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The above chart has been prepared from data in the May Ipsos-MORI issues index and seeks to break-down the responses by party support. Interviewees are asked without any prompting to name the most important issue they believe is facing the country and also to name as many other issues as they would like. As can be seen Tories and Lib Dems are giving equal prominence to the economy while Labour voters are are bit behind. A split, however, occurs with…

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Click picture to see Newsnight discussion Is she the “winner” of the Ken Clarke business? After being out of action away from TV and the internet for the past couple of days I’m only now catching up with the extraordinary Ken Clarke affair and clearly I missed a cracker of a political day on Wednesday. Looking back over the coverage one person stands out – the new Tory MP for Broxtowe in Nottingham, Anna Soubry, who took the seat from…

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Where’s the value in the First to Leave? After a hectic day, which various cabinet ministers might mark down as sub-optimal, it seems a good time to review the next Cabinet Minister to Leave market. At the time of writing, Chris Huhne was a very clear favourite, best priced at even money with Ladbrokes. That favourite tag is justified although the degree of strength may not be. It’s been a month where he’s hardly been out of the news, from…

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Will all the storm blow over?

Did Miliband’s majority hopes get smashed on May 5th? I’m sure that most Pbers are aware that the way Britain’s electoral system works out means that Labour can secure a majority with a much smaller national vote share and lead than the Tories. Thus in May 2010 the blues were twenty seats short of an overall majority even though their national vote share was higher than Labour’s five years earlier and their margin was double what Blair’s party had had…

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