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Dave re-takes the lead in the YouGov leader ratings

Dave re-takes the lead in the YouGov leader ratings

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Does he do better when he’s out of the country? Cameron’s YouGov approval ratings move to best since March.. Now down to minus 18%. In May was -31%. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 24, 2012 Miliband’s YouGov approval ratings drop 2 to -27%. Last week he was = to Dave — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 24, 2012 Clegg’s YouGov approval ratings improve by 2 to minus 53% — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 24, 2012 YouGov – Tories take 7% lead…

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The ComRes George Osborne poll (UPDATED)

The ComRes George Osborne poll (UPDATED)

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Should he worry about these numbers? There’s a new ComRes online poll out for tomorrow’s Indy on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror. As well as the latest voting intention figures – LAB 42+1/CON 32nc/ LD 9-2/UKIP 8+1the big focus is on George Osborne with no less than nine questions relating directly to him. These are:- Do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am satisfied with the way George Osborne is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer…

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More bad news for George Osborne

More bad news for George Osborne

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One news story that seems to have been missed during the Jubilee celebrations was the news that Rating agency Egan-Jones cut the credit rating for the United Kingdom on Monday to AA-minus with a negative outlook from AA. Despite all their recent problems, the one thing that George Osborne and the rest of the coalition have been able to say is our credit rating has been maintained, thanks to their stewardship. Whilst Egan-Jones isn’t a major player, If the three…

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Labour lead down to 8 with ComRes phone poll

Labour lead down to 8 with ComRes phone poll

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Conservatives 34 (+1) Labour 42 (-1) Lib Dems 11 (nc) Others 13 (nc) The changes are from the last ComRes telephone poll which was carried out in March. There is a large gender gap: 40 per cent of male voters will vote Conservative, 39 per cent  Labour and 8 per cent Lib Dem. But only 29 per cent of women voters  will vote Conservative, while 45 per cent  will vote Labour, and 14 per cent Lib Dem. On the economy. Seven…

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Is the main objective to get the tone right?

Is the main objective to get the tone right?

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Will Osborne’s speech have steadied any nerves? The biggest challenge for the blues in Manchester this week is getting the tone right. Exactly two years ago at the same venue, eight months before the election, the message from Osborne and Cameron was so laden with gloom and doom that many pundits suggest that it was where they started to lose a majority. In many ways the message from Osborne in his big speech today was even more bleak than then…

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Have the defence cuts shot Liam’s Fox?

Have the defence cuts shot Liam’s Fox?

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Will he ever again lead the Tory right? One saving grace for Ed Miliband’s leadership prospects is the lack of any obviously better alternative. Strangely enough, both other party leaders are in much the same position. Clegg’s ratings remain poor though may now have turned the corner but any potential replacement is at least as compromised by policy and / or personal matters. Cameron too has remarkably little to worry about in terms of possible rivals for his job. Osborne…

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Will the conference help Labour do better in the blame game?

Will the conference help Labour do better in the blame game?

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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…

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Will the stock market falls change the pension debate?

Will the stock market falls change the pension debate?

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advfn.com Do they make it easier for the government? It is bad form for the stock market to crash over summer; October is the traditional month for that. Not this year (though who knows what October will bring anyway). Since the beginning of July, the London market has lost about a sixth of its value, most in the last month. The hundreds of billions of pounds that represents is a very real figure but not an immediate one: it doesn’t…

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