donkey Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 If Cameron's approval rating is up, that can only be on the basis of spin, because he hasn't been in power long enough for his policies to have had any effect one way or the other. The real test will be after two or three years, whne the long term impact of the extreme measures he is taking starts to become clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxy Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 More like running the country into the ground!.........and we ain't seen NOTHING yet. Labour were already just about there. Why are the Tories running it into the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 If Cameron's approval rating is up, that can only be on the basis of spin, because he hasn't been in power long enough for his policies to have had any effect one way or the other. The real test will be after two or three years, whne the long term impact of the extreme measures he is taking starts to become clear. I always thought opinion polls were conducted by asking people their opinions... but it if helps you get through the day you can believe what you like. By the way you could perhaps ask yourself about the £1 trillion of debt and an annual government overspend of £150 billion that the last government handed over when you question the extreme measure. I think you will find that most people in this country are intelligent enough to realise why cuts are being made. Hence the poll ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 So as you regard all the current candidates for Labour leader as lightweights, which of these no hopers do you think would satisfy the Scargill fringe most? And what do you think will be their reaction when they get Millipede instead? None of them will satisfy the Scargill fringe and it won't cause a split in the Labour Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 None of them will satisfy the Scargill fringe and it won't cause a split in the Labour Party. Of course it won't.. :hihi::hihi::hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Of course it won't.. :hihi::hihi::hihi: It hasn't happened before so why should it now - you do know naff all about it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 It hasn't happened before so why should it now - you do know naff all about it really. So you think you know something about it do you? What was all that about in the 1970s when Kinnock was trying to purge the party of the lunatic fringe? Tony Blair was a smarmy 2 faced liar but he did more or less unite the party and has proved to be the only person who could make Labour electable for more than 35 years. He even convinced me to vote for him once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean A Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Just like the unelected former PM, Gordon Browne … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 It makes a change for you not to be quoting figures from the Trotsky Times. Sadly you break your habit by using a source dated 2nd June. Hardly cutting edge..:loopy: Do you read the papers that your chips are wrapped in? Try this from the mainstream UK Polling report last week. QUOTE On leader approval rating Cameron is doing well – from 48% straight after becoming PM (when 40% said don’t know, reasonably enough), his approval rating peaked at 64% in mid-June and remains high at 58%. His disapproval rating has gradually risen over the last two months, largely as Labour supporters initially willing to give him the benefit of the doubt have shifted over to disapproval. His net approval rating is currently +28. Detailled perceptions of Cameron underline how the mantle of office has improved the way the public see him. His ratings on being strong, decisive and sticking to what he belives in are all up significantly. The quality where he scores the least remains “good in a crisis”, followed by being in touch with ordinary people, where he hasn’t really improved since the election. The only measure where he has dropped is on being charismatic – people are starting to Cameron as a strong leader, rather than just a charming one. In contrast Nick Clegg’s figures have been on a downwards trend since the general election – this seems to be a continuation of the decline since the the peak of “Cleggmania” after the first debate. On some ratings, including honesty, being in touch with ordinary people and sticking to what he believes in, Clegg is now back to the sort of figures he got pre-debates. On other ratings like being decisive and charismatic he is still seem considerably more positively than at the start of the year. Since when have I ever cited a Trotskyist source?...... What were you saying about losing debates a few quotes previously Your quote is not comparing like for like. My source combined the approval and disapproval ratings, yours is only looking at the supporters. (I assume this is your source): http://today.yougov.co.uk/commentaries/guest/camerons-honeymoon Which doesn't throw any further light on what the figures mean. What does a +28 approval rating mean? and how does that compare with Clegg? On its own the article and figures are incomparable and fairly meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Just like the unelected former PM, Gordon Browne … He was elected with 58% of the votes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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