This would carry bit more force if these moves had actually been proposed which they haven’t. The Tories have just made this up to make a point. To claim they are stopping something that was never on the table is dishonest. I suppose this is what happens when a PM finds himself 20% behind in the polls. Mike Smithson
The return of 20% deficits Over the past week also we have seen some fairly poor polls for the Conservatives. Quite why this is the case is hard to fathom but as each month goes by we are closer to the general election whenever Sunak decides to call it. The governing party increasingly looks very tired and there is a lack of confidence in its communications. If you ask most MPs of all the parties there’s a fairly clear view…
Given how far behind the Tories are in the polls there is some sense in Sunak’s announcement that he intends to scrap many of the key environmental targets that have been settled policy for several years. Firstly he gets a lot of public attention as we see from today’s front pages. Secondly what he’s putting forward is quite novel and extremely controversial. There’s already been a fair amount of criticism from Boris Johnson and team who were responsible for the…
My guess is that a similar question in a national poll would find clear support. It is striking that in this poll that Tory voters while backing the plan are not as supportive as the rest. If this does go through you can see it getting similar support outside Wales. There are of course many more road users than drivers. As a driver, a cyclist and a pedestrian I would be supportive because it could transform urban environments. In any…
I like this chart because its starting date almost coincides with when PB was launched. Ipsos is just about the only pollster able to produce such an analysis because it has been operating in the UK since the 1970s. The most noticeable aspect in the last few years has been the decline and decline of the Tory polling figures. I think the public has decided that it is time for change and that Starmer is fairy reassuring to the centre…
The election date is October 19th so there’s some time for movement. Mike Smithson
She was only PM for 45 days Clearly Labour is on to a winner with this one and the more Liz Truss is in the news the better it is for Starmer’s party. I am just amazed that Truss has pressed given the shambolic nature of her time at Number 10. Resignation honours are just about justifiable for PMs who have served a reasonable time at Number 10 but 45 days come off it. The danger for the Tories is…