wednesday1 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Of course!.............what's the alternative? Boris has a humorous side because he knows that connects with people.But underneath he has a shrewd Churchillian brain that is more than adequate to galvanize this lost country! Labour and Lib dems have nobody in the same league! From Yougov today: 5 Aug 2012 The full tables for YouGov’s weekly Sunday Times poll are now online here. There are a couple of questions on the Boris bandwagon, but mostly it deals with the Olympics. Taking Boris first 39% of people think that David Cameron should remain Tory leader at the next election, 37% think he should step down. As might be expected the largely majority of those wanting David Cameron to go are supporters of opposing parties – the overwhelming majority of Tory supporters (79%) want him to stay, with only 14% thinking he should stand down. Were Cameron to go, Boris Johnson would be the most popular replacement, but is only picked by 24% of people and a third of Tory supporters, so it hardly suggests a great groundswell of support. William Hague is second on 14%, 34% of people say don’t know and 16% say “somebody else”. The Olympic questions were almost a pleasure to receive on Friday. Most polls of the British public are a litany of grumble and complaint (partly, of course, because of what papers ask about – people being happy with things doesn’t normally make good news). People’s opinion on the Olympics is almost unremittingly positive. People now think hosting the Olympics was the right thing to do by 57% to 29% (compared to 53% to 35% before the Games started), 71% of people now think the Games will be a success, compared to 60% before they began. 74% of people think the Olympics so far have been well organised, and 69% think they are lifting people’s spirits. 11% of people say it has made them more likely to take up sport themselves, though of course, it is one thing to tell a pollster this and a different thing to actually put it into action! There was also an overwhelmingly positive reception for the opening ceremony. Amongst those people who watched at least some of the opening ceremony, 60% said it was very good, 29% good. Only 10% had a negative opinion of it. 68% said it made them feel proud to be British. Asked to pick their favourite parts of the ceremony the Queen’s appearance with James Bond came top on 29%, followed by the lighting of the cauldron and the opening sequence showing the industrial revolution of British social history (both on 18%). There was very little sympathy for Aiden Burley’s comments about the ceremony, only 15% said his description of it as “leftie multicultural crap” was fair. Despite the positive reviews for the ceremony people still though too much was spent on it, though there has been a significant shift since July – 52% of people still thought £27m was too much to spend on it (down from 67% in July), 32% thought it was about the right amount to spend (up from 16%). There are very positive reviews of the BBC’s coverage of the Games. 87% of people who are watching at least some of the Games say the BBC has done a good job in covering it, 82% think the commentators have been well informed. So far respondents say they have most enjoyed watching the swimming (19%) and cycling (17%). On Ye Shiwen, 46% of respondents think she is probably not using drugs compared to only 15% who think she is. 52% think it was wrong of John Leonard to voice his suspicions. On Olympic sport, Squash – the only sport asked about that is not an existing Olympic sport or planned to become one – actually had the highest proportion of people thinking it should be. 64% of people thought Squash should be contested at the Olympics, with only 18% saying it shouldn’t be. There was also high (63%) support for trampoline gymnastics remaining an Olympic sport. People thought beach volleyball should be an Olympic sport by 49% to 32%, BMX cycling by 45% to 36% and rugby sevens by 45% to 36%. Golf, due to be introduced at the 2016 Olympic games, was only seen as something that should be an Olympic sport by 21% of people, with 62% thinking it should not be. Finally Michael Phelps was seen as the greatest Olympian by 20% (of course the survey was conducted on Thursday to Friday, and Phelps has won several more medals since then!), with Steve Redgrave in second place on 17%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 True Sarmy Dave is all image and no substance - remember he's never even had a real job. I think people just remembered the damage they did to the country last time 'round. A lot of Labour MPs have never had real jobs - Ed Miliband for one. As for damage to the country, it's nice of Harriet Harman to remind us of Labour's damage; http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/05/labour-mistake-gambling-law-harman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 A lot of Labour MPs have never had real jobs - Ed Miliband for one. As for damage to the country, it's nice of Harriet Harman to remind us of Labour's damage; http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/05/labour-mistake-gambling-law-harman Hey up Baaaaarnsley Bill thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Hey up Baaaaarnsley Bill thanks for that! Some people just don't like the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Some people just don't like the truth. What's up, badgers got away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Of course!.............what's the alternative? Boris has a humorous side because he knows that connects with people.But underneath he has a shrewd Churchillian brain that is more than adequate to galvanize this lost country! Labour and Lib dems have nobody in the same league! Churchill spent massive chunks of his career making catastrophic errors. We don't need a Churchill. We're not in a world war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I don't agree it was that, I don't think they would have won if Jessica Ennis had been leading them! True Sarmy Dave is all image and no substance - remember he's never even had a real job. I think people just remembered the damage they did to the country last time 'round. There was a trust element to it for sure. I don't disagree with that. It just backs up the point that a charismatic leader alone is not enough to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light sonic Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 remember he's never even had a real job Neither has Milliband. I think people just remembered the damage they did to the country last time 'round. Looking back, the economy was in very good shape when John Major left office. Labour then cocked it all up, and now they are just sitting back waiting for the the Tories to repair the damage so they can get back in with promises of spend spend spend again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Neither has Milliband. Looking back, the economy was in very good shape when John Major left office. Labour then cocked it all up, and now they are just sitting back waiting for the the Tories to repair the damage so they can get back in with promises of spend spend spend again. The Tory years 79-97 were classic repeated boom and bust. Major was at the helm in 92 for one of the darkest episodes in British economic history, an episode that couldn't even by blamed on global factors. The NHS and education had been run into the ground. There were a lot of good reasons why the Tories got their backsides tanned in the 97 election. Perhaps even to the extent that in 2010 it still wasn't forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Neither has Milliband. very few mp's have had real jobs, that's part of the current problems with politics Looking back, the economy was in very good shape when John Major left office. Labour then cocked it all up, and now they are just sitting back waiting for the the Tories to repair the damage so they can get back in with promises of spend spend spend again. but the tories aren't doing anything to repair the damage, and ultimately the damage was done 30 years ago by the policies adopted by the thatcher governemnts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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