Quote Originally Posted by jackal2 View Post
I keep hearing these standard lines (from the Guardianista set) about 'bluster' and 'weak government', but then I look at the latest poll of polls which puts the Conservatives on 51%, seven points higher than when they won the General Election, while Labour are flat-lining around 32%.

If that's the outcome with the Government 'performing weakly'. while Labour is enjoying its 'new leader bounce' and seeking to exploit the current crisis, I think the Conservatives will be fairly happy with such 'failure'.
Oh right, opinion polls, ok. The Tories are good at lying, but as you’ve admitted, you don’t mind being lied to. Unfortunately that doesn’t often translate into being any good at government. Which results in people dying.

But yeah. Doing well at opinion polls. Well done them.