The Guardian is reporting that Kenneth Clarke is fighting to keep his cabinet post. This would appear to be a response to the a story in The Sunday Telegraph, which had a Tory MP on the right saying “Ken must accept he has had his day and it is time to move on. We must send out to voters a coherent and tough message on law and order and we are not doing that at the moment. It is not for nothing Ken is…
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A guest slot by Financier The London Olympics has witnessed a magnificent competition by the global family of athletes (of many disciplines) who have strived for just three prizes in each event: gold, silver and bronze. There were no prizes for a plucky loser, no medals for a good effort and no award for “well-tried.” If you lost, then you lost. For many, it was quite apparent that the privilege of representing their country at the Olympics was the biggest…
The Times has an article discussing future Tory electoral strategies. It says key Tory ministers are pushing for a dramatic shift in the way the next Tory election campaign is run. One key Tory minister said “The next election shouldn’t be about love-bombing and seeking the vote we need to win to the Left. We can’t win votes by being cuddly Tory-Lib Dem lite. We actually need votes to the right of us,†said one minister who is holding meetings…
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The Observer is reporting that George Osborne is being urged to make policy U-turn as parties fear ‘tax on commuting’ will destroy support in marginal seats. Several MPs have gone on the record to urge a change in policy. One Kent MP – Sir John Stanley, the member for Tonbridge and Malling – accused ministers of “exploiting commuters” and using rail fares as “a disguised form of taxation”. The Conservative MP for Harlow in Essex, Robert Halfon, said: “I have already…
There’s a new ComRes online poll out. Conservatives 33 (+1) Labour 42 (nc) Lib Dems 10 (nc) UKIP 8 (-1) On the leadership ratings, David Cameron’s net rating is minus 27, no change from last month. Ed Miliband’s net rating is minus 20, last month it was minus 17. So overall, Ed’s maintains a lead, but smaller than last month. Nick Clegg’s rating have improved from minus 42 last month, this month it is minus 35 Other findings from the…
Conservatives 30 (+1) Labour 41 (-4) Lib Dems 11 (+2) UKIP 9 (nc) There’s a new Angus Reid Poll out, the changes are from the last Angus Reid poll in June. On the Leadership ratings scores, the leaders net ratings are as follows David Cameron minus 23% Nick Clegg minus 48% Ed Miliband minus 17% Angus Reid polled online 2,012 randomly selected British adults who are Springboard UK panellists between August 14 to August 15, There’s a ComRes poll out this evening. There are…