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Month: July 2013

There are almost no changes at the top in the July Ipsos-MORI Index

There are almost no changes at the top in the July Ipsos-MORI Index

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Very little change in top concerns in July Ipsos-MORI Issues Index. See chart pic.twitter.com/Ws8Pm8o7Qs — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 25, 2013 Concern about the NHS remains stable In spite of recent political battles concern about the NHS unchanged in July Ipsos-MORI Issues Index. See trend pic.twitter.com/waAx1hzTMt — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 25, 2013 Concern about the EU/Europe drops Just 6% name the EU as an issue facing Britain in the July Ipsos-MORI Issues Index. See trend pic.twitter.com/tbG4ov73mB — Mike Smithson…

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How a minor change to the electoral system could stop Farage’s party from topping the polls in next year’s Euro elections?

How a minor change to the electoral system could stop Farage’s party from topping the polls in next year’s Euro elections?

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Simply switch from the closed to an open list voting system There’s an intriguing move developing that could lead to a change in the way the EU elections are carried out resulting in an electoral system that’s less UKIP friendly. A report just out from the LSE for the Electoral Reform Society suggests that UKIP’s chances in next year’s EU elections could be seriously undermined if an “open list” voting system was used rather than, as at the moment, the…

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Night hawks is now open

Night hawks is now open

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  Home of the web’s best political conversation If you’ve been working Nine to Five, or longer, why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. If you’re a lurker,  why not delurk tonight. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant story) Michael Gove ‘convinced’ of Conservative victory in 2015 election George Osborne accused of bowing to City pressure Anthony Weiner and his weiner are…

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The NHS is to the Tories what immigration is to Labour – a policy area they can’t win. Better to move on

The NHS is to the Tories what immigration is to Labour – a policy area they can’t win. Better to move on

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Can the Tories ever win on the NHS? – The YouGov best party tracker pic.twitter.com/Kim189k5BB — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 24, 2013 Can Labour ever win on immigration? – The YouGov best party tracker pic.twitter.com/grMqb6Esad — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 24, 2013 The best strategy is to steer the debate on to areas of strength A week, as Harold Wilson used to say, is a long in politics and just seven days ago the Tories felt they were on to…

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LAB lead amongst Unite members jumps 14 to 26 percent

LAB lead amongst Unite members jumps 14 to 26 percent

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The views of Unite members on key policy issues according to today's @LordAshcroft poll pic.twitter.com/caVYxPux9t — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 23, 2013 There’s a new Michael Ashcroft poll of Unite members covering voting intention and issues associated with union funding. Like other Ashcroft polls we don’t know the pollster but my guess is that it is YouGov which built up a reasonable size base of union members for its leadership polling in 2007 and 2010. The voting intention shares, seen…

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