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Main points from the pre-Easter polling rush

Main points from the pre-Easter polling rush

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LDs move to highest YouGov level since 2010 Pie chart showing today’s YouGov with the LDs on 13% for the 1st time since the tuition fee row in Nov 2010. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 26, 2013 The Two Eds struggle convincing even LAB voters on the economy Just 51% of LAB voters in today’s ComRes poll said they trust the 2 Eds to make the right decisions about the economy. 35% said they didn’t — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB)…

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David Herdson says the Leveson law could be negating parliament’s most precious principle

David Herdson says the Leveson law could be negating parliament’s most precious principle

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It is unconstitutionally seeking to bind its successors?David Herdson The reporting of the implementation (or not, depending on your point of view) of the Leveson proposals have understandably concentrated on the regulation of the media. It is, after all, the media who have been reporting it and there is a tendency within the industry to believe that everyone else finds them as interesting as they find themselves. That’s not to say the reforms aren’t significant. They are – or at…

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The Sunday newspaper front pages as they come in

The Sunday newspaper front pages as they come in

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Thanks to BBC news for providing the embedded widget. You’ll need to refresh every so often to ensure that other papers are loaded. Pie chat from Observer/Opinium poll on what those sampled think will happen @ #GE2015. bit.ly/168KcNn twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 23, 2013 Mike Smithson For the latest polling and political betting news Follow @MSmithsonPB

First post-budget poll sees CON up 2 and Ukip down 2 – but all changes within margin of error

First post-budget poll sees CON up 2 and Ukip down 2 – but all changes within margin of error

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CON up 2, Ukip down 2 in first post-budget daily poll but otherwise very little change. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 22, 2013 We’ve just got the first post-budget voting figures from YouGov which are all within the margin of error. Only change on yesterday is CON up 2 with Ukip down 2. If the blue hope was that the budget would be a game-changer there is no sign of it yet. No doubt there’ll be lots of new…

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About to change our commenting system…

About to change our commenting system…

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It’s highly likely there will be problems with the new system. Please feel free to vent your frustrations in the thread below. Also: I will only be migrating the old comments over later. So, for now we’re likely to have an empty / shiny / new comment system. Thanks, Robert

The Tories take to Twitter in an ingenious “poster” campaign

The Tories take to Twitter in an ingenious “poster” campaign

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The Tories have launched a Twitter poster campaign using 6 Budget plans.Not sure that Aspiration Nation quite works twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 21, 2013 Another of the Tory Twitter posters based on a Budget proposal -this on the help for new home buyers twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 21, 2013 Will George’s budget be a narrative changer? Featured above are 2 of 6 Tory Twitter ads that have been issued overnight. This is quite an interesting way…

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The big question is whether this can help the Tories get back into the race

The big question is whether this can help the Tories get back into the race

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The best thing for the Tories and Osborne is that Budget 2013 was not the #omnishambles of last year. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2013 After last year’s debacle the most important thing you can say is that Osborne has not done himself or his party any harm by today’s statement. There were just enough goodies shared out amongst key interest groups that Osborne has made as good a job as he could with the few options that…

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