Regardless of whether you consider that 93% or 76% support, it proves once again just how out of touch this forum is.
well not exactly. The lock down is welcome and almost everyone would say so. If you think there are things the government should be doing that doesn't mean you are at odds with the decision. Plus this the response in a time of crisis, the country get behind the government. A few have remarked the similarity in popularity of bush after 9/11
Regardless of whether you consider that 93% or 76% support, it proves once again just how out of touch this forum is.
No it doesn't.
We all know that it would be popular, I said as much yesterday. Mike and Richard's complaints are precisely that the govt has given in to public opinion.
What it proves is that there is more independent thought on this forum than in the general public and that we've actually managed to have a discussion without vilifying or nagging each other. I wouldn't be surprised if 76% of the forum support the measures either, there is such a thing as a silent majority.
Regardless of whether you consider that 93% or 76% support, it proves once again just how out of touch this forum is.
No it doesn't.
We all know that it would be popular, I said as much yesterday. Mike and Richard's complaints are precisely that the govt has given in to public opinion.
What it proves is that there is more independent thought on this forum than in the general public and that we've actually managed to have a discussion without vilifying or nagging each other. I wouldn't be surprised if 76% of the forum support the measures either, there is such a thing as a silent majority.
By definition, it does. I don't want lockdown, you may not want lockdown but almost everyone else does.
We all know that it would be popular, I said as much yesterday. Mike and Richard's complaints are precisely that the govt has given in to public opinion.
What it proves is that there is more independent thought on this forum than in the general public and that we've actually managed to have a discussion without vilifying or nagging each other. I wouldn't be surprised if 76% of the forum support the measures either, there is such a thing as a silent majority.
By definition, it does. I don't want lockdown, you may not want lockdown but almost everyone else does.
No it doesn't.
Being out of touch means not knowing what is going on. We do. Wanting it to happen has bugger all to do with it.
What you appear to mean is "out of step' which is an entirely different thing.
For clarity, I don't oppose lockdown. I question the efficacy of certain aspects, and I worry about the exit strategy, but that's not the same thing either. What I really oppose is the enthusiasm for restricting liberties amongst members of the general public who have no particular expertise but seem to want an enemy within to blame.
Post by Richard Allen on Mar 25, 2020 14:52:52 GMT
While I don't doubt that a majority of people support the government's actions, at least for now, it is surely the case that if 93% of people wanted a "lock down" there really wouldn't be any need for the government to impose one.
I would remind you that extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!
While I don't doubt that a majority of people support the government's actions, at least for now, it is surely the case that if 93% of people wanted a "lock down" there really wouldn't be any need for the government to impose one.
up to a point, as I have observed in the context of measures to get people off the roads, people strongly support such measures, and perhaps ‘lockdowns’ in order that they can drive without problems, go about their business safely, with everybody else out of the way
Regardless of whether you consider that 93% or 76% support, it proves once again just how out of touch this forum is.
On a political forum where most of the membership are set out to be hostile to the PM, and indeed almost any individual politician and any single political party, it's inevitable that there would be a lot of dissent and criticism expressed. Having said that, the forum poll on the other thread currently tells us 68% of us, on balance, approve of the measures the government is taking.
Message or tag me to get your party colour set and access your party's forum!
He is the one politician that I keep hearing everyone I know speak of positively at the moment. Cleggmania seems an apt comparison!
To an extent though, he has a bit of a free hit. There isn't any critic who can use the line "when I was brand-new to the job and had to deal with a global pandemic...".
"People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity; the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die."
Still polling then? Polling considered a vital service?
I heard part of the TV 22.00 News 10-days ago, but apart from that have studiously avoided all news on every media for the entire month. Life is immensely improved by having no news at all. I am sleeping better and for longer. Life without news and incessant broadcasts by politicians and 'experts' is highly recommeded. One misses nothing at all and saves both time and angst.
Still polling then? Polling considered a vital service?
I heard part of the TV 22.00 News 10-days ago, but apart from that have studiously avoided all news on every media for the entire month. Life is immensely improved by having no news at all. I am sleeping better and for longer. Life without news and incessant broadcasts by politicians and 'experts' is highly recommeded. One misses nothing at all and saves both time and angst.
Polling is not just A vital service, it is THE most vital of all!
Still polling then? Polling considered a vital service?
I heard part of the TV 22.00 News 10-days ago, but apart from that have studiously avoided all news on every media for the entire month. Life is immensely improved by having no news at all. I am sleeping better and for longer. Life without news and incessant broadcasts by politicians and 'experts' is highly recommeded. One misses nothing at all and saves both time and angst.
Polling is not just A vital service, it is THE most vital of all!
And most of it being conducted online can be done from home.
Still polling then? Polling considered a vital service?
I heard part of the TV 22.00 News 10-days ago, but apart from that have studiously avoided all news on every media for the entire month. Life is immensely improved by having no news at all. I am sleeping better and for longer. Life without news and incessant broadcasts by politicians and 'experts' is highly recommeded. One misses nothing at all and saves both time and angst.
Ok, Rip van Winkle. If you really had been managing to miss the news for 10 days you are going to come back some time to a very strange world and wonder what the hell is going on.
Still polling then? Polling considered a vital service?
I heard part of the TV 22.00 News 10-days ago, but apart from that have studiously avoided all news on every media for the entire month. Life is immensely improved by having no news at all. I am sleeping better and for longer. Life without news and incessant broadcasts by politicians and 'experts' is highly recommeded. One misses nothing at all and saves both time and angst.
Ok, Rip van Winkle. If you really had been managing to miss the news for 10 days you are going to come back some time to a very strange world and wonder what the hell is going on.