1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: The halfway mark. Halfway ish? Can we suggest things are 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: starting to turn a little bit for the government now. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: This week we've seen the Prime Minister at Ruakuram multi 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: billion dollar investment that sells the Mari economy showcases large 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: amounts of foreign money as well as the potential for 6 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: huge productivity gains in economic growth. Monday, more money for tourism. 7 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: Tourism is coming backs too slow, way too slow, but 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: the tourist spent is up to post COVID levels. Numbers 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: aren't back with the spenders, which is good. Yesterday, Education 10 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: Minister Stanford pumping more money into classrooms, savings made from 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: the bespoke design nonsense and waste that the labour train 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: wreck was in charge of. Then the Prime Minister's back 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,599 Speaker 1: with the police, and the Justice Minister's spooking these very 14 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: good looking numbers around victims of crime. This comes off 15 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: the back of three polls, all of which showed the 16 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: same thing, the government being returned to office if an 17 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: election was held Today. Slowly but surely, specific bits are 18 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: starting to fall into place. We had a good GDP. 19 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: Of course last time the growth stats were published. Clearly 20 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: yesterday's numbers are crime which was as big as any 21 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: issue last election, is looking very much back in the box. 22 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: The gang Pache laws are working, even if the critics 23 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: are saying that they're working. People the surveys say feel 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: safer on the streets, and the victim numbers look very good. Indeed, health, 25 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: of course, remains an issue, and there seems a determination 26 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: among the unions, especially to keep it on the front page. 27 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: But the key bits that single support governments, the economy, education, 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: crime and justice, they look solid. If they can get 29 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: health under control, they'll be rolling. Obviously, the economic side 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: is fragile and open to a lot of stuff that's 31 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: beyond our control. So counting chickens is a bit pointless 32 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: at this point in time. And on that note, you 33 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: then come to this idea that's gaining some traction that 34 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: the Trump fiasco could well be the making of our 35 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: prime minister. A bloke who struggled to connect might well 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: have settled nicely into his wheelhouse with an economic mess 37 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: that could see the best of them shine when it's 38 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: needed most. If the polls play okay for them the 39 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: way they do now, there's a glimmer of light, and 40 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: by the time we get to the end of the year. 41 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: Momentum might well be theirs an election. An election may 42 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: well be theirs to lose. For more from the Mic 43 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: Asking Breakfast Some Live to news Talks at B from 44 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.