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Merrick 2148 posts |
Jul 21, 2010, 12:07
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YouGov analysis is interesting reading After Blair got in, he had a net approval rating (those who approve minus those who don't) of 63%. But the honeymoon went on and on. In contrast, the new YouGov stats show the government's rating is 4%. In just over two months, the coalition’s rating has declined to levels that were not reached for almost three years under Tony Blair. A government of cuts is likely to be unpopular, and in the past the LibDems have mopped up a lot of the disapprovers. This time, it's almost entirely a swing to Labour. Less than half who voted LibDem on May 6th would do so if the election were held now. Conservative ratings are up a bit since the election too, though. http://today.yougov.co.uk/commentaries/peter-kellner/honeymoon-over
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The Sea Cat 3608 posts |
Edited Jul 21, 2010, 13:07
Jul 21, 2010, 12:59
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2 years max, but I give them 12 months. Showtime starts October followed by the 20% VAT rise. Increased homelessness, crime levels, embattled front line services, all but the very wealthy feeling the effects of an unnecessary and economically damaging policy that will bring a deep recession. Not to mention all the U turns re Cancer Treatment, Elderly care death tax etc... Right wing social engineering, pure and simple. They're playing for the high stakes here, and will fail. Bring it on Motherfuckers.
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Moon Cat 9577 posts |
Edited Jul 23, 2010, 15:15
Jul 21, 2010, 16:24
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It doesn't even feel like we have a Government at the moment. I can't look at any of 'em and take it seriously. Vince Cable has been a massive disappointment I must say. Dunno how long he'll stick it in there if he's got any of that fabled good sense. Such a mistake for the LibDems throwing their lot in with Call Me Dave's mob. And, gah!, the unveiling of the "BIG SOCIETY" initiative. Laugh or cry? On paper it all looks very nice and cosy - communities helping each other, jolly Brits unblocking each others drains with a dab of Dunkirk spirit. And it's got a pretty logo too! But, what a load of cod cack in reality. Leave us not forget, Call Me Dave is a PR man through and through. That's his background, that's who he is and what he does. For all his denouncing of New Labour spin (fair enough), he is a hollow man of slogans and presentations. "We're all in this together" he cheerfully cries! Well, Call Me Dave, with an estimated £30 000 000 in the bank, I reckon some of us are a bit more 'in it' than others. Don't expect to see you or Georgy Porgy down the remainders shelves at Tescos. "Big Society", or the rebranding of "No Such Thing As", is nothing more than a giant training-scheme style initiative to get stuff done for nowt. Interesting on the news yesterday that reporters went to different parts of the country to vox pop Joe & Joesephine public on what they thought. In affluent areas (Windsor was one) they all thought it a jolly good wheeze. In poorer areas the idea seemed less popular. It's also pretty patronising to those poorer areas that have been doing their best to run community projects and initiatives for years already with little or no Government support. It's interesting that many traditional Tory supporters are of the "We pay our taxes for..." type and now the ConDems are asking them (and us) in essence, to do stuff that..er...they pay their taxes for. Hmmm. Nice logo though. In principle and on paper the idea of closer community ties is good, but when it's used by Call Me Dave, along with the concept of the noble volunteer, to sell us the supposedly edifying notion of being "in it together" that actually garnishes the reality of a scheme to shift fiscal resonsibility from Government and, fingers crossed boys, generate what amounts to a number of work-for-nothing schemes, then it's such a crock. And all this, on the day that it's been revealed that Home Office employees will all receive substantial bonuses this year (not as much as would have been ear-marked in happier times though, the poor things), whilst the rest of the public sector faces mass redundancies and pay and pension freezes... They just Don't Get IT, do they?!!
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sanshee 1080 posts |
Edited Jul 21, 2010, 20:17
Jul 21, 2010, 20:16
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What I fear with the big society (jesus, how 'lame' does that sound?) is it does pave the way for slicing away until there's almost nowt left of our great 'institutional' public services no more. And here's how it could 'work'. Now, if they had a choice, more than half of them round here wouldn't care if the library went. I mean libraries and a bit of self-improvement via the curious mind, that ain't 'necessary', is it? So the council might just propose that yes, we'll support all that but it might mean council tax hikes, for one. Unless of course, you 'do it yerselves'! No one will engage with either, so the council can legitimately say, there was no call for it in the end. So end of library. Damn. I heard a lady on PM the other day who's involved in the voluntary sector at a high level, and she seemed enthusiastic about this 'big society' (or BS for short). Now I do a bit of volunteering re class work, and I love it, and I do feel appreciated and all the better. I agree with said lady that more people would benefit from mucking in a bit, but I don't think she was considering how pernicious this whole idea is. I mean if Cameron was simply promoting voluntary work as a nice community booster, that'd be fine. But he's not. It's worse than that Jim, 'sfar as I can see. :-/ x
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The Sea Cat 3608 posts |
Jul 21, 2010, 20:24
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It won't happen. It hasn't even started yet.
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sanshee 1080 posts |
Jul 21, 2010, 20:27
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Exactly. x
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The Sea Cat 3608 posts |
Jul 21, 2010, 20:29
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Popcorn at the ready eh ?
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sanshee 1080 posts |
Jul 21, 2010, 20:35
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I saw Phil Redmond offering some support, which kind of surprised me. I think the Liverpool museum has some volunteers allowing for extended opening hours. Sounds great, and is great, so long as it don't give counclis any leverage to run amok, if ye get me. I'm sure that's the Cameron dream. to pay for as littel as possible, till it crumbles, basically. Which of course would be 'our fault, not theirs'. But as ye say, no, I don't think his scheming will amount to much. x
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Rhiannon 5291 posts |
Jul 21, 2010, 21:41
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It feels like 4%. But that's a typo, sadly?
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Merrick 2148 posts |
Jul 22, 2010, 10:03
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Rhiannon wrote: It feels like 4%. But that's a typo, sadly? Nope. Check the link - the percentage who approve minus the percentage who disapprove is 4%. The Blair government didn't hit this low until three years in.
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