Cameron is in real danger of being labelled a hypocrite by reportedly rejecting a series of televised leaders debates with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
After weeks of goading the PM to take part in the debate, it could be the Tory leader who bottles it, as he only wants one debate, whereas Labour want six while the Lib Dems want three.
In recent weeks I've been praising Cameron and was going to blog today commending him for threatening to withdraw the whip from Tory MPs who refuse to pay back their expenses, but if he turns down a multiple scheduled televised debate then it could seriously damage his reputation. It almost looks as though he's conceding defeat, he's been criticised in the past for lacking substance, so perhaps he's scared the Tories will be shown up if more than one debate takes place, with some critics suggesting the weak link could be Shadow Chancellor George Osborne.
The majority of the country want to see this happen, if only one debate goes takes place, so let's hope the three party leaders can sort this little squabble out and it can all go ahead.
Unfortunately I didn't make the journey up north to watch Southampton beat Oldham 3-1 yesterday, but that didn't stop me from celebrating like a mad man when I saw Alan Pardew's men were 2-0 up at half time.At last things are looking up for Saints, that's three straight league victories now and after a slow it just goes to show that patience is a virtue. A month ago a few fans sitting around me at St Marys were moaning that Pardew should be sacked, but now the various new faces have settled, the boss has discovered his strongest team and the football being played in the last few games has been appealing to the majority.
I'm sure most fans will agree now that the current Saints squad which is slowly climbing up League One would beat the under motivated, uninspired side which was relegated from the Championship last season. Neal Trotman and Radhi Jaidi would easily neutralise the threat of David McGoldrick, Papa Waigo would torture Rudi Skacel down the wing, whilst up front Rickie Lambert would be too much for Olly Lanchashire to handle. And of course the chairman/manager partnership of Nicola Cortese and Alan Pardew is far more popular than Rupert Lowe and Jan Poortvleit.
Next weekend Saints host MK Dons, a team I have much reserved hatred for because of their franchise ways.
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