David Miliband has been applauded by sections of the liberal press — most notably Martin Kettle in The Guardian — essentially for acknowledging the bleeding obvious; that the parties of the European Left are losing three main groups of voters; working class voters in insecure jobs who are fearful of migrant labour; middle income voters, who are scared of losing their standard of living, and younger middle class graduates who are
alienated by the compromises of power.
Not exact matches
Large numbers of those
alienated from the churches of their youth (or offended
by the TV presentations of conservative evangelists will not be attracted
by the prospect of continuously
compromised national curricula or social witness.
It is currently playing out in the live animal export sector, where the demise of local processing opened the door for a live export sector, which in turn through its simple business model has
compromised livestock welfare and
alienated many consumers, reduced employment in Top End towns which once had abattoirs, and added risk to cattle business profitability
by providing only one market outlet.
They reject the more moderate approach advocated
by Blue Dogs, saying that
compromise policies only end up
alienating the party's base.
Although such statements are sincerely meant, the
alienating parent's view of the other parent is
compromised at this stage, as indicated
by her behavior.
They often catch us
by surprise with their extreme thinking, emotions and behavior, which can include: an inability to
compromise, lying, spreading rumors, stealing, damaging property, hiding money, suing their employers, frivolous lawsuits, stalking, abusing children,
alienating children, domestic violence and sometimes even killing people.
An another example, some fathers have attempted to
alienate mothers whose involvement with their children was
compromised by physical or emotional illness or self - development or vocational requirements
by making accusations of neglect even when the attenuated involvement was clearly temporary.