Comments on: Nudge fudge http://pushingtheboundary.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/nudge-fudge/ Blogging from the edge (of London) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rayyan http://pushingtheboundary.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/nudge-fudge/#comment-35 Rayyan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:19:08 +0000 http://pushingtheboundary.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/nudge-fudge/#comment-35 Nudge politics might be behind some of the worst decisions made by majorities in recent elections: Boris, Bush, etc. It also explains why superior political candidates who have everything on their side, like Obama, aren't wiping the floor with their half-brained, dog-whistle nudge-nudge-wink-wink opponents. But it's not like Cameron even needs to nudge the electorate at present: notice how quiet he's gone since Labour started to sink like a lead balloon? Meanwhile, the Tories get over 50% in the polls, people predict them getting a 164-seat majority in 2010, and Labour cries into its muesli. I can't really stand another 18 months of this: I wish Labour would either pull their finger out and fight back, or give up now and call a general election, so the Tories can win and then we can get to work on kicking them back out again. Nudge politics might be behind some of the worst decisions made by majorities in recent elections: Boris, Bush, etc. It also explains why superior political candidates who have everything on their side, like Obama, aren’t wiping the floor with their half-brained, dog-whistle nudge-nudge-wink-wink opponents.

But it’s not like Cameron even needs to nudge the electorate at present: notice how quiet he’s gone since Labour started to sink like a lead balloon? Meanwhile, the Tories get over 50% in the polls, people predict them getting a 164-seat majority in 2010, and Labour cries into its muesli. I can’t really stand another 18 months of this: I wish Labour would either pull their finger out and fight back, or give up now and call a general election, so the Tories can win and then we can get to work on kicking them back out again.

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