The Conservative Manifesto - Campaign Trail 42 - GE 2017

Telegraph: Reports " Middle-class pensioners to lose benefits under Tory plan to fund social care "

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It has been noted by others that the UK welfare systems favours the older rich of the population, while the young get short end of the stick, and poor older people do not get the help they need.   It can be argued that the Middle Class have enjoyed good years under the Coalition Government and the Conservative Government, the fate of poor older people needs to be looked, why should older people be forced to sell their homes to get help, in the Conservative Manifesto there will be a block on forcing people to sell their homes.   The manifesto might not go down well older rich OAP's and they vote.   One can only hope that this new policy on the elderly does not cause Jeremy Corbyn to rise in the polls.   There are still a few weeks to go before the election. 

Trump on the Media - Trump Era

Guardian: Reports " Trump: 'No politician in history has been treated more unfairly' "

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Even in his own scandal Trump wants it to be the biggest, one can assume that Richard Nixon felt he has been treated unfairly, he had to resign, both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown must feel they have got and have gotten the short end of the stick, one due to Iraq the other to the economic collapse, while Bush 43 had to put up with a lot from the left after the failure to find WMD in Iraq.   The Trump White House needs a new Chief of Staff, someone who can put Trump in his place, can run WH as it should be run, Trump should ask former Secretary of State, James Baker to do the job he did for Reagan, that first term was seen as the best, also after Iran - Contra blew up the White House got a new staff that restored most of the Reagan Presidency, thus allowing Bush 41 to win 1988.   Also Trump can follow the example of Bill Clinton during Impeachment, he said every day that he was working for the American people, he got through his crisis by laying for a long time about the affair,  and giving the PR that his sole concern was the American people.   THE Trump Oval needs to control itself, otherwise it could forced out like Nixon. 

The Downfall of a President - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " Trump-Russia row: Putin offers to release meeting record "

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The Trump Presidency is a disaster, it should be noted also that there is another slow burning scandal, the article notes the following, " US media have quoted a memo by former FBI director James Comey that reportedly says Mr Trump asked him to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Moscow. "  Thus President Trump faces charges of giving secrets to the Russians and trying to obstruct the investigation of the FBI in to the links between the Trump Campaign and the Russians in 2016.   It can be argued that the Republicans should CUT BAIT, Trump is making the Republicans look foolish by electing Trump to be their nominee.   A quick way for Republicans to distance themselves from this mess is to approve a selection of special prosecutor to check out the different allegations.   Otherwise the Democrats will do it 2018 if they win the Mid Terms. 

New Polls - Conservatives LEAD - Campaign Trail 41 - GE2017

UK Polling Report: Reports " Kantar has topline figures of CON 47%(+3),LAB 29%(+1), LDEM 8%(-3), UKIP 6%(-2)....Panelbase have topline figures of CON 47%(-1), LAB 33%(+2), LDEM 7%(-1), UKIP 5%(nc)  "

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Thus the Conservatives have between a 14% to a 18% LEAD in the polls, the issue of the Labour Manifesto will have increased the Labour Vote, it so left wing it takes in most of the opinions of the LEFT.   The Labour Manifesto will appeal to the hard left of Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Greens, but it is not enough to take a lead in the overall polls, the Conservatives under PM May are seen as having the most competence, also the UK voter wants out of the EU, while Labour and Liberal Democrats are offering a return to the EU. It has been reported that the Conservatives will go hard on the difference between May and Corbyn in the last week of the election, it is interesting to note that while individual Labour views are popular taken a a whole and lead by Jeremy Corbyn they do not hit the mark.   As noted by this blog the Conservatives have to act as if they are behind, you never know with the polls.