tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post5297070386333301536..comments2023-10-01T16:53:17.274+01:00Comments on Cicero's Songs: Tipping PointCicerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090838836212624633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-40049415416004582222007-03-24T17:59:00.000+00:002007-03-24T17:59:00.000+00:00Cicero, where have I said turnout will permantly d...Cicero, where have I said turnout will permantly decrease. I suspect like 1992 a close race will see a spike in turnout, although I'll be surprised to see it reach those levels again so soon.<BR/><BR/>Lepidus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-49992845918429293072007-03-23T22:32:00.000+00:002007-03-23T22:32:00.000+00:00It's too early to speculate with any certainty abo...It's too early to speculate with any certainty about what the opinion poll 'fallout' from this budget will be, but my guess is that it will halt the slide in Brown's popularity for the time being. The more serious long term consequence is that the public and media demand for concrete Tory policies will increase (and a good thing too!)<BR/>I still don't entirely buy your 'permanent slide in voter turnout' line of argument. The last two elections have been forgone conclusions, so unsurprisingly fewer people have turned out to vote. If turnout remains low at this coming election where there is the propect of a change of government or even a coalition I will be surprised (and disappointed).Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646256918213762642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-13208869942799920352007-03-23T19:20:00.000+00:002007-03-23T19:20:00.000+00:00You obviously haven't seen today's YouGov poll. Yo...You obviously haven't seen today's YouGov poll. Your fellow Citizens seem to have been rather less enamoured of Comrade Brown's Budget. This bear in mind is in the first flush of the news coverage of the Budget which is always the best for a Chancellor. As an Ecnomics man I suggest you watch Bremner's take. He maybe a comedian, but there are some serious points I think you are deliberately ignoring.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Lepidus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com