There are some people who will say "The government has failed us" no matter what the incumbent government has actually done. Most people, by the looks of things.
I'm informed by sources that I think to be reliable (though maybe I do rely too heavily on the word of Guardian columnists) that this government is the most redistributive of at least the past half a century. And if that's true, it's a great achievement that should be honoured, not met with "get the hell out, you're just as bad as the last lot, let's have a new completely untried party in instead".
I would probably agree with you that Lib Dem policies look better on paper than Labour policies. That's because all Lib Dem policies are a variant on: "In this area we pledge to be much better than Labour." But in reality being in power is a balancing act, and I very much doubt that every single aspect of our lives would be better with a new broom. Until New Labour actually topples over I'm happy to reward what I perceive as its relative success. Certainly things aren't nearly so bad that we need an urgent change of tack, IMO.
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I'm informed by sources that I think to be reliable (though maybe I do rely too heavily on the word of Guardian columnists) that this government is the most redistributive of at least the past half a century. And if that's true, it's a great achievement that should be honoured, not met with "get the hell out, you're just as bad as the last lot, let's have a new completely untried party in instead".
I would probably agree with you that Lib Dem policies look better on paper than Labour policies. That's because all Lib Dem policies are a variant on: "In this area we pledge to be much better than Labour." But in reality being in power is a balancing act, and I very much doubt that every single aspect of our lives would be better with a new broom. Until New Labour actually topples over I'm happy to reward what I perceive as its relative success. Certainly things aren't nearly so bad that we need an urgent change of tack, IMO.