Latest @LadPolitics odds on whether a debate involving at least Dave & Ed will take place http://t.co/hyfbkvi3BO pic.twitter.com/2iLMfALAAz — TSE (@TSEofPB) March 5, 2015 Ed Miliband is prepared to take part in a head to head debate on his own says @LucyMPowell #wato — norman smith (@BBCNormanS) March 5, 2015 TSE
Dave welcoming the debates 5 years ago It is being reported Downing Street has issued a “final offer†to broadcasters over the election television debates, declaring in a pointed email that David Cameron will take part in just one debate featuring seven party leaders before the formal campaign begins next month….. …..The intervention by the prime minister’s director of communications, Craig Oliver, prompted an angry backlash. Nick Clegg accused Cameron of trying to hold the debates to ransom by dictating…
But the SNP surge continues as even Gordon Brown and Charles Kennedy’s seats goes to the SNP but Jim Murphy holds on. Labour will be delighted that the swing to then in the English marginals is more than the national polling implies .@LordAshcroft says very bad news for Scottish Labour but looks like "@jimmurphymp will buck the trend and hang on" pic.twitter.com/zgkPynwNtr — Marcus A. Roberts (@marcusaroberts) March 4, 2015 With a 1% lead @LordAshcroft has @Jessica_Asato winning Norwich North…
As we await the next batch of Lord Ashcroft marginals polling at 5pm, here’s some appetising hors d’oeuvre from other pollsters appear that go against what most people perceive to be true. An Ipsos-Mori polling analysis in the Guardian finds Election 2015: support for Ukip among Gen Y voters doubles in a year. Think younger voters don’t like Nigel Farage? Think again – Ukip is polling nearly as well as the Green party and is almost level with the Lib Dems…
Betfair have a market up on What will be Ed Miliband’s First Question in this week’s PMQs. These were the odds at 11pm last night. Including today’s PMQs, there are four PMQs left before the general election, the one in a fortnight’s time will be drowned out by the budget that follows on from that, and the final one will be during  the defacto election campaign. The reality is Ed Miliband only has two PMQs left to land a blow on…
The second interesting daily @YouGov poll in a row just in. Movement for two different parties. Result on http://t.co/U0QFiRQF8U at 10.30pm. — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) March 3, 2015 The next twenty-four hours is going to be fascinating, as well as this YouGov poll, at 5pm on Wednesday, Lord Ashcroft publishes his latest batch of constituency polling from both England and Scotland as we approach the General Election campaign proper starts shortly and we’re 15 days away from possibly the…
The NHS remains the most important issue facing Britain despite falling 4% in the last month. Ipsos Mori note Those who are more likely to mention the NHS include those aged 55+ (51%), ABC1s (45%) and those in the South East outside of London (56%) compared with Londoners (34%), C2DEs (36%) and those aged 18-34 (24%). Could Ed Miliband’s plan to make the NHS central to the General Election have an effect, as the older age groups see the NHS…
Nigel Farage hints at another Tory defection to UKIP, who should you be betting on? http://t.co/0v2XsQ5Wga pic.twitter.com/Um7zgGX438 — TSE (@TSEofPB) March 1, 2015 Today it is being reported Asked if he was in talks with Tory MPs about more defections, Mr Farage said: “The last time I spoke about this I said I would be surprised if there were not more. “There is one conversation we are still having. But do you know what – it is not very relevant…