHOULD WE PAY MORE,. We are already one of the highest contributors to the State as it is.

Comment by Ian Lumsden on December 12, 2009 at 10:21 pm

There is no doubt that the Conservatives will govern at the next election, but they will have a hard task ahead trying to undo the mess from the Labour party Gordon Brown has stated that he will be pulling the troops out by next Christmas, in reality he is telling the public this because there is going to be an election shortly and if by a miracle he wins the next election he will do a u turn with some lame excuse as logistically that’s an impossible task given the present situation.

Comment by Jonte on December 12, 2009 at 10:22 pm

After the further insults thrust upon us by the ongoing saga of MP’s expenses I think you have all lost the right to govern.

We need a new system, one which will prepare us for the dishonesty we face once Europe finally takes control of us.

We were promised our say as to whether or not we wished to be part of Europe and denied it by by labour and the conservatives but after all has been said and done, a lot more has been said than done.

For 900 years this country has never been defeated in a war and during this time fought for and retained its sovereignty only for it to be given away by our own leaders.

Not one person is this country has agreed to this, all having been deceived by a barrage of lies from MP’s from all parties.

Isn’t this treason. If it isn’t it should be.

Good to see you are still trying to hang on to your expenses David and do give my regards to George who seems to be trying to do the same.

Vote for who?

Galling!!!

Comment by Jonte on December 12, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Brown is obviously carrying out a scorched earth policy in an attempt to hide just how dreadful he and his government have been. He must not be allowed to finish his term. The Queen must disolve parliament before Brown sells it off at a fraction of its value.

Wake up your majesty, before Buck house ends up as bed sits and you join Queen Juliana riding a bike around town.

Comment by Jimmy on December 12, 2009 at 10:29 pm

So the response is to make a speech devoid of any content to an audience composed entirely of people who work for you.

That’s the sort of courageous leadership we need!

Comment by thecountrysfinished on December 12, 2009 at 10:39 pm

You haven’t mentioned in your blog, the biggest simultaneous presentation of petitions that happened this week organised by Tory, Graham Stuart on Tuesday. This was in protest against the Badman report and the subsequent draconian new bill being pushed through now persecuting home educators. The previous record was about 44, over 100 were presented together, and many more will be and have been presented over this and the next few weeks. Lets hope this may stop this latest unparliamentary attempt by labour.

Comment by Brian Gell on December 12, 2009 at 10:47 pm

David, I agree with what you say, but you need to be much stronger. This is the most abhorrant government this country has ever known. You have so many reasons to hit them hard. However much more important is speaking the truth about what needs to be done. Be totally honest, plenty of agression and commitment. Answer please media questions with a short yes or no. No politician in my lifetime ever does this. You would gain great respect for it. You can always go on to expand a theme. No wriggling when Jeremy P asked a question of you- just be honest and up front. Any weakness and you will lose. The population is very perceptive. Be bold in the momentous changes you must make to rebuild this country which has been in decline for years. I hesitate to say but is this a replay of the Fall of the Roman Empire? You only have one chance to make an impression- make sure its a very very good one.

Comment by bernardpalmer on December 12, 2009 at 11:09 pm

Dear Mr. Cameron.

There is nothing you can do to fix the UK economy. It is going to die within 3 years along with all the other fiat money economies. This is necessary to purge the world of the cancer of Socialism. The Socialists are right now doing the job themselves and if you are elected you’ll just try to save the existing system with your own brand of Socialism and when you fail you will be blamed for everything.

Parliament will crumble and the military will patrol the streets and the Queen will be forced to assume direct control and her sons will need to take over the running of her realm until order is restored. If this doesn’t happen then Fascism becomes a strong possibility along with the execution of all the Royals. It is just for times like these that the British people have kept a strong monarchy to protect their freedom.

Current democracy is a proven failure and can only be made operational again if constitutionally everybody including children are legally responsible for their own bodies. Governments are put there by the people to provide protection to their citizens from the armies of the various governors both home and abroad.

In a free society there can be no government run welfare programs or businesses as anyone who is paid by tax payers is technically a parasite. Those who rule must use their own money.

There should be no taxes other than a single company tax of 33.33% of which 3.33% can be used to pay for the judiciary and the armed forces while the remainder should be equally distributed weekly in gold to every UK resident citizen. This should give everyone the equivalent of about fifty pounds a week to spend with these companies to help maintain a circulating currency along with any gold made from selling all government assets not directly related to the minimum defence of the country. Otherwise gold could go into hiding for another thousand years as it did in the dark ages. A return to a modified Real Bills Doctrine could negate the need for bank issued credit.

For the survival of any free economy gold and silver must be used as money and minor daily transactions could be made by minute amounts encased in a clear plastic also usable in vending machines and sold by private banks. If the local Internet survives then bimetal money can be used for payments to as many decimal points as needed. The Internet could also be used for most Real Bills transactions. Contrary to popular belief Capitalism has not been used anywhere for almost a hundred years. Only gold removes a debt. Paper money is just a government issued IOU which reduces in value corresponding to the rate of inflation which itself is tied to the rate of new money being printed.

In Capitalism gold is money
In Socialism paper is money
In Fascism ‘tobacco’ is money
In Communism food is money

Comment by Berenice on December 12, 2009 at 11:11 pm

Nothing David Cameron can say will make me vote Tory again because the Tories are no better than Labour. The Lib/Lab/Con has turned its back on the will of the people and followed their own ideaology regardless. They are a treacherous bunch who should never be allowed to show their faces at Westminster ever again. Let us have a new sweep with honest politicians who care for this country and its people. Get us out of Europe and close the door to further immigration. We cannot afford either and we are sick of paying for other nations with handouts and supporting an ever growing burden of incomers. We do not owe anyone a free lunch and we have nothing to apologise for. The sycophants may live for the day when the boy Tories are in charge but if they had half a brain they would realise that they will be getting more of the same. Greedy, dishonest and guilty as charged.

Comment by Judith Hereford on December 12, 2009 at 11:25 pm

I agree that Labour has lost the right to Govern but you have not told us yet how you are going to do it. You have to be bolder and more positive. Lets have more of your real thoughts and less of the focus groups please.

Comment by John Blinman on December 12, 2009 at 11:28 pm

David.
You are quite correct in your statement – but – YOU have lost the right to make any adverse comment about UKIP giving votes to Labour. The offer was made that if you would guarantee an In/Out vote on EU membership, Ukip would not contest seats in the General Election. It has been said that Ukip could cost the Tories up to 50 seats, so you have shown that you are MORE interested in staying in the EU than you are in beating Labour. This is a despicable attitude of which you should be totally ashamed. I will be voting UKIP, and will do my utmost to gain as many votes for them as possible, even though I have voted Tory for over forty years.

Comment by Lesley Broughton on December 12, 2009 at 11:37 pm

The pre budget is nothingness. Where do labour get that they can just give the taxpayers money away.
Make the next Manifesto of each party elected a legally binding document with the people of the British Isles. That is why people get divorced – they don’t keep their vows. As a conservative voter for the past 40 years I actually feel unable to vote for you again either. Do any of you care about your childrens’ futures. I think not and don’t say you do because of you do think you do care, you haven’t got your eyes on the true picture of where this country is heading.

Comment by John R-V on December 12, 2009 at 11:54 pm

Well David, the truth is that Labour’s performance is a case of the blind leading the blind. And, agreed, they certainly should not still be governing.

It is time to concentrate on getting them at their weakest point, which is competence to rule. They have very few people of any ability and are simply digging the country into a deeper hole.

Please, Please! PLEASE! Boost up the opposition. You should be tearing Labour apart at every step by now. Don’t concentrate on trivia or point scoring – go for the things that really matter – for heaven’s sake, there’s enough wrong not to have to invent things to oppose.

You mention NI contributions going up – well what about the return of VAT to 17.5 in January. Just another tax we can well do without.

Confront Labour on their appalling wastefulness, their leftist dogma, their ability to get EVERYTHING wrong. The captain of this Ship of State couldn’t take a trip round a bay, so give no quarter!

