cameron at leverson

[excelsior-1]

watching it right now.

seems a little picky on my part, but i feel strongly about this ...
... the interrogator, when addressing the pm keeps calling him mr cameron - should he not address him as prime minister, regardless of the situation or the interrogators personal or political views?

after all, his position should be respected.

there you go .. my twopennyworth

[jno]

he's not really being spoken to as prime minister, though, he's just a witness who has some knowledge of the matters under discussion. Your name preceded by Mr is the standard form of courteous address.

Actually, addressing him as "prime minister" alsays sounds rather rude to me. Would you address someone as "Queen" or "accounts clerk"?

[d9f1c7]

jno is correct, Mr is the right prefix in this situation. The prefix denotes the capacity. I suspect his personal mail starts Dear Mr Cameron too.

[d9f1c7]

....and it's Leveson.

[excelsior-1]

alright - so i made a spelling error.

nobody is perfect

[d9f1c7]

forget the spelling, do you now understand why Mr Cameron is adressed thus?

[excelsior-1]

forget the spelling

you pointed it out!

[d9f1c7]

yes, sorry, do you now understand why Mr Cameron is addressed thus?

[THEMOTLEY1]

d9, if you're are going to set yourself up as the spelling police, should you not have put two "D's" in addressed in your post @ 11:12?

[d9f1c7]

I'm not sorry, momentary lapse, won't happen again.

[FredPuli43]

Standard court practice. Counsel may start, to use Mr Jay's favourite way of phrasing a question, "Mr Cameron, you are the Prime Minister, are you not?" but thereafter the office or employ of the witness will not be referred to, save when it is relevant to the question: "Mr Smith, as Chairman, was it not your plan...?"