The 5% increase in OTH in ComResIndy poll is made up of Greens up 2 to 5% and "Other others" up 3 to 4%

— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 28, 2013

By 80% to 17% those in the ComRes/Indy poll say they back the energy price frees. Only 41%, though, believe that EdM can deliver

— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 28, 2013

But what’s behind the 5% increase for others?

The latest ComRes phone poll for the Indy out and sees a big drop in the CON share to equal its lowest ever share with the firm. At the same time we see OTH increase from 8% in September to 13% now.

This seems remarkable and like all big changes it might well be an outlier. We need to wait for other polls before coming to the conclusion that the Tories really are on the decline.

I am writing before seeing the detailed data and there might be something in that big move up for OTH.

There’s good news for the Tories on the economy. Asked whether they trusted Dave & George to make the right decisions about the economy, 33% agreed (up from 29 in March). Asked whether they trusted the Two Eds make the right decisions about the economy, 25% agreed (up from 22% in March).

NOTE: ComRes phone polls are presented as a totally separate series from ComRes online. It is only one of three phone pollsters that remain.

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