Genie Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Does anyone else get the yougov surveys? This is today’s Quote Today we are going to review Johnson's time in power... Overall, would you say Boris Johnson is a strong or weak leader? Weak Latest results show... Weak 73% Strong 22% Not sure 4% Is he a likeable leader? No Live results show... No 69% Yes 28% Not sure 3% Boris Johnson has been Prime Minister now since July 2019. Would you say he has been a decisive leader during that time? No, he's not The verdict is... No, he's not 77% Yes, he is 19% Not sure 4% Has he been a trustworthy leader? Not at all Others said... Not at all 72% Yes, he has 14% Sometimes 13% Not sure 1% Let's move on to Johnson's handling of the big issues... Do you think that Johnson’s Govt. has done everything it reasonably could to protect the public from COVID-19? It has not Others said... It has 21% It has not 79% And how much confidence, if any, do you have in Johnson to make the right decisions when it comes to the coronavirus outbreak? Not very much Chat users said the amount of confidence they have in Johnson is... None at all 53% Not very much 25% Fair amount 12% A lot 11% Boris secured an EU trade deal at the end of last year. Do you think Boris Johnson handled Brexit well or badly? Badly Latest results show... Badly 72% Well 25% Not sure 4% One of Boris’ pledges in the 2019 general election was to 'level up' the UK economy... Do you approve of the way Johnson has been handling the UK economy? Disapprove Live results show... Disapprove 75% Approve 25% Another pledge was reaching "Net Zero by 2050" with investment in clean energy solutions and green infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions and pollution... When it comes to trying to reduce carbon emissions and pollution, do you think the UK government is doing…? Not enough Others thing the government is doing... Not enough 63% About right 19% Too much 10% Not sure 7% Do you have any final comments about Boris Johnson? (What could he have done better? What should he focus on next?) Type your thoughts in the box below 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 lol, at Priti calling the BLM stuff "dreadful", talk about staying in character. I wonder what they are really going to try do while the media goes nuts about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Good answers there @Genie, think I'd have put the same for all Why oh why did they illustrate it? Hard enough to get people's real opinions, without adding silly illustrations that sub-consciously affect the participant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Good answers there @Genie, think I'd have put the same for all I was surprised just how many people agreed, in summary 75% of the people doing the survey think he’s an idiot. I was a bit out of kilter with the “how much confidence do you have that he will make the right decisions about coronavirus” question, I generously said “not very much” (25%) where the majority (53%) had gone with none at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Genie said: I was surprised just how many people agreed, in summary 75% of the people doing the survey think he’s an idiot. I was a bit out of kilter with the “how much confidence do you have that he will make the right decisions about coronavirus” question, I generously said “not very much” (25%) where the majority (53%) had gone with none at all I think they majorly struggle to get representative samples for these surveys. Your answers will probably get about 1/10 of the weighting of someone who actually put 'good'! I think your answer to that particular question was right, correctly reflecting that they have gotten most things horribly wrong, but that the government - perhaps more specifically Hancock, if chatter is to be believed - clearly got one big thing right in the vaccine program. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I think they majorly struggle to get representative samples for these surveys. Your answers will probably get about 1/10 of the weighting of someone who actually put 'good'! I think your answer to that particular question was right, correctly reflecting that they have gotten most things horribly wrong, but that the government - perhaps more specifically Hancock, if chatter is to be believed - clearly got one big thing right in the vaccine program. Indeed. I'd really like a breakdown of those votes by the party the participants voted for at the last election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) LOL EDIT: Also LOL Edited February 16, 2021 by HanoiVillan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: LOL EDIT: Also LOL I'd hang Cummings for just having the cheek to make a statement as contained in the PDF and expect it to be taken seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 16, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, bickster said: I'd hang Cummings Fixed 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hmm, what purpose could this oversight-free slush fund be put to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 17, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted February 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Hmm, what purpose could this oversight-free slush fund be put to? FOI exempt is not the same as oversight free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted February 17, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2021 20 hours ago, bickster said: I'd hang Cummings for just having the cheek to make a statement as contained in the PDF and expect it to be taken seriously I'm just waiting for the inevitable email evidence to come out to say that he is telling complete lies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, blandy said: FOI exempt is not the same as oversight free. This is very true, and there are legitimate reasons to not want to make our research public. It's hard not to be sceptical when siphoning off public funds seems to be the entire reason this lot are in government, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 17, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: It's hard not to be sceptical when siphoning off public funds seems to be the entire reason this lot are in government, though. Of course. Though to an extent, they do that in full view, with much larger sums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted February 19, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56125462 Quote Matt Hancock acted unlawfully when his department did not reveal details of contracts it had signed during the Covid pandemic, a court has ruled. A judge said the health secretary had "breached his legal obligation" by not publishing details within 30 days of contracts being signed. The public had a right to know where the "vast" amounts spent had gone and how contracts were awarded, he added. That has to be a good start I think. I have a feeling it will take twenty years before we fully know how much public money this government stole in the chaos of the pandemic, but it's nice to know that there are people fighting for that now. Incidentally, isn't this the kind of thing Ministers used to resign over? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 19, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 19, 2021 And this is good news too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56125796 Quote The High Court must overturn Boris Johnson's decision that Home Secretary Priti Patel did not breach government rules on behaviour, a union says. The prime minister decided not to sack Ms Patel last year after a report found evidence of "bullying" and "some occasions of shouting and swearing". One day we may even see some sort of accountability for the actions of the current government - for now, it's just nice to know that the media are still comfortable in reminding us that the issues exist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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meregreen Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 41 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Reckon Boris dropped a wet one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 20 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56125462 That has to be a good start I think. I have a feeling it will take twenty years before we fully know how much public money this government stole in the chaos of the pandemic, but it's nice to know that there are people fighting for that now. Incidentally, isn't this the kind of thing Ministers used to resign over? I wonder when actions will have consequences again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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