Tories spend more on ads than on crime plan

Adds to list to bitch to his MP about

Nice misleading header. Program handed out $4.9 million in 2009/2010. Advertising will be $6 million for 2010/2011. How could they spend more on advertising when the fiscal year for the program just started? And nowhere in the article does it point out what the program budget will be for 2010/2011

Maybe you and the Sun should wait until the END of the 2010/2011 year before making that judgement call.

I don't think your criticism holds water. The program has already budgeted for 6M in advertising - so they expect to spend more in advertising than they paid out in compensation last year. You really think they'll come in way below budget in advertising? As we know, bureaucrats scramble like mad at the end of the year to spend their budgets because if they don't, their budget is reduced for next year - use it or lose it.

I think it's shameful that the budget for this program is anywhere near what they pay out - why do they need to advertise at all? Victims of crime will be informed that they can apply for compensation by victim services, so the only reason for advertising is to make the govt look good to the average person. To spend more on doing that than actually doing the work of the program makes it just a hollow mockery.

I don't think your criticism holds water. The program has already budgeted for 6M in advertising - so they expect to spend more in advertising than they paid out in compensation last year. You really think they'll come in way below budget in advertising? As we know, bureaucrats scramble like mad at the end of the year to spend their budgets because if they don't, their budget is reduced for next year - use it or lose it.

I think it's shameful that the budget for this program is anywhere near what they pay out - why do they need to advertise at all? Victims of crime will be informed that they can apply for compensation by victim services, so the only reason for advertising is to make the govt look good to the average person. To spend more on doing that than actually doing the work of the program makes it just a hollow mockery.
Well like I said, I'll wait til the end of the 2010/2011 year before passing judgement on it. They budgeted $6 mil. for ads for 2010/2011. Don't know what that has to do with what was paid out in 2009/2010. Find me some figures on the advertising budget for 2009/2010 then we can talk.

Negative press carries a lot of weight. Traditionally its been the tory's weapon of choice when they don't have any real solutions or plan of their own to put forth. And making fun of people's appearance or dissability appeals to a lot of conservative supporters.