ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ catches up with a group of senior floating voters from the construction industry to ask them what they learnt from the last election
In 2010 ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ asked a group of senior floating voters from the construction industry to write a diary of their twists and turns over the course of the election campaign and how their voting intentions shifted. This time we catch up with them, and start by asking them if they learnt anything from last time round.
Don’t give the politicians too much credit
Neil Dower, managing director, Conamar
The Conservatives got my vote in 2010. It was time for a change, and with responsibility for keeping Conamar going during the downturn, I needed the next government to be solid on the economy and pro-business.
The first two years were tough, no question. It was an extraordinarily difficult time for any party to take charge, though, and I’m not sure the others would have managed any better. More solid initiatives for growth and less rhetoric and coalition infighting would have been very welcome, however.
But in the last six to 12 months especially, things have definitely improved. Is this down to the government though? We, and others like us, have worked extremely hard to keep our businesses on track over the last five years. I wouldn’t give the politicians too much credit.