Joseph's Vision

"I want to see the Labour Party not only transformed internally but rather taking in its stride the leading role to transform the country’s agenda into a more progressive one. I want to see the Labour Party at the forefront of proposing and advocating the environmental reforms and social changes that are overdue under this conservative rule."


Tuesday 20 May 2008

MLP Leadership Contest - Focus Groups

Focus groups are a dangerous thing. People hold contradictory views on things and adhering to the results of these groups can get politicians into real trouble. What makes it worse is that politics covers every aspect of life and so a technique developed to check the appeal of a specific product for a specific purpose that is aimed at a specific market segment is bound to create problems.

With that caveat in mind, it's still interesting to see the results of a focus group that's been published elsewhere online. I don't know who's run the groups so can't vouch for the results but it seems Joseph scores best on the economy and the environment. There are definitely areas where he's behind the others (according to these groups) but it seems to me that these two areas are the most important ones facing Malta in the next few years, so overall I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

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