"BBC chief political correspondent Norman Smith said: "Mr Cameron has decided, yes, it's painful to carry out a U-turn, but better that and one day's bad headlines, than months of wrestling with Middle England." "
I think he will suffer more than one day's bad headlines; this climb-down is yet another U-shaped nail in a decisiveness coffin which he's burying his own credibility in.
Quote: Nogget @ February 17 2011, 8:56 AM GMT"BBC chief political correspondent Norman Smith said: "Mr Cameron has decided, yes, it's painful to carry out a U-turn, but better that and one day's bad headlines, than months of wrestling with Middle England." " I think he will suffer more than one day's bad headlines; this climb-down is yet another U-shaped nail in a decisiveness coffin which he's burying his own credibility in.
Luckily for Cameron he has his very own unpopularity lightning conductor in the shape of Nick Clegg.
Quote: Griff @ February 17 2011, 10:24 AM GMTObviously this forests sell-off was an idiotic idea. But I'm not convinced the "decisiveness" thing is a real issue with voters.
Well voters have very short memories of course. All I'm saying is that historically, leaders have always got a lot of grief over their U-turns from the opposition, since it is clear proof of indecisiveness.
They're getting quite good at u turns
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/feb/17/nick-clegg-housing-benefit-cut-dropped
Nice to see Nick flexing his muscles instead of nodding like something on the rear parcel shelf.
(And no, I don't believe this is anything more than a carefully engineered stunt btw)
Quote: Griff @ February 17 2011, 10:41 AM GMTIt's certainly not very impressive coming up with a strategy you have to back down from two months later.
This very thread was more powerful that we ever imagined.