The catch, of course, is that opposition to the Iraq war DID
chime with public opinion, while the income tax proposal did not fly in the face of growing disenchantment.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile back here on planet Earth; where no one, (not even someone such as myself
with a lifelong interest in politics,) has ever heard of either Jeremy Corbyn or Angela Eagle much before last week, the Ivory tower jibe
chimes very much in tune
with my own previous assessment of a now all but completely defunct Labor party completely out of touch
with the
public at large and
with broader
opinion, and out to lunch.
And this
chimes with public sentiment, too: as recent
public opinion surveys show, Britons want more green energy and real action to tackle climate change; they want affordable energy bills; real service and honesty from the energy industry.