Comment by Bernard Hunt on December 13, 2009 at 12:01 am

David

If you want to lead us, please don’t be so accommodating and ambivolent. Don’t start your sentences with ‘I think …’ It make you sound weak, unsure of your point of view and ready to accept a counter opinion.You have got to be immediately forceful and state the facts. Your gentlemanly manner does not suit a leader who should be capable of and determined to cut everything to the quick with a few words. Take some lessons by listening to the way a general speaks to his troops. Non of the mamby pamby stuff pleae. It’s not a strictly Come Dancing occasion. Think of how Lady Thatcher spat out her statements and left her oponents speachless. No compromise, no misunderstandings, message immediately understood by the man in the street. Let them wince as you stick the knife in. You have oceans of stuff to shoval over Labour. Few words but plenty of gut wrenching truths. You can start by stiring up national pride and the yearnings in all of us to be a proud and succesful nation again.

Bernard Hunt.

Comment by PATRICIA GREEN on December 13, 2009 at 12:23 am

RE: Comment by John Blinman on December 12, 2009 at 11:28 pm

HE SAYS:

“DAVID – you have shown that you are MORE interested in staying in the EU than you are in beating Labour.”

AND THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

Mr Cameron is not to be trusted.

I too will do everything I can for UKIP, or coming from the North, if strategically more valuable, I will even support the BNP, so heinous is this betrayal by David Cameron.

Comment by John Maynard on December 13, 2009 at 12:30 am

The Consevative drift since the conference is just so galling. Everytime a spokesman is in the media, he/she seems on the defensive, for God’s sake get a grip !! And stop putting May up on QT etc, she doesn’t understand economics and gets routinely savaged by everybody. Is anybody actually in charge of central office ?
Losing this election, to a Lib/Lab pact will finish this country. It is far too important for the Tories to start playing amateur night !!

Comment by Simon Wright on December 13, 2009 at 12:41 am

Please be right

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Comment by Ruby on December 13, 2009 at 2:19 am

Is there a point in me typing this comment? Do you actually read them and care enough to listen? I doubt it.
I am sick to death of hearing all the constant bickering between the parties. David, people don’t want to hear why Labour are fools, why Labour are irresponsible or why Labour are not fit to govern…their actions speak louder than your words ever could. What would be nice to hear is a speech that does not concentrate on bashing the opposition but one that assures us of the good that you can do.
Please, spend time on Conservative policies and forget the other side. They are managing to kill themselves quite well on their own!

Comment by David Ruthven-murray on December 13, 2009 at 3:12 am

CORRECTION

Dear Mr Cameron,

‘joy-riders in a car smashing up the neighbourhood’ (e-bulletin)

Well, that is really going to win us this election!

Try to concentrate on whether you can win an election on the basis that all your candidates are not pure takers like the incumbent members and translate clear fiscal policies that will actually work in government.

Take the advice of my great grandfather, Sir James Henry Augustus Murray (editor of the OED from A-S 1888 -1918)

‘If you are going to run make bloody sure you can walk first!’

You are far from that clearly at present.

kindest regards,

David Ruthven-Murray.

Liberal Conservative

Comment by Mike Kirby on December 13, 2009 at 5:07 am

David
Time is fast running out to the election. You must be far more aggressive in your delivery.
The Conservative slogan should be ‘Never trust a Labour Government again – you have been warned’ Wake up and smell the coffee!

Comment by Martin Sage on December 13, 2009 at 7:36 am

The sheer malevolence of the Government towards anyone who might be a Conservative voter shines through everything they have done since Brown replaced Blair. I am trying to supplement an inadequate pension with income from holiday lets in properties that are only suitable for that purpose. Even that source of income is being hit by this mean minded lot. How can 10% of turnover be sufficient to keep 2 old buildings in good repair? I will be taxed on income I am not even getting!

Comment by Tony Pinder on December 13, 2009 at 7:43 am

David
Whilst I agree with everything you say, as am an avid tory supporter and have stood for the party, there is one distinct flaw that will lose tens of thousands of votes and could end up with a hung parliament.
The flaw is simple: show some real balls man and stop being spineless. Maggie would not have let this corrupt labour government get away with as much as they have. Why have you? On this showing, she would have had more balls to stand up to Brown. Maggie would also have called for a vote of no confidence long ago. Why haven’t you? it’s what the people want.
I was under the impression you are here to represent the people and their wishes. If so, then do what the people ask for, be tougher, call for a vote of no confidence, and an election now and for god’s sake stop being wishy washy and spineless.

Comment by Helen Anderson on December 13, 2009 at 9:21 am

It’s about time all politicians started to live on this planet like the rest of us. I have not forgotten living under a very long tory government. Labour seem now to have run out of steam, backing the banks instead of the people that live and work in the country. If David Cameron wants to win this election better find a better foot to put forward. I have never seen a party win an election, the government of the day loses – mainly because they take their eye off the ball.

Comment by Gary on December 13, 2009 at 9:27 am

The Labour party is surely the most morally corrupt lying abomination that we have ever had the misfortune to have leading this country. This party has all but destroyed the UK- our great civilisation swamped and forced into undemocratic submission, with hysterical witch hunts from the pc brigade- arresting our citizens- suppressing free speech and illegal wars killing thousands of innocents.

David when are you going to start attacking this labour monster? start with some firm believable policies on IMMIGRATION and the EU which cost us billions, we want our country back, or is it to late are the political parties now so reliant on minority votes that they fall over backwards to appease them while further alienating 40% of possible voters that just cant be bothered because you offer us nothing but trivia. The conservatives are scared they have been beaten-out manoeuvred-and suppressed by a Marxist tyrant the Labour party, are you all the same should I tear up my conservative membership, every day I come a little closer to becoming one of the non voters, do something of substance NOW or you could be heading for a hung parliament or even lose this election.

Comment by steve rainbow on December 13, 2009 at 9:31 am

Government ,like Nappies, should be changed regularily, and for exactly the same reasons.
Twelve years of destroying the Nations Funds;the erosion of Civil service protocols,ill-thought out policies and the dismantling of the UK ready to be a servant of Europe.
All this has left us open to ruin,the next Conservative government must aid all the people of Great Britain,without proper government and a strong Parliament we are at risk of not being heard.At those moments in History odious parties such as the BNP could have a disproportionate say in official policy.
Get Labour out and save the Nation.

Comment by leon fenton on December 13, 2009 at 10:04 am

Well Mr Cameron,it would appear you have now reached rock bottom and you are still digging ! i have read and contributed to most of these blue blog discussions and i take time to read every comment, a task that i don’t believe you or your advisors do if the majority of comments are anything to go by ! you do not appear to have the moral fibre nessessary to get this once proud country out of the mess New Labour have deliberately created.
there is no doubt whatever that New Labour have collaborated with the E.U we are now so embroiled in their tentacles that the only way out is to cut the tentacles from the monster that the E.U has become,we the people of this country must be given the right to vote for the option of staying in and being devoured by Europe or voting us out and being free its as simple as that ,from what i see you and the Conservative party are being given a wake up call but you keep on pressing the snooze button,the stark choice given to us, the electorate is U.K.I.P or B.N.P
i and many others are now leaning towards U.K.I.P ,they may have only one agenda as they themselves have admitted once that is achieved they will disband,allowing us to vote yet again in another election to put in place a government that will lead us forward one way or the other,this way at least we will know that we the electorate had the final say.
i know one thing for sure i will never ever kowtow to a european dictatorship, as a former Royal Marine my priority is still Queen & Country,
WHAT IS YOURS ?.

Comment by B Haworth on December 13, 2009 at 10:21 am

David you have missed the point .so called 2.5% pension increase is a farce it is not paid on penison supplements. saving 3,5 millon again from penisioners works out 1.5% if you are lucky,ueed it tell the truth to us..also the loss of interest on savings

Comment by penny on December 13, 2009 at 10:32 am

i think ordinary people would respond to Conservatives asking ‘do you want more……….’ and the questions being more tax for low paid – more service personnel dying through lack of leadership – inept government by an unelected body – too many ministers in house of lords – a loss of our credit rating risking future borrowind at unaffordable rates

thank you for the chance to air my views

Comment by heather rippon on December 13, 2009 at 10:54 am

Are you the last to notice this??? this has been obvious for some time I fear. God bless America??? God bless the previous, Greart??? Britain an all who sail in her.

