. >> is there any way to compare david cameron, the prime minster, to any politician in the u.s.? >> that's an interesting question. i don't think you would get a similar kind of character. i'm trying to think. he's very much -- he's quite an establishment figure in terms of his background. comes from what we would say posh background. so do many of the people in his cabinet. so sort of a traditional torry prime minster. but he has become known, at least in the lead up to this when he became a leader, he was the fresh face. he was supposed to be a compassionate conservative. in that sense you could compare him to george bush. but i'm not sure he would embrace the comparison, although in a sense george bush was also from more of a traditional u.s. background. the key thing about david cameron is that he has at least given the impression of wanting to change the conservative party, make it more modern. in a sense due to the conservative party, what tone you blair did to the labor party. people are more tolerant than they were maybe 10 years ago in the u.k. and also have a more open-

as it was a labor party manifesto commitment by tony blair and gordon brown of course and then david cameron famously in oppositions gave accustoming guarantee that he would have a referendum on the subject so we'll show realized it was violence i thought yeah hold on this is wrong and i do believe we've been. neither are democratic rights so that's why i'm involved in the you referendum campaign it would be costly to implementing a referendum on being an e.u. i mean the u.k. is already a member of the european union isn't it better just to let sleeping dogs lie yes he would be costly but it's costly to be in it it's costing the british taxpayer forty eight million pound a day to be in the we've just given on the island another seven billion pounds of our money for another four hundred fifty million pounds in the budget increase it's going to be even more than that so it's costly already and anyway i'm not saying vote to get out what i'm saying is let's have the discussion you know on the b.b.c. and on programs like this you know the pros and cons of europe so that the british public can dec

thing at the manifesto commitment by labels to have a referendum on that they played with words david cameron played with words once he got into power he said oh no we cannot win now because if we ratified he could say he could have said yes we can't just what nick clegg wanted one of the straight in or out so no this is why our campaign is so simple laura it's a straight show we stay well shall we go down the clash over punk rock song group used to sing that's where we keep an eye on that so the man in the street can understand it we don't want to get carried away with this treaty that constitutional that discussion let's center on the basic facts. should we be in this club or not you know with the e.u. so the euro crashing and burning at the moment there's never been a chime persons first to have this discussion arlen's in a lot of trouble at the moment in the e.u. in the i.m.f. and step ten to bail them out surely arland would be in a lot more trouble if they didn't have that kind of backup so isn't the e.u. a force for good but let's not forget of course to referendum they were forced to

were much better in the last twenty four hours and then of course there were those speeches by david cameron david beckham and prince william this morning so i think a lot of people on the streets in london anyway thought that this was not necessarily in the bag but that they had a pretty good chance of winning but as your guest said earlier really it seems that has gone with the their legacy thing that they talk about all the time the fact that england had all the stadiums in place and really as your guest also said the world cup tomorrow if it was called upon to do so possibly ironically went against england in that in the final voting there was also a rumor that england was out in the first round i don't know if you've managed to get to get to the bottom of that but it seems that russia was the clear favorite amongst the very same panel big disappointment for england big disappointment for david cameron the prime minister who's throwing his entire weight behind this he spent a lot of time in zurich meeting members of fee for in the last couple of days also the situation on the street home

yes david cameron and david beckham are there to back the english bed but crucially mr putin not there though the russian prime minister says he'll stay away but russia is still the bookies favorites on that is coming up thanks. hello welcome to the sports news and here are the headlines. well top countdown all i was a ten to zero by russia awaits people's decision on who will host the twenty eighteen twenty one. and going back to the former england captain tries to score a late we're not. talking to the english. and european i'm off to lift the russian premier league trophy since i'm success in the europa league by a group gang of on the left. but there's only one place to start and that's the world cup voting representatives for nine countries are in zurich waiting for a fee for to announce who will host the twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two tournament's the russian delegation all making their presentation on thursday for the twenty eighteen event and which event portrayed since this report from switzerland. anyone who's anyone is in a moment of madness because when expedients wi

david cameron was very keen to have them. he was pretty certain he could out-debate gordon brown in the elections. he completely, in my view, underestimated the appeal of nick clayton of the liberals -- nick clegg of the liberals. for the first time, the liberal man was the outstanding winner of that debate. the polls went up. by the second one, they got a better way of handling him and they got it right. it was quite interesting how to place. >> one of the things about this country, the system we have, is that want to win an election, you have more power. you didn't have a balance of power here. we have an unwritten constitution, for one thing. the way it works, kind of, winner takes all. the prime minister provides the cabinet ministers. >> what does it cost you to run? >> the amount of money you can spend is set. it is calculated according to your population. no political action committee or political party is out to run campaign ads. you cannot buy television time if you are a british parliamentary candidate. people canno

