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Have the conservatives already lost the next election?

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    Have the conservatives already lost the next election?

    What can they do to give themselves any chance of getting elected?

    #2
    I certainly won't be voting for them.

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      #3
      well if they don't stop the Bulgarians and make Google pay tax then all the 'savage cuts' will be a waste.

      They will lose unless CMD grows a pair, even ED looks hard against him sometimes.
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #4
        Yes. Next?

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          What can they do to give themselves any chance of getting elected?
          Give loads of stuff away/back 24 months / 12 months before the next election. Voters have a very short attention span.
          What happens in General, stays in General.
          You know what they say about assumptions!

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            #6
            Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
            I certainly won't be voting for them.
            A vote for him;



            could put him in power



            with these two pulling the strings behind him;



            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #7
              Benchmarks for Britain
              For the first time, the British people will have eight clear and transparent benchmarks against
              which they can judge the economic success or failure of the next government. We will be
              accountable and open. These are the eight Benchmarks for Britain. Achieving them over the next
              Parliament will mean we have put Britain back on its feet and are building a new British economic
              model, very different from the debt-driven economy of recent years.
              change the economy

              1. Ensure macroeconomic stability: We will safeguard Britain’s credit rating with a credible plan
              to eliminate the bulk of the structural deficit over a Parliament. Our fiscal policy will seek to
              help keep interest rates lower for longer. The independent Bank of England will continue to
              target 2 per cent Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation, and will use its new role in prudential
              supervision to preserve financial stability.

              2. Create a more balanced economy: We will create the conditions for higher exports, business
              investment and saving as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

              3. Get Britain working again: We will reduce youth unemployment and reduce the number of
              children in workless households as part of our strategy for tackling poverty and inequality.

              4. Encourage enterprise: We will improve Britain’s international rankings for tax competitiveness
              and business regulation.

              5. Ensure the whole country shares in rising prosperity: We will increase the private sector’s share
              of the economy in all regions of the country, especially outside London and the South East.

              6. Reform public services to deliver better value for money: We will raise productivity growth
              in the public sector in order to deliver better schools and a better NH S.

              7. Create a safer banking system that serves the needs of the economy: We will reform the
              regulation and structure of the banking system to ensure lower levels of leverage, less
              dependence on unstable wholesale funding, and greater availability of credit for small and
              medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

              8. Build a greener economy: We will reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions and increase our
              share of global markets for low carbon technologies.
              How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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                #8
                ...although Gordon would probably just be picking his nose behind him.
                And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                  A vote for him;



                  could put him in power



                  with these two pulling the strings behind him;



                  And if you are correct, we will see mass immigration, money printing, big bank bailouts and bonuses, special consideration for the hyper rich, more EU meddling, mass unemployment and a ballooning deficit.

                  Or to put it another way, same as we have now.

                  New Tory == New Labour

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                    #10
                    I think the Cons will win. I don't think people will be able to hack Ed in charge.

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