KHOODEELAAR! TOLD YOU SO! That the Ca-Marooned Conservatives are ‘struggling’ on the economy! No wonder! They have been APING Crossrail-Brown [232]

1605 Hrs GMT London Sunday 9 November 2008:



KHOODEELAAR! TOLD YOU SO! That the Ca-Marooned Conservatives are ‘struggling’ on the economy! No wonder! Especially as they have been APING Gordon Brown.... They have not shown independence of thought. If anything, they are likely to suffer electorally unless they can show that they are no longer the part of the looting bankers, assorted City of London parasite merchants and millionaires, big business and the like... They could make a start to establish credibility by behaving in a democratically accountable way.... They could show that they are respectful of democracy. That they want to see evidence that justifies £Billions of public money for London Crossrail... But that would be too much to expect from the Tories. Especially as their ‘most powerful Tory’, Boris Johnson, has shown he is just as servile to Big Business Crossrail as Ken Livingstone was whilst in post and before losing to Johnson on 1 May 20 [To be continued]





REUTERS news agency is reporting as follows [as found by KHOODEELAAR! at 1600 Hrs GMT Sunday 9 November 2008]

"Poll shows Conservatives ahead but doubts on economy
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By Jodie Ginsberg

LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives are well ahead ofLabour in opinion polls, a survey published on Sunday showed, but they are struggling to convince voters about their ability to handle the economy.

An ICM poll for The Sunday Telegraph newspaper put support for the Conservative Party at 43 percent, unchanged from September. Support for the Labour Party was at 30 percent.

If the figures were repeated in a general election, due by mid-2010, the Conservatives would win with a clear majority.

But the opposition has yet to convince voters it is the best party to handle an economic downturn.

Some 40 percent of voters surveyed by ICM chose Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his finance minister, Alistair Darling, when asked who they most trusted to steer them through the economic downturn, against 38 percent for the Conservatives.

Just months ago, some Labour members openly questioned Brown's leadership after the party lost a series of elections for parliamentary seats and fell behind in the polls.

But Brown's handling of the global financial crisis has lifted his standing within his party, and with voters, despite economists' warnings that Britain is on the brink of recession.

On Friday, Labour scored a surprise win in a Scottish election for a parliamentary seat left vacant by the sitting politician's death. The constituency, Glenrothes, was next door to Brown's own and he personally campaigned there. Continued...

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