Britain

May 24th, 2010 posted by admin
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On May 12, 2010 a new Prime Minister was appointed. The former Prime Minister, David Gordon announced that he would resign on the same day. A mere two hours later, David Cameron was named the new Prime Minister. A conservative leader, Cameron is the youngest man in history to hold this position at the age of 43. He met with the Queen shortly before making his announcement on 10 Downing Street. Cameron’s mission, he claims, is to bring together the Conservative and Liberal Democrat sides of this new government. He quickly made this clear by choosing Nick Clegg, a Liberal Democrat, as his deputy Prime Minister.

What is the opinion of the British people? One issue that is weighing hard on their minds is if Nick Clegg has “sold them out” and moved over to the Conservative side or if he will stand his ground for the Liberal Democrats that he represents. On the contrary to that, there are people that believe that the Conservatives in representation now have been stalling certain issues and have actually secretly supported the Liberal Democrats. Some issues are quite large like taxation, and some are quite delicate such as the state of DNA testing. There are a few questions as to how Nick Clegg got picked for his position as deputy minister and they aren’t favorable. They ponder as to what he did or what the current Prime Minister has up his sleeve that needed Mr. Clegg. Other British citizens don’t care much as to who’s specifically running the show as to what they are going to do to fix the United Kingdom’s ongoing problems. On the top of that list is the financial debt that the country is in. They want to know what is going to be done and how long it’s going to take.

Overall, Cameron talks a good talk. He discusses the need to bring all political sides together for the good of the country. It sounds like a great idea. But most people agree that in politics nothing is ever so simple.