england's bid is really rallied over the past few days i think the arrival of british prime minister david cameron as well as david beckham prince william has really made a difference i saw them arrive here just a few moments ago they will be waiting. with bated breath to see what sepp blatter has to say i have to also mention that there are two other. putting teams in the race of the twenty eight that is the iberia of spain and portugal this was hauled in belgium they are seen as a side dish at the moment and then of course after that announcement we will know who will host the twenty twenty two world cup. america and castle all neck and neck in that race to me i wish i could give you more of a stare on who might win this but we just don't know that's why he's so exciting but hopefully we will know in the next few minutes. or let's go now to your he's in cousin and i understand russians there are supporting their bed with a pretty unusual wall sporting event tell us more about what's going on. we eat in fact it seems that the whole city is moving from washington this bit since cousin is going to

david cameron was pressured on the campaign to say that he would keep fit. the treasury would like to get rid of it. it is crazy to be getting -- giving this free travel to a lot of rich pensioners and a rigidly people. >> -- and rich elderly people. >> this new government will make big cuts in jobs in the public sector. some government departments could lose as many as 20%. most people in my district to work, work for the government's. . they are in fear of their jobs. >> what special payments are there in this country for either children or older people? >> in this country, we have a system of payments for unemployed people. obviously, we pay an old age pension to the elderly. the other thing people are worried about is the fact that people will lose these benefits. >> how much does an older retired person get as a pension? how is it determined? >> you get a standard amount of money, i think it is about 70 pounds a week for a single person. >> you talk about what hundred $10 per week. >> they can also get other payments. they get pimmit to help with fuel i

background of that degree of mistrust is going to be quite difficult for william hague and indeed david cameron the prime minister already thanks for that report ortiz laura image in london and sorry for porter from moscow. brought her the brother of the late polish president killed in a plane crash in southwest russia has claimed that the body buried in krakow does not belong to lech kaczynski the former prime minister said he's not yet decided whether he'll ask for the remains to be examined but a polish political expert says that although the words of jaroslav kaczynski still carry some weight the shock claims won't hinder moscow warsaw relations he is the leader of the political party god knows about. the five percent of votes mainly all the made money may need traditional people maybe traditionally with some misgivings course earning russia as a neighbor so it is important buckboard point of view of this point bullets you know a lot of the relations it is significant but not important it is very extravagant and even some leading members of the political party were very much surprised by th

david cameron responded to concerns about the tuition hikes. he also reaffirmed his commitment to the transition of troops out of afghanistan. our program gets under way this sunday and every sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific here on c-span. >> next, the irish parliament debates budget issues. after that, the annual capital christmas tree lining ceremony. then the impeachment trial of new orleans judge thomas poreous. >> as you work on your documentary for c-span's student cam competition, here are a few tips in our judges. >> one of the things i look for is you, the student. i want to see you and your personality. that helps make your video stand out from all the rest. >> what i like to see most are a real investment in care in the topic that you'll be telling us about. be sure to be interested in what you're telling us. if you're not interested in what >> one tie-breaker for me a lot is the requirement of using c- span video. i am looking for videos were people are looking at content and asking what element of the c-span video makes the

thing at the manifesto commitment by labels to have a referendum on that they played with words david cameron played with words you know with the if you are crashing and burning at the moment there's never been a chime postman's first to have the discussion arlen's in and out of trouble at the moment in the e.u. in the i.m.f. of step ten to bail them out so early on and would be in a lot more trouble if they didn't have that kind of backup so isn't the e.u. a force for good and i think we should be bailing out ireland i mean that's my own personal view i thought it is ironic i was watching the budget this week in ireland their stand up to a million euros in the one percent losses at four percent to seven hundred fifty thousand by their child benefit is crazy the amount they passed in child benefit their corporation tax they keep it at twelve and a half percent no wonder countries are companies are relocated from germany from portugal from spain from the united kingdom to ireland well how could you have money tree union if you haven't got every other form of union and political union in place

but they are expensive. >> what chances do give david cameron for being successful?>> it is all going to come down to the gamble on the economy. it is a fascinating time for me. did does feel quite a black and white. -- it does not feel quite a black and white. on this gamble, where the u.s. has taken one choice and we have taken another, he could be right or it could be wrong. it is a gamble. everything else will flow from that. if the economy is much weaker and cannot withstand these kinds of cuts, the cuts themselves will be harder. if growth is faster than they hope, everything will seem a bit easier than they will have a much better chance of being reelected. but it is very much down to this economic gamble. >> there is a significant difference of the unemployment rate between the united states and here. >> what has been striking a plea of not have the kind of a rise in unemployment that you have had. we had a 6% decline in national income from what we would -- from the top to bottom. you had a much shallower recession. but you have a much bigger rise in unemplo

