http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22059630
"Chancellor George Osborne has said he is "in tune" with "the great majority of the country" on changes to welfare." as the BBC summarises his comments on a political show.
Good for him I say. 36% of the population even voted for him, which surely gives him a mandate to roll back of much of our communal welfare state as he can lay his miserly hands on.
Cheap shots aside, his response shows little more than a continued focus on the lack of alternatives to suicide through austerity and an appeal to the anti-benefit prejudices of the right wing press.
The former argument is getting a bit stale at this stage. If the Coalition are incapable of producing economic growth the population may rightly decide to chance their hand with other parties even if they lack a concrete five-year-plan for economic renaissance.
As for his appeal to the experience and attitudes of the masses - we will just have to see what happens at the next elections. The coalition's attack on students, welfare, public sector employees and anyone who enjoys state supported cultural and artistic activities has alienated an awful lot of interest groups. I think we can safely say that Cameron and Osborne will not be re-elected on charisma alone and their economic policy looks weaker by the day.
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