Comment by Sue B on December 13, 2009 at 11:33 am

Labour lost the right to govern many years before Blair and Brown, they have been a load of spendaholics for as long as I can remember. My Dad always said that a labour government would bankrupt the country every time they were let loose and so far I have not been disappointed by their successive performances. Back in 1997 many of the people I was working with voted labour because they were too young to remember the previous lot of labours spend and to hell with the consequences and I told them that they would regret doing so, only to be proved right unfortunately for us all.
You do realise David that when you get in you will have the usual mess to clear up behind them as they do not believe they have done anything wrong. Feathered their own nests and the rest of us can go to hell in a handcart (we can’t afford to run our cars to get there!!!)

Comment by John Smith on December 13, 2009 at 11:40 am

I totaly agree with Davids response. However what the Conservative party needs is some one in thr mould of Mrs Thatcher. You should have enough on Browns incompetent lot by now to make mincemeat of him. Get some clear cut policies and spell them out. Onbe vote winner would be to restore married allowances asap. Kick political correctness into touch and withhold our payements to the EU until aspects of the Lisbon treaty are re-negotiated to our satisfaction. Give us an English Assembly.

Comment by Mary Westcott-Young on December 13, 2009 at 11:46 am

Saw Lenny Henry in Othello last night and it was an awesome production, it was the last night and he brought the house down, standing ovation etc. Iago reminded me of the Labour party, appearing honest and decent but really plotting and stabbing people in the back, scheming and rotten. As a nurse who has worked in a private hospital and in the NHS, I prefer the NHS, it has much more to offer as a career and you learn a lot more. It can be a deeply frustrating place to work but also exhilarating, in short It’s a fantastic place to work.

This PBR though will effect most of the staff who earn more than £20k including newly quaified nurses. Many clinical support workers earn less than £20k but they make up their money with overtime so it will affect many more people than planned who fall under the twenty K bracket. Anyway the PBR just seemed like a procrastination – all 2011, 2014, 2015 is all I heard. I believe Mr Cameron and the team are facing up to the real issues whilst being attacked in a class war, they are trying to maintain their civility.

Does politics have time for civility when the countries future is at stake? It is time to get really rough and tough with Labour. They have completely lost their way.

At least the next potential PM had a good education and is definitely literate. It makes me pretty mad that Labour criticise an MP education background when GBrown is clearly illiterate and too proud to ask for help.

‘I am not what I am,’ is this Iago or the Labour party.

Comment by John Maynard on December 13, 2009 at 11:46 am

Yes Mr Fenton, let’s all vote UKIP and let Brown & Co back into power. Another five years of this will really help Queen & Country won’t it. Brown will certainly take the UK out of the EU or renegotiate specific abuses won’t he ?
Are you actually here on planet Earth ?

I see Brown has taken time off from grandstanding in Copenhagen, to grandstand in Afghanistan – the norm seems to be at least two features on Brown in every news report.

It is more like Orwell’s 1984 every day; is there really nothing that can be done to enforce fair and balanced coverage ?
Has Coulson gone skiing ?

Comment by Abbey King on December 13, 2009 at 1:00 pm

GB and his irresponsible cronies have damaged our economy, education,health service,security, illegal war mongering etc…..and I believe that this is the best time to collate some hard hitting facts as to why people should vote Conservative? You are the right man to get into No 10 at the next GE.
Labour have lost their GP – navigation system to make this great country a better place for all.

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Comment by Mike Crowley on December 13, 2009 at 2:04 pm

Dave, if you’re not blazing angry at the mess this incompetent government have got us into, then you are one of them yourself and deserve nobody’s vote.

That is your present position.

Mr Cameron, if you are angry then for pity’s sake show it. No matter how much you rant you will deserve everybody’s vote and will get a huge majority.

It really, really, is as simple as that.

Comment by Angela Garrett on December 13, 2009 at 2:21 pm

On moral grounds this government should have stood down as soon as the economic crisis became apparent. Regardless of who holds power any government waiting for the axe to fall in an election will have neither the will nor the proper mandate to effect those unpalatable measures necessary to any recovery. No further time, taxes or effort should be wasted by any party investigating, deliberating or implementing any measure which may be undone after the election.

Comment by Amit Sharma on December 13, 2009 at 3:52 pm

David,
I initially thought you are a bit different. But now, esp after this comment you put out – where you nicely avoid the issue of “UK killing the golden goose” – ie taxing only bankers.

Now it does make me wonder how different you are. It is nice to complain about existing policies but it would be good if you can come up with some real alternatives.

Comment by Pete Hagger on December 13, 2009 at 4:10 pm

David, Read the comments. Take one thing from them.
since the conference the shadow cabinet,including yourself, has been asleep.
some many times the government has done something that is anti UK but NO Conservative politician has been in the media getting angry.
Ed Balls is making a mess of education. I dont think i have seen Michael gove make a comment since the conferance, if he has he didnt make an impression. Alan Johnson is OK about a population of 70m because the UK folk are tolerant. Has chris grayling been on spelling out the disaster a 70m population would mean to our services and infrastructure. Its not about race its about the number we can support.
how many more NHS reports need to be published before Andrew Landlsey
get on TV and gets angry.
George osborn was on politics Show today and after all the issues coming from PBR he didnt make an impact.
Brown/Blair have been a disaster for this country. You will be seen in same light if you let them get away with a hung parliament and Brown does a deal with clegg.

Comment by M.Savage on December 13, 2009 at 4:48 pm

‘It’s clear that all they care about now is politics’
While I agree that the present Goverment must go and as soon as possible however as an ex Conservative Party member I cannot see much change if David Cameron becomes the next PM ,as all he appears to care about is politics ,and will change his stance on any subject if the Headline in the papers is big enough.

Comment by ANNE on December 13, 2009 at 4:51 pm

Blimey what a lot of comments. Could I just add a penny worth, Mr Darling is putting up the basic state pension by 2.5% mailny because when they first came to power they put up the pension by 75p and came under considerable flack. Now he is not putting up Serps and I am wondering if this will be as big a banana skin as the 10p fiasco. There are alot of voters out there over 60 who have very low pensions. Also the RPI is just rubbish , most pensioners don’t have mortgages and that seems to be the only thing that has come down in price.

Comment by Derek M. Hall on December 13, 2009 at 5:25 pm

When are you going to hit them where it hurts. ALL Mp’s have got us into this Mess. Their gold plated pensions should be stopped NOW. Give every MP an extra £10,000 per year, and INSIST that he or she takes out a self-employed retirement Annuity with an Insurance Company of their Choice. When proof is received that they are paying into a scheme, then the House of Commons may add an employer’s Contribution of 6% not a penny more. Then they will have a better understanding of how Gordon brown has robbed the population.

Comment by John White on December 13, 2009 at 5:36 pm

David, I think the Labour party are making matters worse on purpose so that should you win the next election there will be an impossible mess to clear up leading to a one term win. I also think you and your coll;eagues should be MUCH STRONGER in your comments and in seaking the TRUTH.

Comment by leon fenton on December 13, 2009 at 5:41 pm

In reply to John Maynards comment,
if you read it through and got to the paragraph which stated they have had “a wake up call but keep pressing the snooze button”you would see that what i and probably most of the other contributors to this blog want to do is get Mr Cameron and the party to wake up and not ignore what we are saying and tell us what we want to hear i.e that we will get the chance to vote our way out of the E.U this is the only thing that stands in the way of our freedom,the freedom to decide our own destiny.the freedom to decide who comes to live in our country,the freedom to round up all those who mean us harm,the freedom to return power to teachers to discipline out of control pupils,the freedom to unburden our police from the shackles of red tape that curtails their ability to do what they are paid to do protect the citizens of this country from crime thats all we are asking and thats the only reason people are “thinking” of defecting to U.K.I.P.to get us out of the E.U and then decide who we deam fit to rule us after we get out.
the Conservatives can do all of this if they just wake up and listen to us is that really asking too much ?.
i cannot think of any reason why Her Majesty doesn’t call an end to Brown et al and their treason and just dissolve Parliament after all she is the Head of State our protectorate isn’t she ?.
of course we could always have him removed by other means does anyone know a good assassin ?

