Jerod and William
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Recently, UK’s politics have been hectic. In the wake of the Scottish Independence Referendum (though the final vote was a “No”.), Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a huge crisis. I mean, think about it: Scotland, a part of the United Kingdom since 1706 by the Act of Union, is about to break away from the United Kingdom. And Cameron is the Prime Minister during this crisis. Of course people are going to talk about him. Though Cameron still hangs on due to the “No” vote from the Scottish Referendum, his position is still very precarious.
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For those of you who are not familiar with United Kingdom’s politics, the government is called a parliamentary system. Unlike a lot of countries where the head of state can only reign for a set period of time, the British Prime Minister can hold office indefinitely until he or she dies, or is ousted by a Vote of No Confidence. This means that a Prime Minister can be taken down by the parliament if the parliament deems him or her incompetent. And so, British Prime Ministers have to be extra careful of their actions, since a Vote of No Confidence could happen at any time. That is exactly what Cameron is risking at the moment. One senior official in the Conservative party (the party in power, which is Cameron’s party) stated explicitly that if Scotland broke away from the United Kingdom, Cameron may face a Vote of No Confidence.However, as we all know, the referendum resulted in Scotland remaining in the United Kingdom, and Cameron’s place still hangs on a thread. This does not mean, though, that Cameron is safe. There has been a recent trend that has been picked up on Twitter. It is called #CameronMustGo, and many people, including several celebrities have spoken up against Cameron, stating reasons why he “must go”. I do not think the trend will be going on much longer than a month, and things will die down once the fad ends, but there is still a risk for Cameron. If this trend starts getting out of hand, he may face a Vote of No Confidence. Right now, it is still too early to say how things will turn out, but I will say one thing: Cameron has to be careful of his actions, for right now, he is in a precarious situation.
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I think Cameron may still rule for a few more years until. As of now, there is really no one as 'smooth' as he is in the parliament. The Labour Party also don't seem very popular these days, so if he's getting voted out, his party is going to have to dislike him as well.
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