Comments on: Westpoll: 54-46 to Labor; Galaxy: 51-49 to Liberal

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:28:13 +0000

By: Gary Bruce

Gary Bruce — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:23:32 +0000

241 Duke – “but presumably it would be similar to the current situation otherwise they would announce it.” A very BIG assumption there. The scare campaign stuff as you call it is what Labor wants to tar the Libs with. They’ve left a blank sheet for heaven sake. State Workchoices here we come.

By: Duke of Peredur

Duke of Peredur — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:20:48 +0000

Well, there probably is no real policy to accounce. They are unprepared, and haven’t the faintest idea what exactly they’re supposed to do.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:18:21 +0000

In that case the Liberals would have no reason not to release their IR policy before the election would they?

By: Duke of Peredur

Duke of Peredur — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:15:32 +0000

I think the distinction between having an IR policy and producing it is mere semantics. Obviously if elected the Liberals will have some sort of IR policy, but presumably it would be similar to the current situation otherwise they would announce it. Where’s this scare campaign stuff coming from? Hardly much to be scared about boys and girls!

By: steve

steve — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:57:26 +0000

Gary the only thing scarier than a Liberal IR policy is a sneaky attempt to hide their IR policy till after the election. It is afterall only words on paper why hide behind this Federal Issue propaganda?

By: Gary Bruce

Gary Bruce — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:53:35 +0000

235 steve – you’re probably right. As I said earlier this is a ready made scare campaign, whether they have one but won’t release it or they don’t have one at all. A stupid move on their part IMHO.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:50:39 +0000

I can remember Salary-Anne Atkinson promising there would be no increase in the General Rate, too, during a Liberal campaign launch. Everyone assumed General Rates were not going to rise in the next Liberal budget. General Rates rose across the board, but not a very specific and inconsequential ‘The General Rate’.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:41:09 +0000

Barnett must have one because it is scaring the daylights out of our NSW readers.

By: Darn

Darn — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:40:01 +0000

Barnett doesn’t have an IR policy like John Howard didn’t have a GST policy in 1996.