YouGov Or is the party still going to be held responsible? Probably the biggest challenge facing the Two Eds is dealing with the perception set out in the polling featured above – who is responsible for the cuts? The good news is that compared with a year ago there’s been a drop from 44% to 40% in those blaming Labour. The coalition, meanwhile has seen its proportion up from 20% to 22%. The bad news for the red team is…
A busy day and it will be interesting to see what the papers make of the Miliband speech. Have a good evening in the cafe – and, once again, thanks to Marf for her excellent spoof of the famous Hopper painting. @MikeSmithsonPB
And more poor numbers for Ed Miliband For the first time since October last year the Tories have moved ahead of Labour according to ComRes. On the Labour leader just 24 per cent agreed and 57 per cent disagreed that EdM was a credible prime minister-in-waiting. Only 27 per cent thought that Ed Balls would make a better Chancellor than George Osborne, while 43 per cent disagreed. Four in 10 people (40 per cent) said they would be more likely…
Welcome to another less formal overnight thread One of the things that was said at last Monday’s PB gathering in Birmingham is how much the PB Nighthawks Cafe is welcomed by new and occasional posters. One attendee told how daunting some PB discussions can feel and this provides an oportunity for something more relaxed. Mostly it’s settled down okay and we have seen a fair number of first time posters. So have good evening. Tomorrow is Monday and only eight…
New ICM poll has CON 37 (nc): LAB 38 (+2): LD 14 (-3) I’m out tonight and am doing this from my phone. The survey for the Guardian has been published this evening and sees Labour back into the lead for the first time since June. The Tories are down a point and the Lib Dems down three – an outcome which must be a disappointment given that the fieldwork took place in the aftermath of their conference. It’s very…
What poll questions would you like to put to PBers A week on Tuesday we’ll taking the superb overnight hotel train from Paris to Madrid on our way for our annual “fix” of Andalusia. My plan is to switch off from PB completely and we are planning threads for the two and a half weeks that I’ll be away. One thing we can set up in advance are online polling surveys to get the view of the PB community. Six…
Is this his plan to get Cameron’s job? In an article published at midnight in Prospect magazine the mayor of London refuses to rule out the possibility of standing as an MP during a second term as mayor. It’s believed that this is the first he has raised doubts over what he would do if he does secure a second term. The article quotes Johnson as saying: “Look, what I have said is that I won’t go on [as mayor]…
Coalition Day 498: Nick Clegg’s speech