Comment by leon fenton on December 13, 2009 at 5:58 pm

Oh by the way John Maynard you should know by now that the initials B.B.C stand for Browns Broadcasting Service prior to Brown it was Blairs !!you only have to listen to the Andrew Marr show to see why, of course its nothing to do with him being a Scot is it ? and as for the politics show well to be honest words fail me on that one !.
the Sun newspaper is another one once Rupert Murdoch had his way and everybody was forced to switch to Sky after the Government sanctioned the switching off of the Analogue signal he abandoned the Labour party.was it just a coincidence that shortly after New Labour came along the idents used to herald the start of programmes on the B.B.C everything was predominently red in colour ? subliminal brainwashing is the term used to describe this covert form of hypnosis.

Comment by Adrian Smith on December 13, 2009 at 6:32 pm

David, stop pussy footing about man, speak to the public in plain English,try and tell the truth, get spending and borrowing under controland come up with some sensible policies that will put this country back on its feet.
The populous are not all stupid and the majority who vote know that tough actions are needed and not sugary sweetners as is offered by Mr Brown and his cronies.
So for God’s sake man get some bottle and grasp the bull by the horns and the Country Will Follow you!

Comment by Janet R on December 13, 2009 at 7:18 pm

It is so “jaw droppingly irresponsible”
On Wednesday we are told of the £170+ billion of debt we are facing – On Friday GB is giving away ANOTHER £1.5bn of UK taxpayers money – this is money we do not have, largesse on a massive scale with other people’s money and, which will have to be borrowed at whatever rate of interest. Then paid back over x years. It is so simple, We all understand – if you do not have the money, however much one would like to spend more it just cannot be done. GB has run up the debts, these must be repaid.
I was angry with Blair/Brown for lots of reasons prior to this, but please, please David do what so many are pleading for on this blog and take Brown and the whole Government to task. You will gain much respect, votes and might even save this country in the process.

Comment by bob oxford on December 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm

The money that ALL MPs have fiddled on their expenses would feed a third world African country for a year. But are the real crooks politicians are greedy bankers who I’m told got us into this mess in the first place. Tories are not perfect – remember Heath and his three day week, power cuts and so on.

Comment by Alastair on December 13, 2009 at 7:45 pm

…all of the above: a vote of no confidence in parliament perhaps?
Meanwhile, silly things are allowed to carry on, such as extradition of a foolish if exceptional man without need of justification by USA, because he showed up security failings in the US computer infrastructure?
For goodness sake, if you do nothing else tomorrow, stand up for common sense and make sure that we employ Gary McKinnon, under reasonable lock and key as necessary, and profit from huge charge out rates, as we work as consultants doing security testing of USA internet/military IT security – this could make a dent in the budget deficit, be a popular expression of common sense, humanity and financial sanity, and lead, quite naturally, to a challenge in parliament – the little matter you yourself posit, of Gordons right to rule: get that vote of no confidence started, or find a better leader.

Comment by Lee Croft on December 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm

As far as I’m concerned Labour was finished long before this week, this week was just defining a train slowing down. It was as if the labour government finally realised that they will not be in power this time next year, and trying to worsen the situation for when the Conservatives take their rightful place as the party of the government. I am in full support of David Cameron and look forward to the government under the modern Conservatives, and agree with every word.

Comment by Anthony Molland on December 13, 2009 at 8:03 pm

When are you going to engineer an economy debate resuting in a vote of no confidence to force a general election now?

Comment by Roger on December 13, 2009 at 9:05 pm

I wish this country would get rid of socialism. They are making a hash of everything. So why have you not ploughed the ground over their heads David.

Comment by Bruce Stewart on December 13, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Step 1 is get rid of these evil Marxists

Comment by gary powell on December 13, 2009 at 9:47 pm

The majority of replies here agree with you but i am not going to add any comments as i have not seen a reply following the recent blog on the climate change conference.Please lets see a reply to prove you actually read all these comments and then take notice.

Comment by Bill on December 13, 2009 at 10:09 pm

I have previously Emailed Mr Cameraon but his inbox was full! That speaks volumes to me. I have always been a Tory voter but now having my doubts – as are a lot of my friends. Policies are hazy at best. Mr Cameron seems to be trying to chase the votes he wants without actually considering the good of the Country. And the photo opportunity on Armistice day – surely a governing party should be above that? Churchill would never have done that – he was a leader and did not need props!

Comment by Kenneth Olumese on December 13, 2009 at 10:30 pm

This duo (Mr Brown and Mr Darling) and the way they have handled our country’s affairs especially the economy and the treasury in the last decade bring to mind the 1960s bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde.

Both Mr Brown and Mr Darling are a modern day Bonnie and Clyde and they have become our singular plague. They have re-written the fiscal book many times over to suit their political ends, and to the detriment of our great country. Well, it is one’s hope that our country is still great after all the charade the labour party has dragged us through all these years.

I can’t say I can attribute a lot of blame to Mr Darling though, because he is merely Mr Brown’s puppet and does as directed by his master(s) pulling the strings in the background. This is very apparent by the numerous times he has been over-ruled by Mr Brown or some other labour party big wig like a certain Mr Mandelson.

However one looks at this dire situation of affairs, a couple of things are very certain. First of all, this labour party will certainly lose the next election. Secondly, the labour party knows that they will lose the election and are therefore determined to do everything they can with the remaining time they have in power to saddle a new conservative government with problems of all sorts not to mention a fiscal nightmare Mr Cameron will have to tackle. Our Cameron might end up spending most of his first term struggling through this quicksand of a mess the labour party has brewed up all these years.

I think people that are so callous as to deliberately undermine the institutions that make our country great should be banished from this great country and even tried for treason. Mr Brown and his puppet Mr Darling will be very good candidates for this treatment. Their actions have become a global standard for destructive goverance so we need to remove our focus from the so-called dictators of the third world as we now have many of our own to deal with.

Comment by Jonathan Wheeler on December 13, 2009 at 10:52 pm

I wrote aaaages ago asking you to demand an answer from Brown to a simple question: “Why are you still sitting there?” He is the unwanted, unelected Premier of this country, leading a shambolic Government comprised of second-rate class warriors fighting a war based upon politics of greed.
He had no right to sign the Lisbon treaty. How DARE he give away so many of the rights fought for by many brave, selfless men and women over the ages?
David, you need to put aside the tone of gentle chiding and teasing. You need to become the voice of the people of Britain. We are ANGRY; why aren’t you? Make Labour face up to what they have done to us, the British people. Give them (even) one fact a day, force-feed them with the truth if necessary.
And please put forward a strong case for Scotland remaining an essential part of the Union, not being beguiled into separatism by juvenile arguments put forward by celebraties like Sean Connery.

Comment by Richard Bullman on December 14, 2009 at 12:55 am

You’re a decent bloke – we’re all “good guys” – but do the “undecided” really understand this? – You and your team need some publicly expressed anger and cutting wit, vis Vince Cable’s “Mr Bean” comment. But most of all you need an underpinning phylosophy.

Comment by Richard Bullman on December 14, 2009 at 1:03 am

Hi David, fine words, but we are “the converted” – suggest using your energies on the undecided as to why they should not give “the man who saved the world” another chance!

Comment by Richard Bullman on December 14, 2009 at 1:12 am

David, there’s an old sales adage; Sell the “sizzle” – not the steak! There’s army of publicly funded employees who are feeling no pain, unlike us in the private sector! Explain to them how they will be worse off without better national management! & how the Conservatives will provide this!

Comment by Richard Bullman on December 14, 2009 at 1:32 am

Reply to Patricia Green – there’s considerable sympathy for the UKIP position – but are they going to form the next UK government? – NO. Would they be able to influence policy – NO.

If you think about it – which would be the greater evil? A Conservative or this Labour/Communist government?

