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How LAB could lose my tactical vote in the UK’s tightest marginal

How LAB could lose my tactical vote in the UK’s tightest marginal

I am only just catching up with this which in my view is deeply unpleasant and I would suggest politically naive. If Starmer’s party thinks it can win elections with this sort of nastiness then fine. I think it is a mistake and as PBers should know I should be a key target for LAB being a tactical voter in the tightest marginal in the UK – Bedford . I can only assume that whoever is responsible for signing off…

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LAB opens a 40% gap over CON in London

LAB opens a 40% gap over CON in London

This is the highest YouGov has ever reported Exactly a month on from now we will be pouring over the latest local election results and if the national polls are in any way indicative then the Tories are going to be in for a dreadful night. I’ve almost stopped noticing the voting intention poles because the collapse of the Tory vote and the rise of Labour has been so pronounced and it is very hard to see a possible recovery…

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Sturgeon and SNP – many questions remain

Sturgeon and SNP – many questions remain

One thing’s clear – this won’t help the effort for Scottish independence There is a very big story to be told but as yet we have very little idea as to what it is. What is extraordinary is that someone who appeared as powerful and very much as part of the furniture as Sturgeon is now being probed in a manner that few could have envisaged a couple of days ago. The real big loser here is the effort to…

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The dramatic change in the polls since SKS became leader

The dramatic change in the polls since SKS became leader

His predecessor was Corbyn The Tweet from Election Maps shows vividly the change in party fortunes since early April 2020 when Starmer become Labour leader and, of COURSE, Leader of the Opposition. This was at a time when COVID dominated everything and we had just gone into lockdown. So only a part of Labour’s improvement can be put down to the new leader. Other bigger things were happening. I tthink Starmer has done reasonably well and in the past 8…

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