David Cameron live webchat, Friday 14th March 3.30-4.30

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David Cameron is coming back (which is more than we can say for Piers Morgan). The leader of the opposition will be logging on from The Tory party's spring forum in Gateshead this Friday pm, at 3.30. Come along and pose him a question about an issue relevant to you, or if you can't make it on the day, you can post advance questions here.
Best,
MNHQ

what was with the plethora of purple ties on budget day?

I reckon politicians need a panel of 'normal' people. After all, all the wetsminster types are wealthy and out of touch. i volunteer

To Princess pea head

Good point about the law. The point I always make is that if a political party like mine under-represents women it is missing out on half of the talent of the country - my wife normally interuppts at this stage and says "Considerably more than half." We are making some progress - with 30 per cent of our candidates in the most winnable seats now women, compared with just 9 per cent of the parliamentary party. I believe that organisations should try to sort themselves out, which is what I am doing with my party. As you say, if the large number of women going into the law doesn't result in more women QCs and Judges then those involved will need to ask themselves some pretty searching questions.

David, have you ever been to the 151 club?

Tatt - that's unfair. He's here isn't he? He's answering our questions, give the man a chance....

Will England be following Wales in abolishing prescription fees? Or ill asthma, IBD and other chronic illnesses that are currently liable to prescription charges be exempt under your Government?

I can't believe all we seem to care about is the man's ties! He's not Jon Snow!

tatt, give it a rest

To David Cameron

Why can't you type with more than two fingers? I thought it was only the elderly who did two fingered typing - in their Fagin gloves because they can't afford their fuel bills.

PS Do you believe in God? Really?

PPS I am a Tory and madly in love with the shadow Chancellor's brain.

I agree about politicians being "out of touch" think a panel of "normal" people would do them the world of good.

Hello David,
I've always voted labour (beginning to regret it) Convince me to vote for you . . .
We are a 2 parent family with 2 toddlers. I stay at home to look after the children whilst my husband works his butt off to keep a (crappy) roof over our heads. In order to keep my children from growing up into ASBO weilding youths this is apparently the best option, but the government is allegedly trying to make it easier for mums to go back to work?!?!? WHY?
As it happens to supplement our income I made the choice to work nights so that I can contribute my (meager) amount and still be at home for the children and not rely on government handouts (which we wouldn't get anyway I suspect).
ps - how's the family?

Dear David

Will you have the guts to take the politics out of the NHS and allow it to have a chance to be run effectively and efficiently intstead of swinging from one headline-grabbing iniciative to another?

Samantha is my kind of woman.

over half of recently appointed Deputy District Judges are women but they are pondlife in the hierarchy of the judiciary. My concern is that they are being appointed at the bottom to improve figures, but the senior judiciary is still sadly lacking
Will you aim for equal represntation in your cabiniet if you win the election?

rofl at Swede

I like DC bless him.

If I were him I would have told you all to do one by now.

initiative

hey be fair to the man, there's one of him, and loads of us, the threads prob going to fast & at least he's here actually botehring to answer some of our questions.

My 2 questions (further up) - what do you advise a parent to do in an area such as mine, where the secondary school where your child will get a place only gets 23% 5GCSEs+? Can't afford private, but couldn't send my children there - it wouldn't be an education.

Secondly - who do you prefer 'facing' - Tony Blair or Gordon Brown?

does anyone really think these are answers? You don't get sensible answers on live chat - just soundbites. I am extending to Mr Cameron rather more courtesy than my local (Conservative) MP shows his constituents.

good questions tortoiseshell

also does it annoy you that Gordon Brown is prime minister when nobody elected him to that position?
it annoys the hell out of me

got to be gordon surely?

well, he's not answered mine on families with disabled children. But then when I wrote a letter about it I got a standard 'read our manifesto' reply from a minion. Thats not what I wanted or asked and it came across as rather dismissive as if 'non weathly' types didn't matter. So I thought, typical tories.

Tatt, we dont get many chances to have our q's answered, so why waste time being negative?

pph - agreed

Princess, you vote a PARTY in, not a person and who ever is head of the party gets to be The Boss.

Where's David?