The friend of your enemy is ALSO your enemy!

your actions actions would only serve to

Comment by warwick on December 14, 2009 at 6:25 am

I am disappointed that the party have not come up with better ideas than those so far. We should be out of sight with regard to the next election and we are not. Keep everything simple with your plans. Transparancy is key. I hope you are keeping your powder dry. This Government and Blair have damned near destroyed a country

Comment by Terry Wilcock on December 14, 2009 at 9:13 am

I recently sent, for the first (and last) time ever, an email to the Labour party having witnessed a week of pathetic stage managed actions and sad decisions. The response I received was nothing more than an obvious pre-prepared statement that was, to put it mildly, patronising and even worse meaningless.
Bring on the election and lets have afresh start.
Regards
Terry Wilcock

Comment by simon green on December 14, 2009 at 9:19 am

What can you say ? the pre budget speech was all about stitching the next goverment up. 12 years of Labour Gordon Brown and Tony Blair have ruiened this country, people seem to forget Gordon was a chancallor for 10 years, Laboiur inherited a good ecomony from conseratives, just look at us now. Labour have no vision, Immigration, and high unemployment and Labours spending policy is a nail in a coffin. All Gordon does is stand by Wronged Ministers. As soon as this goverment is out of power the better.

Comment by Robert on December 14, 2009 at 9:30 am

Mr Cameron, I can form my own opinion about Mssrs Brown and Darling, and the catastrophic mess they’ve made of this country. Please tell me exactly what a future Conservative government would do to begin restoring socio-economic justice for all UK citizens. In particular, precisely where will the unavoidable public service cuts and tax rises be targetted? Until I know this, I cannot decide whether or not to support and campaign for your party.

Comment by Val Duncan on December 14, 2009 at 9:55 am

Re: Lisbon (Constitution) Treaty
“…Parliament cannot bind its successors by stipulating against repeal, wholly or partly, of the 1972 Act. Thus there is nothing in the 1972 Act which allows the [European] Court of Justice, or any other institutions of the EU, to touch or qualify the conditions of Parliament’s legislative supremacy in the United Kingdom. Not because the legislature chose not to allow it; because by our law it could not allow it. That being so, the legislative and judicial institutions of the EU cannot intrude upon those conditions. The British Parliament has not the authority to authorise any such thing. Being sovereign, it cannot abandon its sovereignty.”
This ruling echoes John Locke’s argument that… “The Legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands. For it being but a delegated power from the People, they who have it cannot pass it to others.” Accordingly, when Parliament decides (whether before or after ratification of the Constitution) that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union, the nation shall withdraw the very moment Royal Assent is given, reclaiming by that action Britain’s sovereignty which, in reality, was never transferred or shared, but merely misplaced. From that moment, the EU Constitution shall cease to apply, regardless how the European Council may fulminate. Well… no wonder Blair and Brown want to get rid of our monarchy, we can leave the EU with the Queen’s signature giving assent… about time Cameron got his head out of (where ever it is) and started levelling with us.

Comment by Adrian Murray-Leonard on December 14, 2009 at 11:08 am

Dear David,
I dont think we need reminding to how bad this country has become. How bad is it getting when Gordon Brown has to over rule his own Chancellor on his own phanophobic budget. Dont worry people the pain will soon be over.

Comment by Simon Baggott on December 14, 2009 at 11:51 am

We must be promised a referendum on continued membership of the EU, which since 1/12/09 has had a legal personality all of its own. This is not what we signed up for.

Comment by Paul on December 14, 2009 at 12:46 pm

I think Gordon Brown should have not been in charge of Labour at all, as he was not properly elected by the people. It is wrong that Labour expects people to listen to them, but when people try to point out they concerns labout like an Ostrich with they head in the sand not willing to listen. I am sick of the way this country being run. Its time for the people to take back its Kingdom so we can be called United Kingdom once more.

Comment by edward on December 14, 2009 at 1:53 pm

D C why cant you see that by not carrying out your promise for a referendum on the Lisbon treaty,I no we cant do much about it now,but it would let you and Europe realize they way we fell in this country about and would like to be shot of the whole sorry lot of them.There is a party that will give us that chance so wake up D C

Comment by Gary Tame on December 14, 2009 at 1:58 pm

I watch all of these web clips, I just wish I could get David C to answer my letter!!!

Comment by Debbi McCauley on December 14, 2009 at 2:00 pm

We need a completely new way of running “our” (ha ha) country – and doing it without politicians and the asinine system we have endured for so long. In short, we need a revolution! What we will probably get is Call Me Dave and another 5 years of the same sort of drivel Brown is drooling out.

Comment by Val Duncan on December 14, 2009 at 2:44 pm

no we cant do much about it now..Edward,
*********** that is the point we CAN do something about it.
Look at my other post or to put it more simply…
We don’t have to have the Human Rights Act or any of the EU laws at all… think about it.
The British Laws were made… ‘by the people… for the people’…. so by default the people are the lawmakers…yes?
The government are only the ‘borrowers of power’ …Yes?
So how can foreign laws be imposed on us when the ‘people’ have not given the government authority to do it…. ie: a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon?
Maybe Mr Cameron can explain where Blair and Brown got their power to import foreign laws and ratify the Lisbon Treaty when it was by default an illegal act!
Or does our so called ‘opposition’ not actually understand British law? Or care much about it anyway?

Comment by Michael Powell on December 14, 2009 at 2:57 pm

As others have said, you are completely right – but can you not show a bit more leadership? You oppose a party led by an unpopular idiot who has presided over the worst economic mess in history, who has also backed his predecessor in a mendaciously justified war, yet his poll ratings are actually increasing!
It seems incredible that – with all that baggage – you are not streets ahead of him! You really need to show what I sincerely hope to be the truth – that you can find a way out of the appalling mess Brown’s got us into. But before that, you need to explain to people precisely what that mess is – because at the moment, I don’t think they really understand how bad things are and, more imporatantly, how bad they’ll become if this twerp is allowed to continue.

Comment by Terence Strong on December 14, 2009 at 3:36 pm

Good day! I agree that Labour have lost the right to Govern, BUT, have you earned the right to Govern. Not in my opinion, As a long standing supporter of your party I am left in a quandry as to who will get my vote! Labour definitely not, leaving a choice between the Conservatives and the Liberals. Vince Cable may well be the deciding factor. Terence Strong

Comment by John Myers on December 14, 2009 at 5:16 pm

You are far too late David. This country needs two things, A LEADER and not another Politician, no matter what the colour, and it needs UKIP. We must get out of the EU to stand any chance of regaining democracy in this country of OURS.

Comment by thomas brown on December 14, 2009 at 6:34 pm

The anger and frustration in Conservative ranks is quite clear to see. How many of us are there? How can we make ourselves count? Is there a real conservative politician? We need a hero, our country needs a hero.

Comment by Jonte on December 14, 2009 at 7:31 pm

I really don’t want to have more than my fair share of say but I have read and reread the comments on this blog and it is painfully clear that our elected representatives are so far removed from the thinking and requirements of the electorate as to no longer be able to serve a purpose.

In common with what I am convinced is the majority, I do not wish to become part of the United States of Europe. This was never asked of me, in fact I was assured by both parties that our sovereignty and independence was assured. What bloody liars you all were. What tremendous rewards you will get for your treachery!

John Myers says we must get out of the EU, I and many others agree, Thomas Brown writes we need a hero and again most of us also agree.

If the electorate realised that they, unlike the United States would now never vote for their president or government again, they would go up the wall but the fact is our surrender to Europe has been engineered in such a deceitful way as to cause most not to have a clue as to what is going on. Small wonder that European governments bankrupted their countries so they could bail out the banks – what a wonderful smoke screen this has provided.

Give everyone whooping cough so they wouldn’t notice the approaching cancer!!!

Sooner or later we are going to leave the EU. Either through being kicked out because we are to illiberal or because we can no longer take any more of this political correctness and state invasiveness and quite simply the population will decide enough and take to the streets when our treacherous politicians will no doubt take to their heels.

We were a great country once because we did great things. We never confused the Might of Right with the right of might and principle was something we were taught and valued. There isn’t a person reading this who does not know than a misbehaving child responds far better to a clip round the ear than he does to an hour lecture followed by thrity minutes of forgiveness.

We don’t want any part of this Europe and there is nothing anyone can say which shows we benefit from membership. Most of our business with the rest of the world is done with the USA and English speaking countries and its a lie to say we need Europe. We need Europe like a hole in the head.

We have our Queen, we have the English channel and there are still minute amounts of common sense available which are telling us EUROPE IS NOT FOR US.

For God’s sake, they don’t even like us in Europe!

