Queensland Premier Anna Bligh wants to spend a few million dollars of taxpayers' money on a public-relations blitz, including a letter to every Queensland household (Courier Mail 16/9).

I heard a lot of comments about this on the radio yesterday from people stopped in the street. Not one of them likes the idea of a mass mail-out. No one said that they would even read a letter of that sort, regardless of the subject matter.

So then, how does the government (the Qld Govt or any govt) get its message out there?

How does it reach the people? How does it promote a cause without being seen to promote itself?

Another common comment was that the government is not listening to the people. People feel powerless and alienated. They feel as thought their government is not acting in their best interests.

So how does a government get a message across that is accepted as genuine and not perceived as biased or spun in a misleading manner?

Is it even possible for any government to be accepted by the majority of its consitituents as being straight with the people and always acting in the best interests of the people?

Or is every government doomed to fall out of favour and incur a whole lot of distrust, no matter how it conducts its business?

If our Anna wants to be accepted as doing a good job, & actually handling OUR money, in a reasonable manner, she could stary by getting rid of the quarter or so of public servants, who do nothing but promote the government.

She should start with at least a hundred or so from the premiers department. If the much despised old Joh could manage with 6 staff, surely, even someone as incompete as Anna, should be able to do it with 60 or so.

This woman is a fool, & her government members are a bunch of fools. I am surprised that many of the ministers are allowed on TV, where their lack of any simple savvy shines brightly, for all to see.

Of course they do have that idiot Swan, to model themselves on.

Ludwig

So then, how does the government (the Qld Govt or any govt) get its message out there?

Firstly I would suggest it doesn't run an election campaign based on lies.

Secondly, represent the interests of the people they claim to represent.

Thirdly, don't piss our tax dollars against the wall, time nad time again.

You gain respect by being a firm but fair leader, either in politics or in the workplace.

When you simply sell the family (tax payers) assetts to make up for the terrible mess you have created, the family gets a tad snakey. It's a bit like kids watching their inheritences dissapearing and being powerless to do anything about it.

May not have been so hard to take if the election was not won on lies and scare tactics.

Is it even possible for any government to be accepted by the majority of its consitituents as being straight with the people and always acting in the best interests of the people?
When you have the likes of beaty who suddenly walks, then nuttel with his wrong doings, followed closely by anna lies, I doubt it!

Hasbeen; If the much despised old Joh could manage with 6 staff, surely, even someone as incompete as Anna, should be able to do it with 60 or so.

Good point. And there were very few computers etc in Johs days and email was something from 'the jetsons' not to mention mobile phones and lap tops.

I think there might be mutiny on the good ship bounty this time around.

Ludwig
I think the root the problem is the party system.

One side gets in by a comparatively large margin (3-7%) and behaves like it's born the rule. Constantly telling us how good they are and how bad the opposition is.

The other side, spends most of it's time white anting anything good the government tries to do. Concentrates on the trivialities in order to make them selves seem less odious.

Alternative policies? are merely 'emperors new clothes' to re-marketing the same tired ideology.

It long since stopped being about what is best for the people. Its like two (obsolete) sterile mammoths fighting over an irrelevant mating mound. Neither will make much difference where it counts. Our interests get trampled like the grass under their feet.

Hasbeen,
Feel better now?
Perhaps you should research what the Premiers Department actually does obviously you have no idea.
There is a big difference between the Premiers Department and her Office.
What amazes me is that you think the other lot would be any different.
Certainly where eAnt is their LNP local member is a hypercritical, out of his depth individual with more ambition than talent and delusions of grandeur.

Examinator, I find it truly amazing that anyone can think they know so much, & show just how little they do know, every time they touch a computer. You wouldn't be a member of her lot, would you?

Come to think of it, that's par for the course, with dills. Have you ever thought of getting a job as a presenter, with the ABC? Most of your posts sound like the rubbish they spout.

Given time, you may grow up, but it's most unlikely, in just a life time or two.

Yes we do know what it does, & what it doesn't. That's why we want to see it back to something usefull, to us. You know us, the ones who foot the bill.

How convenient, some can not remember John Howard's letters, his fridge magnets and unwanted phone messages.
Balance please.