An ex finance minister now prime minister deeply unpopular,lacking charisma and out of touch
The opposition decides to immitate his policies after electing a youngster with a mandate to change eveerything if need be.He concentrates on hidde unemployment and incapacity benefit
No,its not the UK but Sweden where the scenario continued and the social democratic government was ejected from power by the Swedish moderates.
Polly Toynbee writing in the Guardian beleives that here in Britain we are in danger of following the Swedes example.
Now she says
National insurance contributions have been raised sharply, with the unplanned effect that nearly half a million of the lowest paid have walked away from the scheme, leaving them nothing if they lose their jobs. Since the scheme is administered via the unions, union membership has dropped by the same amount.
As she points out
This wasn't what the public voted for.So are we in danger of the same thing happening here?
Well David Cameron is well known for his love of Swedish,this from bbc news
David Cameron says his party has "a lot to learn" from the conservative Swedish Moderate Party about winning elections.
The Tory leader has met Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who moved his own party to the centre ground of politics and won power last year.
Web Cameron publishes his speech at the Lse
your new Swedish Model - isn't change for change's sake it's real, bold and lasting change designed to make a real, bold and lasting difference to the people of your country.
Reforming the welfare system to get more people off benefits and into work.
Reforming healthcare so the consumer is in control, not the state.
Getting the education system to respond to the wishes of parents and the needs of individual children.
Making your economy more competitive by keeping taxes down. And using incentives to pioneer a positive vision of environmental change - based on new technologies and new products
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