I have been a Conservative for a long time. I believe in the principles which Conservatives are supposed to uphold but if you don’t come up with something better than you have Mr Cameron them my vote and I am asurred, that of my family, will go to the UKIP. I’m still trying to find a reason to ignore you confusing your expenses with the public purse. Its proving difficult. Dishonesty keeps comming to mind!

If doing what so many of us are now threatening, which is to vote UKIP and this lets labour in again, then you will know who to blame.

Don’t be so arrogant as to think you know better than the electorate because you don’t. Now give us what we want or find those people who want what you are offering who I assure you are not Conservatives.

Go down in history as a leader of a free UK not as another bought out EU Crone.

God save the Queen
God save the United Kingdom.

Comment by Colin Rowley on December 14, 2009 at 7:59 pm

Good grief, talk about stating the blinding obvious David.Once again you seek to remind us of the ineptitudes of this pathetic shambles of a government. No Brown is not fit, nor has he ever been fit to govern, but can you honestly say that you are the man to succeed him?.How on earth has his ratings in the polls managed to increase whilst all sensible argument can see that the game is up. I’ll tell you David, the same as the majority of the people that contribute to this blog are telling you. You are seen by the electorate as being a weak replica of Blair. All hype, no action. Can’t you feel the frustration that all of the die hard Tories are experiencing?. I ask not for the first time. Do you really read these comments, or are we all wasting our time. Get a grip David, and give this man hell. How many opportunities do you need. Time is running out, and with every day that comes, your chance of becoming the next PM with a sizable mandate to govern ebbs away. You talk constantly of change. Well show us some real changes David, and some good old British guts to go with it, before it’s too late

Comment by Peter Hagger on December 14, 2009 at 8:31 pm

David let the loyal members know you are reading and understanding

Comment by leon fenton on December 14, 2009 at 9:10 pm

well said jonte,a man after my own heart ! with people like us we will have our way ,we just need a whole lot more recruits for the cause,i remember a track by the smiths entitled “A RUSH AND A PUSH AND THE COUNTRY IS OURS” !! .
watching that charleton brown promenading in afghanistan made me feel sick to the stomach,oh for one of the troops to have let off a well targeted ND !! during the 2nd gulf war blair reminded me of an old comic strip character called general jumbo and his model army ,but blair didnt realise that this time the troops he was playing with were real ! brown is the same but the galling thing is he held the purse strings while this whole charade was taking place and now he is reaping the whirlwind,kit shortages,wrong equipment,cutbacks etc,etc,
in afghanistan during browns turn to play prime minister and ring leader of the ministry of defence my old Corps the Royal Marines were sent ski’s !!!.
out of the whole labour government only one minister has served under the Queens Colours,the rest of them are barristers etc,clever bastards who know how to change and manipulate laws to suit their own ends and agendas thats why we are in the mess we are in today stitched up like kippers, if david cameron really wants the honour of leading this country back from the brink of the abbysse we are teetering on he MUST listen to the people that matter US, yes US, who take the time and effort to put across our views on these blogs,what is the point otherwise,the general consensus of the majority who contribute seem to think mister cameron doesn’t read anything on here,prove us wrong mister cameron tell us you are listening and inwardly digesting what we are saying,thats all we ask.

Comment by Steve Holbrook on December 14, 2009 at 11:09 pm

David, If you have read the comments thus far from your supporters you will know that the time has come to get the gloves off. Please nail socialism as a bankrupt creed. Throwing money at social problems has failed just like it did under Wilson and Callaghan. Once again the taxpayers are saddled with crippling debts. Brown is yet another political albatross just like his socialist preecessors: Please tell him so.

Comment by PATRICIA GREEN on December 15, 2009 at 2:35 am

REFENDUM, REFERENDUM, REFERENDUM

Oh for crying out loud, Mr. Cameron.

Stop pontificating.

Grow a pair. ELSE METHINKS THOU HAST A COVERT AGENDUM!

GIVE ME MY BLOOMIN’ REFERENDUM!!!!

REFER TO :Comment by Val Duncan, 14.12.09 2009 at 9:55 am

Re: Lisbon (Constitution) Treaty

“…Parliament CANNOT BIND IT’S SUCCESSORS by stipulating against repeal, wholly or partly, of the 1972 Act.

Thus there is NOTHING in the 1972 Act which allows the [European] Court of Justice, or any other institutions of the EU,
to touch or qualify the conditions of Parliament’s legislative SUPREMACY in the United Kingdom….

……No wonder Blair and Brown want to get rid of our monarchy.

WE CAN LEAVE THE EU WITH THE QUEEN’S SIGNATURE GIVING CONSENT.

……..about time Cameron got his head out of (where ever it is) and started levelling with us..”

Mr Val Duncan – Mr C is a europhile. No way round that. Hence he is the wrong man for the job.
Can you beleive it’s SIMON COWELL who is talking about consulting the people – a new show offering political referenda – not our actual representatives and servant of the people!

mad world…..

Comment by Chris D on December 15, 2009 at 10:09 am

Is there some vague, subtle possibility that Mr Cameron is actually trying to LOSE the election? It must be a horrifying experience to realise that one is likely to inherit a broken, busted shell of a country, with draconian claws just across the Channel simply waiting to dig out the remainder of the meat…..and with over sixty million people baying for blood (someone’s). Who indeed would wish to be PM of this country, at this point in time? It would need someone with an iron gut, a vision, a will to succeed against any odds. We did have someone once, with just those credentials. But now she is too old to lead us again. Mr Cameron, you need to employ some, indeed pretty well all, of Maggie’s energy.
The men in white coats are awaiting Mr Brown, this country has been led by a deranged gambler; for God’s sake get up and fight him.

Comment by Wayne Ross on December 15, 2009 at 11:09 am

David

Please do not persist with Lord Ashcroft, however much he is paying into conservative coffers. He is exactly what turns people away from the conservatives. How much publicity surrounds his dom or non dom status is irrelavent…you need ordinary clever people who want to make a difference. Lord Ashcroft maybe a very talented person ,but persisting supporting somebody who is perceived by swing voters an old tory fat cat won’t help you, this could lose you this election.

Comment by Charles Daly on December 15, 2009 at 12:48 pm

I think I have now seen it all. Balls was boasting that his intervention with Darling not to raise VAT and strat reducing our deficit has now put celar blue water between Labour and the Tories. We paid to educate this self styled genius and this is how he treats the country that nurtured him. What a plonker.

Charles Daly

Comment by Lois Norris on December 15, 2009 at 1:49 pm

I seem to get emails from you Mr Cameron talking of how Labour are doing this wrong and that wrong, but I feel this a tiny bit of so called “Punch and Judy” Style politics. Im seventeen and this frustrates me! Im a conservative supporter, but as that, I need to be able to inform people on how the Conservatives aim to make things better, not how Labour are doing things wrong.

Comment by Kenneth Fontana on December 15, 2009 at 3:18 pm

What about this for an idea? I do not know if it will work as I do not have the treasury figures to assess it but here goes.

When the big banks and their fat cats are subject to a special tax why not give them shares in RBS, HBOS and LLoyds TSB in exchange, much as I believe POST WAR CREDITS were given after the last war.
In this case they have some recompense for the extra tax paid, as one day they can sell the shares on the Stockmarket after a suitable period during which they must be kept.
From the government’s point of view, it is selling off the shares in exchange for extra tax received and this will reduce the deficit.
A price would need to be struck for the value of the shares exchanged (possibly taken from their current value) and this would be the value of the shares given to the tax payers in exchange for the higher taxes they will be paying.
The scheme could be extended to any person or business paying extra taxes.
This scheme would not affect the day to day share prices of the banks because the shares would not be saleable until the Government fixed a date after which they can be sold.

Here is the Win situation.

The Government off loads its shares in the banks in return for cash paid as “extra taxes.” WIN.

The tax payers are receiving compensation for the extra money being paid to the Government in “Windfall Taxes” or any other name so they will not be as aggrieved as they would be if they simply had to pay more tax. WIN.

The day to day share prices of the banks would be unaffected as the shares would have to be held and not sold. WIN.

I am not sure how much extra revenue the above will generate as compared with the money the Government has already ploughed into those banks.

I rather suspect the extra revenue would be small in comparison but it would mean that shares were being off loaded.

