Re:Group led by Thomas Piketty presents plan for ‘a fairer E...
by roenxi on Sunday December 09, 2018 @05:41PM
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> ... they are trying to bend facts to fit the newspapers narrative, so they will get coverage.
I think we can all agree that that is politics, but not leadership. Politicians are active players in the game of politics, no argument.
So I suppose the null hypothesis is that the current PM has a large contingency of voters who don't like immigration (who are also pandered to by the Daily Mail), and is trying to represent them. I really like that one - a politician who attempts to show leadership _will_ be controversial and resisted. Democracies settle uncontroversial issues extremely quickly, then settle into an awkward status-quo with competing interest groups, where any change advantages some and disadvantages others. Someone who tries to lead anywhere new will face fierce opposition.
Are you fundamentally saying that that null hypothesis is wrong? What are you proposing replaces it?
I think we can all agree that that is politics, but not leadership. Politicians are active players in the game of politics, no argument.
So I suppose the null hypothesis is that the current PM has a large contingency of voters who don't like immigration (who are also pandered to by the Daily Mail), and is trying to represent them. I really like that one - a politician who attempts to show leadership _will_ be controversial and resisted. Democracies settle uncontroversial issues extremely quickly, then settle into an awkward status-quo with competing interest groups, where any change advantages some and disadvantages others. Someone who tries to lead anywhere new will face fierce opposition.
Are you fundamentally saying that that null hypothesis is wrong? What are you proposing replaces it?