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Sunday, 22 July 2012 18:23 |
Written by Graham Young
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In the responses to our poll on reducing the size of the public service we had a number of respondents who identified themselves as current or former public servants. I thought their forthrightness should be rewarded by dedicating a separate post to them.
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Saturday, 21 July 2012 23:29 |
Written by Graham Young
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For last week's Party Games I polled on the Queensland government's policy of cutting the public service by 20,000. The results were interesting. Even though our sample seemed to lean to the left only 35% were opposed to down-sizing, versus 52% in favour and 11% neutral. That's a reasonably strong position for the government.
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Sunday, 15 July 2012 18:00 |
Written by Graham Young
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Those supporting the G20 conference coming to Brisbane were generally enthusiastic enough about it that they would pay a quarter to a half of the amount because they saw great benefits. Those who didn't support it focussed on the state of the Queensland government finances, and also that Queensland's government hadn't asked for the conference.
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Sunday, 15 July 2012 17:23 |
Written by Graham Young
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It is impossible for a politician not to have at least some political reasons for policies, even if it is from the point of view that good policies are good politics, but it seems that Julia Gillard has got to a place where it doesn't matter what she does, it is all bad politics.
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Saturday, 14 July 2012 17:31 |
Written by Graham Young
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My favourite qualitative response was from one 45-54 year old living in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane somewhere who said:
Promotes Brisbane as a city and I do not have to travel so far to protest. A great pity G20 members are so stuck on maintaining the status quo that greed is good and unwilling to committ to serious systemic reform of financial and democratic institutions.
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Saturday, 14 July 2012 16:14 |
Written by Graham Young
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I thought that Julia Gillard awarding to the G20 Summit to Brisbane was actually a bit of a coup, but it seems that while I'm not on my own, there's almost as many disagree with me as agree, and neither group makes it to 50%.
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Sunday, 03 June 2012 18:41 |
Written by Graham Young
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There has been some commentary that the Opposition has been too hard on Craig Thomson. These letters to the editor at The Australian give an idea of the spectrum of discussion. The mental health issue was kicked-off by the Opposition's Mal Washer, a qualified medico. It was then followed-up by the government and journalists with the suggestion that opposition members were being deluged by letters telling them to leave Thomson alone.
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Sunday, 03 June 2012 16:56 |
Written by Graham Young
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When it comes to approval or disapproval of the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's Loyal Leader of the Opposition, the same themes that have been apparent from the beginning still recur.
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Sunday, 03 June 2012 14:43 |
Written by Graham Young
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This is the first of our polls where debt has come up as an issue that is of concern to Labor as well as Liberal voters. Like the economy, it is an issue that is generally a marker of non-Labor voting intentions. No more. This is bad news for the government as it is difficult for Labor to win an argument based on economic issues.
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