Comment by Jonte on December 15, 2009 at 5:55 pm

In all trust there is the possibility of betrayal and you Mr Cameron have betrayed us. We were promised a say on our involvement in Europe but as soon as it became clear no one in these islands wanted anything to do with the EU our “promised say” disappeared at about the same speed as your MP’s expenses.

I never voted for the end of Royalty and I certainly never agreed to swap our magnificient legal system which is the cornerstone of the World’s major democracies, for a lashed up European version of Napoleonic law which is about as just as Sharia law on a bad day.

Today the Greeks admitted that they can’t afford to remain in the Euro but are being pressured to do so despite the fact that it is doing untold harm to the Greek economy. The Greeks know this and are rioting on the streets.

Let’s get out now Mr Cameron so that when everything has fallen apart we can sit smuggly on the moral high ground saying I told you so.

The alternative is our people ending up on the streets like the Greeks and if there is one thing Briton does as well or better than most others its fight!

We don’t want to be part of Europe Mr Cameron. What we have tried of it so far we don’t like. We want our own MP’s stealing from us not Europeans.

If you can’t give the people what they want, then make way for someone who can.

As for Brown, you should be tearing strips off him. If William Haig was dealing with Prime Ministers questions Brown would have slashed his wrists by now. All you have succeed in doing is prolonging Brown’s time in office.

If you don’t wake up to the great resentment there is towards the EU The UKIP are going to split the vote. They have told you they won’t stand if Britain can have its say on Europe. You have said no to this so my vote is going to the UKIP.

Unless that is you decide we should have our say when I go back to being a life long Tory!

Comment by Arnold Whittle on December 15, 2009 at 9:02 pm

I think the cut in the Defence budget is bonkers, we need all our services at a level to deploy to all situations, not modeled on our current engagement, this war is one of light arms and rapid movement, you still need ships and planes in reserve for other types of engagments, that have not yet presented.

Comment by David Bradshaw on December 15, 2009 at 9:45 pm

The electorite has forgotten Brown’s failures and they will forget this pre-budget speech by the darling puppet.
Ban the inport of steel and get the British workiers back to work.
Attach Brown forcefully with his failures.
Taxing the best pension scheme
Selling OUR gold at the lowest price in years.
Abolishing the 10% tax band that cost everyone £100.
Giving 1.5 Billion to others when we are broke
This man is despickable, shoot him down at every opportunity.
Get very tough David otherwise I will do it for you!!
Very annoyed with your performace

Comment by Clive Pearce on December 15, 2009 at 11:28 pm

I believe that people vote out of self interest, anger or fear; possibly a mixture of all three.

The fear of the consequences of Labour’s failure to deal with the vast debt needs to outweigh the sense that Labour will give us an easier time. Adress anxieties that Tory cuts will squash recovery.

I think also that the ambitious cabinet members do not want Brown to survive and if this looks likely will undermine him. I think that Labour will unravel during the election campaign, but the tories do need to do something now to restore a lead of around 15% before the campaign starts; if this happens then Labour could collapse

Comment by Charles on December 16, 2009 at 9:24 am

Brown has got to go! It’s priority number 1. I would however like to see some real hard hitting polices. We have a totalitarian government that continually oppress us. Its time our party told us what they are going to do, we are crying out for strong leadership. We all know what is required and could write the manifesto for them, so Mr. Cameron when are you going to sock it to them in stead of the PR. Give us back our freedoms, reward for effort, sort out the welfare bill, cut the civil service, get the police to police, remove all the damaging legislation collectively Mr. And Mrs Balls have done, the extra EU funding nothing forthcoming from you, other than a back track, the stupidity of the 1.5 billon Brown has now allocated to the Africa, when we are bankrupt, we need to put the UK first for a change, child poverty, feral youths, absent dads that will not support they offspring, immigration out of control, I could fill a sheet of A4. The people need leadership, sadly lacking in all of today’s political class, you all need to spend time in the real world? Outside of the Westminster village, or is the only way to shock the three party’s in to reality is to voting UKIP.

Comment by wulf franzen on December 16, 2009 at 11:07 am

I think Labour has lost this right when they lied to the country taking it into the war using the “dodgy dossier” . They have since done their best to turn it into a nightmare for common people

Comment by Bobby on December 16, 2009 at 11:43 am

El Gordo has destroyed this great country. Truly sucked the ‘Great’ out of Great Britain!

As a member of the public who has no political affiliation towards any party at the moment, and as a member of the demographic of floating/marginal votes that all parties want, I am writing to you with the things that might be of intrest to people in my background. My background is hard working, conservative family values, and free thinking individual.

1. If I study hard, work hard and get a job, what next? Do I spend the rest of my working life paying for the welfare state? Or do I work for me and my family?

2. If i am capable of taking the pressure off the state in terms of school education for my children and health care for my family via the private sector, do I get any reduction in my tax bills?

3. If I pay the high motoring taxes via fuel and road tax, Do I see any improvement in transport infrastructure which will better my life in the future and provide me with a cleaner, cheaper, safer and faster form of transport than the motors I use?

4. If I am in business, Do i do business for profit? Or do I do business for the welfare of the public?

5. If I am welfare dependant, Do I live comfortably? Or do I get the support to get back to work and enjoy the fruits of hard work?

6. Is the public sector a well paid public service for the essential needs of the public? Or is it a competitor to the private sector as a career path?

7. Is the EU membership a trade and political association? Or is it the ‘Federal States of Europe’?

8. No Choices to you, just one question, Will you change the Human rights act and Health and safety laws to reflect basic …the very basic rules to be followed and get rid of the current crippling regulations that they are? To be honest, it is a nightmare and encourages the compensation culture.

Answer these questions and if it is as I want, then I suspect you will win by a landslide! Publish a date before the election when you will show your hand, strong unwaivering hand and you will win. Play politics for longer and labour will have another term as people dont see anything different on offer now!

Comment by Geof Maddox on December 16, 2009 at 2:42 pm

Get off the fence and get tough if you want to win election. Labour’s so abysmal but you still aren’t way ahead in the polls.

Geof M

Comment by Tom Chapman on December 16, 2009 at 4:25 pm

I’m with Peter Ross above and if you offer a vote to get out of Europe you would have 53% of voters according to Open Europe yesterday
UKIP is still looking good to me after53 years of being a Tory

Comment by PETER GORDON on December 16, 2009 at 10:32 pm

Clearly no one in the Tory party reads these comments because if they did then the leadership would recognise that they are not doing a good job.

By now we should feel confident that New Labour will lose the next election and will virtually disappear from the political scene, at least for a few years. Instead I for one, feel that there is a possibility that New Labour might just win the next election or be part of a hung parliament.

Why doesn’t the front bench raise the voters concerns about Law and Order, Immigration, Europe and its power, the West Lothian Question and the other non economic issues which this country faces. They seem to scared of upsetting the left and the many single issue groups.

I DESPAIR

Comment by David Johnson on December 17, 2009 at 10:37 am

Comment has been made about lack-lustre performance. Please let us not go back to the age “Sound Bites” and Alistair Cambell. The general knock about of question time is an established tradition but we (the public) value conviction politics rather than smart replies. Many people are very worried about the future and the last thing that anybody wants are flippant thow away back chat. Say what you mean and mean what you say has always been excellent advice.

Comment by Bill W on December 17, 2009 at 2:46 pm

There is a walking Economic Disaster Area over in Copenhagen lecturing the delegates on the looming Economic Disaster for the world if no ageement is reach. Come on David get the economic argument across better, don’t let a stunt like this work.