david cameron was pressured on the campaign and the election to say he would keep it. but the treasury would like to get rid of it and think it's crazy to be giving this free travel to a lot of rich pensioners and the rich elderly people. >> put it in context, i had to have a pass for a week here in london. it was about $40 for five days. in one zone. >> yes. or two zones. >> that would have been for subway. this isn't for using a subway. but you do see here that there are much reduced rates for people to go on the subways. you see people waiting. you often see slightly older people waiting outside the subway station for 9:30 a.m. when they can use their -- >> and free prescription charges. and free eye tests. i gather that under the national health system here, you don't get free eye tests or you wouldn't need them if you're over 60. all that's free? >> most of that is free for elderly. some of that people would want it keep because they want to encourage people to get their tests beyond a certain point. it was a very sticky issue for margaret thatcher back in the 198

. >> rose: as you know, angela merkel and david cameron as well both say you can have growth and also have austerity and austerity is necessary in order to have the kind of economy that will be able to meet the challenge of the future. i don't disagree about the need for consolidation, but this is the language you're hearing. i'm not talking about angela merkel, but some of it's totally reminiscent of the 1930s. the expectation that you have an economic cycle that will be reactivated by cutting public expenditure and assuming that private investment is going to return in sufficient levels to great jobs, i don't think that's where it's at at the moment. i think having a fundamental reappraisal as companies of where they are in the world economy, i think those companies that are export oriented that see the future will do very well. but they will be investing heavily in these products for the future. those countries as well as companies that ignore the importance of education and science and technology will miss out on a future where, let's be honest, the chinese have moved from being i

it would to be the way david cameron said -- the relationship changed substantially. the 1950's were a time of the money unease. on d-day, britain and its partners landed as many troops on the beaches of normandy as the united states. that was probably the last moment in the second world war at which there was that kind of a coincidence. after general patton, britain became a much smaller component. he recognized a slight discomfort with the monies that some british officers had about american power. thatth the cunease some british officers had about american power. there were maneuvers. they lost their way. he was in a jeep with an american driver. the cam across some tanks across this open plain. the driver said, general, sir, somebody would like to meet you. he got out of the jeep and walked and this gi saluted him. he said, "sgt, elvis presley." he had an american identification card. he said thank you. it was a great pleasure to meet you. when my father had an opportunity to pull this out of his pocket, he had been a fighter pilot in the world war and commanded t

david cameron is the prime minister and he has proposed all of these cuts. will you automatically get these cuts? >> pretty automatically. people who follow british politics may think that they are broadly to terrible, the british of the united states. your president is like our prime minister in that you have your parliament and we have to of hours. our prime minister has more power. the house of lords has very limited power. it has no power over anything that raises money. it has no power in the revenue department. they only have the power to delay. they can keep sending bills back that it does not like until a year has passed. and then the thing will go through anyway. the house of lords is not democratically elected, it is appointed. there are plans to reform that. whether that will come about, nobody knows. it has no to her credit legitimacy. it has expertise. -- it has no democratic legitimacy. it has expertise. when the british look across your system, it looks like you have two arms of government to oppose each other. >> if our president selects the

also, on prime minister's questions, david cameron talks about the british economy. later, we have our interview with supreme court justice elaine k >> this week, we continue our interviews from london. dan reed is director and producer of the documentary film "terror in mumbai." the film is about the 2008 terror attacks in mumbai, india, that killed over 175 people. >> then read, how would you describe what you do for a living? >> i am a freelance documentary director and producer. i also direct, am a bit of a gun for hire, but i tend to make films that go behind a big news story or go behind something that has made headlines and try to show the more complex side of it and to try and kind of unpacked the hidden truths. >> who pays you to do this? >> i am hired by channel 4, hbo, pbs frontline right now, the bbc. i have worked for the u.k. broadcasters for the last 20 years. >> how many documentary's have done? cracks about 25 or 30, i have lost count. >> we ask you here to talk about "terror in mumbai," which is 2 years old. >> it is the story of the terrorist attac

tournaments however england aren't too far behind their team in zurich it's headed by a prime minister david cameron and david beckham who believes the past executive committee can be trusted to judge england's bid on its merits after fears british media reports alleging corruption could have a negative impact on the twenty two men who will decide the outcome. however the former england captain is satisfied with the conference presentation to get a fair hearing from football's governing body a thing that we can trust every one of the members you know at the end of the day the football people and they're going to warm. up in the best country that i think use. could host you know the biggest sporting event in the world so we can trust them i think it's hard to tell you know it's hard to tell the difference. you know you get a good feed even from some of the members that we've met over the last couple of days so you do get a good feeling but you can never guarantee that. and while much attention turns to the world cup both the russian champions need continued to dominate and group g. in the europa leag

