Newspaper Endorsements: FT makes its choice
source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd4e693c-56df-11df-aa89-00144feab49a.html
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Out of all the party selections for the Election, the Financial Times sounds like an interesting one to hear. Mainly because the other papers picks came with no surprise.
From the start, looks unclear on which party is on top with the paper, since there's a brief line about the Lib Dem rise and the Labour line of this election needs more substance not style. With an added kind word to Thatchers leadership in 1979.
After presenting the FT's concerns over little concentration fixing the economy and a need for electoral reform, the paper breaks down its difficult choices and picks the Conservatives (heard this is the first time since 1987).
"As the architect of the state’s expansion, Mr Brown is not the man to shrink it. Too often he has been tepid or hostile to public sector reform.
The Liberal Democrats are more attractive. It is on the economy that doubts creep in. Their policy is an uneasy mix of sanctimony and populism.
This leaves the Conservatives. They are not a perfect fit, but their instincts are sound. Their fiscal plans, while vague, suggest they would do most to reduce the size of the state. This newspaper still has questions about Mr Cameron and his party. The Tories’ reflexive hostility to Europe,"
From the start, looks unclear on which party is on top with the paper, since there's a brief line about the Lib Dem rise and the Labour line of this election needs more substance not style. With an added kind word to Thatchers leadership in 1979.
After presenting the FT's concerns over little concentration fixing the economy and a need for electoral reform, the paper breaks down its difficult choices and picks the Conservatives (heard this is the first time since 1987).
"As the architect of the state’s expansion, Mr Brown is not the man to shrink it. Too often he has been tepid or hostile to public sector reform.
The Liberal Democrats are more attractive. It is on the economy that doubts creep in. Their policy is an uneasy mix of sanctimony and populism.
This leaves the Conservatives. They are not a perfect fit, but their instincts are sound. Their fiscal plans, while vague, suggest they would do most to reduce the size of the state. This newspaper still has questions about Mr Cameron and his party. The Tories’ reflexive hostility to Europe,"
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richjm
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I'd always assumed the FT would have opted for the Tories. The Conservatives and big City business seem to go hand in hand at the moment.
I was surprised by The Guardian backing the Lib Dems for the first time in ages. Their readership online seems to be really getting behind Clegg and co this year but the paper had held off showing any support and even posted some anti-Clegg stories.
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richjm
