David Cameron and Nick Clegg are set to publish a 36,000 word dossier detailing the progress made on hundreds of the coalition government’s pledges.
The document is expected to show that the vast majority of aims have been met but does acknowledge some have been missed.
Details of each of the 480 measures in the 2010 coalition agreement are included in the document, which is expected to show that 90% of pledges have been met, however it will also confirm that more than 70 have been missed.
While 90% success rate sounds good as is always the case the stats never tell the full story, and even if 90% have been met the one pledge that this coalition will live or die by is their handling of the economy and the deficit, which at this stage is far too early to begin gauging their performance.
This Mid-Term review is at best very tedious and while it may provide a short term boost in terms of favourable coverage for the government, let’s not lose sight of the real long-term goals.
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