Yingluck's govt a failure so far, says Democrat spokesman

“For the past eight months, the government has abandoned its duty of addressing people’s grievances,” he said, adding that this government had shown no tangible achievements since it came to power. 

He explained that in reconciliation, all efforts were devoted to helping Thaksin elude his conviction and punishment instead of actually mending fences. Compensation payments had been made in full to red-shirt supporters, while security forces and others adversely affected by the street protests were given a lot less. 

As for the war on drugs, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board has conceded that the number of drug-related arrests in the past six months have been fewer compared to the arrests during the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration.

On fighting corruption, the government has failed to check on irregularities and also neglected to cooperate with the anti-graft campaign launched by the Chamber of Commerce of Thailand.

For flood control, most of major plans were still on the drawing board. 

The South has seen 1,461 deaths in the past eight months, while Thaksin’s meddling is believed to have triggered the recent car-bomb attacks in Hat Yai and Yala. 

The government’s policy on neighbourly ties is primarily focused on bilateral cooperation with Cambodia for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Thailand.

On energy policy, the government has no measures to cope with the inflationary pressure caused by rising fuel prices. On the wage-hike policy, the government has not been able to raise the daily minimum wage to Bt300 or implement the Bt15,000 starting salary for university graduates joining the civil service as promised while campaigning. 

The corporate tax-cut policy is the only pledge the government has been able to fulfil, Chavanond said. 

The policy of granting people, particularly women, greater access to capital has backfired and triggered rifts in communities, while a price-pledging scheme for rice has failed because only some 6.8 million of the targeted 25 million tonnes have been entered for the scheme. In addition, the policies on tourism, handicraft promotion and the Bt30 healthcare scheme have made no headway, he said. 

The policy on distributing free computer tablets to students might trigger graft violations and have an adverse impact on the education system. 

Meanwhile, the policy on political reform via charter rewrite has opened an ugly chapter in the history of Thai politics as the government continues trying to force its majority rule on Parliament.