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Boris comparing Miliband to Stalin does not fit with Cameron’s “weak, weak, weak” rhetoric

Boris comparing Miliband to Stalin does not fit with Cameron’s “weak, weak, weak” rhetoric

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Boris: Ed Miliband is just like Stalin because he "shafted" his brother http://t.co/bMpcjk5WJP — Sun Politics (@Sun_Politics) August 21, 2013 One of the strategies that the Tories were said to have agreed on before the recess was to stop referring to the way that Ed Miliband won the party leadership by “shafting” his brother. The reasoning was that this act, on the face of it, rather conflicts with their attempt to portray EdM as being weak and ineffectual. Well the…

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ICM leader ratings in the Mirror make miserable reading for Miliband

ICM leader ratings in the Mirror make miserable reading for Miliband

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New ICM poll for Mirror ratchets up the pressure on EdM http://t.co/zzfiy4giAn Fewer than half LAB voters satisfied pic.twitter.com/vcwlNe8uEc — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 20, 2013 Is his survival till GE2015 looking less likely? There some new polling from ICM for the LAB friendly Mirror, linked to in the Tweet above, that’s certain to add to party’s jitters even though the voting intention trend continues to be for Labour. Overall just 21% of those polled said they were satisfied with his…

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Labour continues to lose the economy blame game: EdM needs a new Shadow Chancellor

Labour continues to lose the economy blame game: EdM needs a new Shadow Chancellor

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It’s now two and a half years since Ed Balls became shadow chancellor and, as the chart above shows, there’s been very little change in public perceptions over who is to blame for the cuts. The charge that it’s “Labour’s fault” continues to resonate. We see it time and time again whenever coalition ministers respond to criticism of their policies for the deficit. Everything is justified because of what they inherited from the last LAB government – an assertion that…

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Poor “best PM” ratings: How Ed Miliband can take some comfort from Mrs. Thatcher

Poor “best PM” ratings: How Ed Miliband can take some comfort from Mrs. Thatcher

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Putting those “best PM” ratings into context Polling day came a few days later May 3rd 1979. The Tories won an emphatic victory with an 8% lead on votes and an overall majority of 44 seats and went on to secure overall majorities in the next three general elections. They stayed in power for eighteen years. Mrs Thatcher, however, continued to trail in the MORI “best PM” ratings for another year until Jim Callaghan stepped down. Mike Smithson For the…

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I agree with Fraser Nelson – In September 2010 Labour elected the best Miliband

I agree with Fraser Nelson – In September 2010 Labour elected the best Miliband

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The Speccie's Fraser Nelson got this right Labour chose the right Miliband http://t.co/WouuoQJSrJ pic.twitter.com/SU9rhgmtW4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 14, 2013 After watching David Miliband’s interview on Marr this morning I set out to write a piece that Labour chose the right Miliband. The Speccie’s Fraser Nelson got there before me. This is how he concludes:- “David Miliband this morning reminded Labour (now 11 points ahead in the polls) that they chose the better of the two brothers…. Whatever Labour’s future holds,…

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As Ed prepares to take on the unions the CON share moves to six month high with YouGov

As Ed prepares to take on the unions the CON share moves to six month high with YouGov

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But the LAB lead is unchanged at 6% It’s only one poll and the changes are all within the margin of error but the Tories will take a lot of comfort from the first YouGov poll of the week which has its share at 34% – only three down on what it achieved at GE2010. The last time the party was on 34% was in January 2013 – so this is a six month high. The UKIP 10% equals the…

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In spite of his current travails the betting markets make EdM the leader most likely to hang on to his job during 2013

In spite of his current travails the betting markets make EdM the leader most likely to hang on to his job during 2013

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Dave deemed to be most at risk party leader during 2013 according to PaddyPower See odds expressed as percentages pic.twitter.com/WDp7dFiJiu — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 6, 2013 Dave is the one most at risk As a general rule I think that we over-estimate the chances of leaders being booted out when the going gets a bit tough. Time and time again we’ve seen people hang on even in, apparently, the most difficult of circumstances. The basic fact is that once someone…

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Dave was doing OK at PMQs but he raised Unite just too many times

Dave was doing OK at PMQs but he raised Unite just too many times

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How many people know who Len McCluskey actually is? The most interesting feature of PMQs today was actually the new line of attack from EdM on free schools. Why are the government funding new schools in areas where there are surplus places when at the same time when there are parts of the country with desperate shortages? This got buried under the barrage from Cameron on UNITE and the Falkirk selection. It got a good response initially but then Dave…

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