Comment by Colin Rowley on December 17, 2009 at 6:08 pm

I have already had my say on the blog, but I would like to take this opportunity to respond to Hassan December 12, 2009 at 7:55 pm . I too have raised the issue of scrapping the outdated Vehicle Excise Licence and replacing this with additional tax at source, ie at the pump. Logic states that those who use the most fuel would pay the most to use the roads. Foreign vehicles would also make a sizable contribution to this.Logic also states that abolishing this tax would show real savings to the goverment. No printing costs, No distribution costs, no reminders, no administration costs. I have had the courtesy of a reply from Tory HQ. They stand four square behind the Labour governments new rates which come into force next year. The argument being that those driving vehicles with high Co2 ratings should be penalised. This does not take into account annual mileages, overall fuel consumption or the type of journey that a vehicle makes. A totally unfair and unjust tax burden on those in rural communities. All for what? To demonstrate once again our commitment to appeasing our European rulers and their fanatiscm of the so called ‘Climate Change’

Comment by Ron Gobell on December 17, 2009 at 6:08 pm

Peter Gordons comment is spot on in regard to no one in the Tory Party reads the comments. It would appear to me that most of the Posted Blogs are designed to engage the party elite in self backslapping articles that please Dave, job done. No communication required with the voting serfs. We had significant comments on pevious Blue Blogs by Eric Pickles (Counting down the Days..) and by Dave himself (A policy on Europe that people can believe in.) Both attracted a large amount of comments, 880 for the latter, that should have alarmed the Tory Leadership. I sent an e-mail to William Hague and our local prospective Tory candidate some weeks ago asking the question “Do the Party read the blog comments” No response from either.

Comment by Arnie Whittle on December 18, 2009 at 10:21 pm

Yes I agree Labour are not fit to run this Country they never were, this Country has nose dived since they took over from the last Conservative Government.

Comment by ian wragg on December 19, 2009 at 7:20 pm

Doesn’t matter what you say David. After your pathetic performance over Europe, your not going to be in any position to do anything about it. Your useless man and only interested in presentation over policies. Grow up.

Comment by Bernie in Pipewell on December 19, 2009 at 7:57 pm

Labour is certainly not fit to lead the country. Neither are you Mr Cameron please do us all a favour, swap jobs with David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) or Boris, we need a real leader.

Comment by M. Coates. on December 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm

I agree whole heartedly that the PM seems to have lost the plot completely, but each time I see you on TV or in parliament,you get more and more like T.Blair, and believe me that is far from being a good thing. The last thing this country needs is a blair clone in charge of it. We need someone who will listen to the people, because at this moment in time it seems that they are the only ones that really know, and really care about the problems that need to be addressed urgently in our country. It seems that MPs are so frightened of thes PC people whoever “THEY” are that they will not deal with the very things that are bringing this country to its knees,Immigration, the NHS quangos who are bleeding the health service dry.Crime, and the fact that criminals are being treat better than their victims. Problems within the MOD. I could go on and on. the people want something done about these thing NOW not in 1,2,3, years time or even longer when it will be too late.The more I hear from the 3 main parties, the more I think its time to give someone who cares a chance, maybe UKIP, they make a lot more sense than the usual 3.

Comment by Charles on December 21, 2009 at 3:31 pm

Everyone in the UK should read this

http://synonblog.dailymail.co.uk/2009/12/how-britain-could-abolish-entire-budget-deficit-abolish-eu-regulations.html

Please take heed Mr Cameron.

Comment by John Walker on December 21, 2009 at 11:04 pm

Although agreeing that Labour have lost the right to govern I am by no means sure that Conservatives have earned the right to govern. The rejection of the referendum on the Treaty has lost too much support and you urgently need to address the business in a way that will be acceptable to the British people.
John Walker

Comment by Ian Rimmer on December 24, 2009 at 8:03 pm

I am disillusioned. I have e-mailed the consevtive party on several occasions and just like the other parties they have not had the courtesy to even acknowledge receipt. This is a shame because the local prospective csndidate for the Taunton area, Mr Formosa has proved to be diligent and courageous in tackling local issues and were he standing as an independant candidate would have my full support. Unfortunately as a tory supporter mst of my life I do not feel the present party establishment has the intestinal fortitude to create the policies that Britain needs much less establish and maintain the momentum needed to see them through. Unfortunately neither have the other major parties which leaves ordinary people like me in a dilemma. Show us the strength of the Thatcher years. I didnt agree with all her policies having viewed the miners strike first hand as an impartial observer but at least she had the intestinal fortitude we now need to pot the great back into Britain.

Comment by Whittaker on December 27, 2009 at 6:55 pm

Reading other comments on this website I can only agree.Labour have bankrupted this country, but where is the Tory opposition?

I hope you are ready for these tv debates, Mr Cameron. Labour’s Achilles heel is that they have been in power for 12 years and have presided over a “spend spend spend” policy with no tangible benefits; an unchecked immigration poicy that has left us more vulnerable to terrorist attack as well as straining our infrastructure and creating tensions; a breakdown in family life (They now have the cheek to pretend to support the traditional family), and a laughable law and order system, to name but a few.

Despite this I am having sleepless nights worrying about the Tories grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory; or are you so timid because we no longer have a government of our own, having surrendered most of our power to an unelected EU?

Can you wonder that people are looking to extremist parties who appear to address their concerns? Get a grip, Mr Cameron, beofre we face another 5 years with this useless and discredited government. You have people in your party who have come from difficult backgrounds; listen to them and listen to ordinary people’s concers, or face defeat through apathy, if nothing else.

Comment by M Tasker on December 29, 2009 at 12:23 pm

What Labour have done is allowed the EU to bleed us dry. If the British public knew how much it has, and does cost this country they would be appalled. No point trying to negotiate a better deal It would take all 27 member states to agree and that’s not giong to happen.

Comment by Derek G Rogers on January 3, 2010 at 12:48 pm

· · · — — — · · · Great Brititanic.

So it’s all over…2009…. Christmas, New Year, indeed New Decade celebrations are behind us. Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament all lit up and surrounded by the fireworks display, (Outside The House this time) the same happening on a lesser scale all over the country. The people cheering and enjoying themselves, all their problems and troubles forgotten for a few brief hours. But tomorrow is Monday, the first day back at work for most people….yes…yes…I know that lots of people worked on Sunday and even on Christmas and New Years Day but for most it’s back to work on Monday, the New Year really begins. What sort of year will it be?

I don’t know about you but I feel as if I’m on a huge ship that isn’t sure of it’s position and is no longer heading towards the destination I bought a ticket for. The crew seems to be at odds with the Captain, who is so desperate to win the admiration of the passengers that he hasn’t noticed the ship has run out of fuel and is drifting towards a particularly dangerous set of reefs. In other words I see the New Year as one of grave danger and have little confidence that those in charge really know how to turn things around and put the country back on it’s feet.

One thing is certain, there will be a general election and a new government, of which colour we have yet to find out, but whoever is elected, of whatever colour, the problems to be faced and dealt with are monumental. It will be fascinating to see how the political parties try to sell us their policies. To a degree they have already started. The danger is that for the next four months or so the politicians will be hammering away at us day after day and by the time the election gets here we’ll all be bored rigid and highly suspicious of everything they say. How will they tell us the country is virtually skint? How will they tell us that taxes must rise? How will they convince us that they will get the best value for money when they spend vast sums on the public services? How will they settle the War in Afghanistan? Will they lead us or try to drive us? The track record of politicians generally when exercising either option is less than impressive. So much new thinking is required, the creative genius inherent in this country must be uncovered, encouraged and given every support possible. Are the people seeking election up to the tasks facing them?

It has always seemed strange to me that we elect politicians to run the country ignoring the fact that most of them have no experience of running anything. Can you imagine any business appointing someone to their board of directors who had no experience of business? Would they appoint buyers who have no experience of buying? Or appoint a marketing director who had no experience of marketing? And in this modern IT structured and controlled world shouldn’t the government have a ministry whose sole responsibility would be to keep abreast of developments and ensure that all government departments were up to date with the latest equipment. That’s particularly true for the armed forces. Think of the vast sums wasted by government departments on computer systems that didn’t work; consultants and advisors who gave dodgy or second rate advice. If the country must raise more taxes at least we should be sure that those in charge of spending it are up to the job.

I see the next few years as being really hard graft. We will need all the creative and marketing skills we can muster to see us through. We should have learned from our experiences but when I see union leaders on the telly mouthing off the same old phrases, clearly having learned nothing from the fate of the mine working, ship building, steel making, car producing, docks and printing industries, I can’t help wondering. Still this wonderful old country has weathered storms before and will, I have no doubt, do so again. I can hardly wait to see who the new Captain of the ship will be, and how he finds enough fuel to drive the ship in the right direction will be a lesson to us all. I hope you all have a Happy Healthy Peaceful and Prosperous 2010 and a Wonderful Decade but I reckon you’ll have to work for it!