New poll bad for Brown & Clegg


by Sunny Hundal    
6:40 am - September 22nd 2009

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The Guardian reports today:

An overwhelming majority of voters think Labour is failing to tell the truth about the state of the public finances, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. The result suggests the government has come off worst from a week of squabbling between the parties over the deficit, and Gordon Brown’s admission that spending cuts will be needed.

Only 14% of voters think Labour is telling the truth about the country’s financial situation. More than twice as many believe what the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats say.

That’s what happens when you keep changing your narrative, Labour.

The poll offered little good news for Brown or Clegg – both of whom are more unpopular than their party. The poll also offered bad news for Clegg on his economic narrative:

Lib Dems are the most hostile to cuts and the keenest on tax – 32% want cuts and 53% tax – suggesting that Clegg’s talk of “savage” reductions in spending may go down badly with his party base.

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1. cjcjc

I think it’s a little unfair to say that Labour “keeps changing” its narrative.

It has changed it once: from outright lying (either about whether cuts were necessary or whether they were planning any or both) to something closer to the truth.

The damage has come not from the change, but from the initial lie(s).

I’m sure Mandy would have been pushing for the change much sooner, knowing that the “investment versus cuts” narrative was never going to be believed.
So, as ever, it’s Brown, the “master strategist” ((c) Polly Toynbee) to blame.

2. Mark M

“New poll bad for Brown & Clegg” … Good for country.

You have to wonder how long we can go before the election pressure becomes too much. Only 14% believing the current government?! That is shameful.

3. sanbikinoraion

Bit unfair labelling of Clegg have bad personals; their bar charts down the side don’t indicate “don’t knows”, and it’s hardly surprising a lot of people “don’t know” much about Nick Clegg, since he’s a fairly new leader of the 3rd party. Misleading charts, at best.


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