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Don't election winners always deliver something other than what they campaigned for?

• onion2k 5y ago
  They do, yes. The key thing is that they didn't know what they were campaigning for wasn't possible though, so they often try and fail, or the situation changes to make plans impossible, or they just realised what they wanted to do was actually stupid. All those things are fine. Changing your mind when presented with new data is a good thing. Campaigning while knowing that you plan to do something else is different. The important thing is that you should campaign believing that you will make every effort to implement your plans, else you are defrauding voters. For example, I have no doubt whatsoever that Boris had absolutely no intention of trying to increase NHS funding despite repeated saying he would if people voted leave. That's the difference. He wasn't just wrong or incompetent or unlucky, but instead he was telling people something he knew wouldn't happen.
  • blibble 5y ago
    > For example, I have no doubt whatsoever that Boris had absolutely no intention of trying to increase NHS funding despite repeated saying he would if people voted leave. the government did increase NHS funding by more than the bus number (£350 million/week) see NHS Funding Act 2020: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/5/pdfs/ukpga_20200005_en.pdf https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/5/pdfs/ukpga_20200... (148MM-127MM) / 52 = £390M increase / week so, how about that doubt?