howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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courtesy of the independent.
Seven out of 10 people want George Osborne to adopt a "Plan B" on the economy to give priority to growth rather than spending cuts, according to a poll for The Independent.
ComRes found that 72 per cent of the public believe it is time for the Coalition to perform a U-turn so that its policy is focused more on promoting growth and less on cuts, while 17 per cent disagree and 11 per cent don't know.
Significantly, 64 per cent of people who voted Conservative at the 2010 general election and 68 per of those who backed the Liberal Democrats want a change of course. So do 86 per cent of people who voted Labour.
The pressure from voters across the political spectrum suggests growing doubts about whether the Coalition's handling of the economy is working, following Britain's slide back into recession.
Although ministers deny they are drawing up a Plan B, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have asked the Treasury to produce more proposals to kickstart the economy through state-backed infrastructure and housing projects.
Ministers' fears about a prolonged recession have grown because of the crisis in the eurozone. Yesterday David Cameron discussed Britain's contingency plans at an hour-long session with Sir Mervyn King, the Bank of England Governor, and Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
A Downing Street spokesman described it as "a long-planned meeting, as part of a series of meetings throughout government to ensure the UK is properly placed to deal with the eurozone situation and the issues arising from it".
Also present were the Chancellor, George Osborne; Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister; and Danny Alexander, the Treasury Chief Secretary.
According to ComRes, Labour enjoys an eight-point lead over the Tories, down slightly on the 10-point advantage in its last telephone poll for The Independent in March. Labour is now on 42 per cent (down one point); the Tories on 34 per cent (up one); the Lib Dems on 11 per cent (no change) and others on 13 per cent (no change).
The poll reveals a huge "gender gap" which suggests that Mr Cameron and his party are losing support among women. Some 40 per cent of male voters back the Conservatives; 39 per cent Labour and 8 per cent Lib Dem. But only 29 per cent of women voters support the Conservatives, while 45 per cent will vote Labour and 14 per cent Lib Dem.
The Tories are ahead among only one age group - those aged 65 and over.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#2
Its a daft poll asking 'growth or spending cuts' they are not mutually exclusive and both are needed. In fact we are so top-heavy with public spending cutting that is essential to get growth.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think the difference is the question of immediacy, more spending cuts would not see any growth resulting for many years.
the public want to see signs of things gertting better now.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#4
Yes of course everyone wants to see thing getting better but we still have a massive deficit and to slacken of getting the deficit down will push up the interest rates we pay and that will damage businesses and growth making things worse for people. Indeed this is why I say we need more cuts, quicker, so the pain can be got over more quickly rather than be long drawn out.
Keith Sansum1
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HOWARD;
Looking unlikely to get any better before 2015 onwards(if we are lucky)
the poll on parties rating is an interesting one, think its fair to say without doubt those that attempted to break down the class system by pretending we are all in it together.
In reality these same people don't have to struggle to find where there next meal is to come from.
The co olition, if it's to have a plan B need to bring that forward soon, as cameron/clegg are so unpopular at the moment it will take a long time for them to be in favour with the people that elected them
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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I am reminded of the old visual joke that has a big fat greedy chap grab a poor man's loaf of bread and proceed to cut off a thin slice...only to butter the loaf end and eat it, leaving only the thin slice.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#7
Yup...latest poll says 72 % want Plan `B`and feel the Coalition have mishandled the Economy.
Two more `U` turns Pasty`s and Caravan`s.The number of ill-conceived policies resulting in `U` turns expose the
incompetence of the Coalition Government.
Every `U` turn is a climb down and embarrassing for the Government.How many times can a Government keep climbing
down before a government goes down?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#8
It's not just the climb down, its costing the govt £35m for the u turn on pastys
the co olition appears to have no conviction and little leadership
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i can honestly say that i have never seen such a gutless regime, they might just as well commission an opinion poll on every issue and abide by the result.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#10
and then once they have
do another u turn lol
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#11
With all the twisting and turning .........perhaps they could run a ...Dance Hall ?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#12
couldnt organse a p up in a brewery
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Brian Dixon
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#13
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#14
has anyone counted the u turns yet?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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has anyone twigged where the dance hall bit from reg comes from?
i am old enough and vulgar enough to remember.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#16
im only 21 howard
so cant answer that one
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#17
kieth,hark at you,saw you at the front of the que.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#18
counted 14 u turns has there been more?
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#19
u-turns kieth,1 big cock up lets have a u-tern election.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#20
truble is brian we are likely to end up in the same boat, can't see any party getting overall contriol.
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