it would be the way david cameron said -- the relationship changed substantially. the 1950's were a time of the unease. on d-day, britain and its commonwealth partners, australia, new zealand, and canada landed as many troops on the beaches of normandy as did the united states. that was probably the last moment in the second world war at which there was that kind of equivalent. after general patton, britain became a much smaller component. he recognized a slight discomfort with the unease that some british officers had about american power. to his dying day, he was terribly proud of an encounter that he had in germany during maneuvers with american forces. it was a winter day on the plains in what was then east germany where many of the forces were concentrated. there were maneuvers. they lost their way. he was in a jeep with an american driver. the cam across some tanks across this open plain. the driver said, i will see if they can tell us where headquarters is. the driver said, general, sir, somebody would like to meet you. he got out of the jeep and walked and

promises, accept some responsibility. >> in his last question time before the holiday recess, david cameron talked about recent positive signs to stabilize the british economy. the labor leader challenge the prime minister over the decision to scrap the educational allowance for low-income students. some questions on the irish economy and british unemployment report. report. >>

. >> david cameron says his remarks about mr. murdoch were unacceptable. although he would be staying on the business secretary he would have no role in making any decision on the takeover bid. 600 people in belarus have been jailed after the wake of the president's reelection. it looks likely plus will be held for two weeks, but some could face 15 years in jail for their part in mass disturbances. this report from david stern. they are asking questions but not everyone is getting answers. days after a paris police arrested hundreds, these people came to the -- days after police arrested hundreds, these police -- these people came to the jail. they've brought food and warm clothes. others are told to look elsewhere. >> nobody knows where he is or what happened to him. there is no information whatsoever. >> of belarus authorities say they are guilty of violent protests. demonstrators clashed with police on sunday after presidential elections. so far, more than 600 have been detained. the country's opposition says the government is trying to crush them. this

. >> reporter: the new government led by prime minister david cameron, says they have no alternative. the budget deficit is just too high. financial crisis has left economies sputtering and deficits surging from greece to ireland. austerity packages are triggering protests across the continent. today in london, the police prepared for violence, but it was impossible to protect everyone. prince charles' security detail was overwhelmed by protestors. in a "dateline" interview this past august, the prince of wales did not seem overly concerned about his safety. >> and you don't have terrible security compared to our president, but at least you can walk around. >> no, no, no. but it's a difference. i think the president, it must be a nightmare with the amount of security. >> reporter: tonight, prince charles might have welcomed some extra protection. the current government could be hoping for some themselves in the next election. brian? >> a wild day in london today. stephanie gosk covering it all. stephanie, thanks for your reporting tonight. >>> in this country, news tonight about healt

david cameron stripped mr. table any -- or business editor has more. eithevince cable a bit glum abot unguarded remarks he made. which prompted this from the deputy prime minister. >> he said he is embarrassed. he will be a lot more careful with those unguarded moments. >> then became more than embarrassing for the business secretary. >> what i can disclose is although there was a full transcript put out of the conversation, actually they omitted some fascinating parts of the conversation with these reporters. in the whistle blower passed me the full transcript. >> i have declared war on mr. murdoch. i did not politicize it because it is illegal. [inaudible] >> right. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >> what does this former tv boss makes of it all? >> i have never heard anything quite like it. for a secretary of state to say anything like that. secondly, i don't think undercover reporters have ever recorded it his or her words before. >> it was back in june when rupert murdoch's corp. offered money for 61% of eithersky b. then mr. cable either ask the media

as i recall, i mean david cameron ran for office saying this kind of thing had to be done.he public stick with him on the idea of needing these measures? >> by and large, yes. and that's what is so fascinating. obviously there has been some slippage in the poll force the conservatives over the last couple of months, particularly since the major budget cut announcements in october. but the main victim in the polls has been the liberal democrats. the junior partner in the coalition because they are kind of squeezed in between. and their poll numbers are really taking a nosedive. but by and large cameron's ratings remain high and even more significant, is you kind of bore into the details of these polls. the conservatives are still enjoying a fairly healthy lead as the party most trusted to deal with the economy. so there does seem to be a broad acceptance of this kind of major action to deal with the budget deficit and the public debt is absolutely necessary. >> warner: you mentioned the biggest hits will be felt by people employed by the government. i think they are talking

then prime minister david cameron at the british house of commons.hen we will show you a discussion on the republican agenda in the next session of congress. >> i am education program specialist here at c-span. each year we conduct a video documentary competition which ask this in grades 6 through 12 to think critically about issues affecting our nation. this year's theme is washington, d.c through my lands. we chose this topic because we would like to explain how the federal government has affected an issue or event in july for community. select a topic that issues you. the goal is to fully develop and research your topic, provide differ points of view, and include -- include c-span footage in your documentary. for more information, you can visit our website. . . .