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Labour lead down 5 in new ComRes phone poll

Labour lead down 5 in new ComRes phone poll

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Poll/publication Date CON % LAB % LD % OTH % ComRes/Independent (Phone) 27/02/11 35 39 12 14 ComRes/Independent (phone) 30/01/11 34 43 10 13 ComRes/Independent (phone) 09/01/11 34 42 12 12 ComRes/Independent (Phone) 29/11/10 36 40 12 12 ComRes/Independent (Phone) 31/10/10 35 37 16 12 But why no AV question? There’s a new ComRes phone poll out for tomorrow’s Indy which shows a four points drop for the reds with a two point increase for the yellows and a one…

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Henry G asks: What price a 2011 election?

Henry G asks: What price a 2011 election?

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Is it time to revisit Tom Watson’s source? Although Westminster was surprised that Andy Coulson resigned when he did, it had to a large extent been foretold. Tom Watson was only a few days out in his remarkable prediction earlier this month when Coulson would go. After last week’s dramatic events Watson’s article more than merits a re-read. Watson’s source also believes Conservative preparations are already underway for a May general election. The Midlands MP acknowledges that Labour would be…

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Will this 2004 decision cost Labour the 2015 election?

Will this 2004 decision cost Labour the 2015 election?

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BBC News archive How long will the Goodwin knighthood remain a live issue? I very much doubt that when in 2004 Tony Blair signed off Gordon Brown’s recommendation of a knighthood for the then RBS boss, Sir Fred Goodwin, that anybody had any idea that this would be a live political issue seven years later. At the time Goodwin was one of the UK’s must successful businessmen to be lauded and praised and, as it turned out, to be included…

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Remember the Tory poster campaign a year ago today?

Remember the Tory poster campaign a year ago today?

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Was this when it all started to go wrong for the blues? We all, I’m sure, remember this poster campaign for the blues that started exactly a year ago today. Within minutes of it appearing it was being parodied on the internet and then there was the suggestion that the image of Mr. Cameron’s face had been “air-brushed” to make him look better – something that still continues to dog the Tory leader. The approach was perhaps just too personal…

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Time to cross Portsmouth S off the by election list?

Time to cross Portsmouth S off the by election list?

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Some pre-Xmas good news for the yellows? Today’s news that no charges are to be brought against Portsmouth South MP, Mike Hancock, should provide some welcome good news for Nick Clegg and his party. For if the case of alleged “inappropriate behaviour” with a constituent had gone to trial then Hancock would probably have had to resign his seat leading to a very difficult by-election for his party to have to fight. He had been arrested and bailed in October….

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Labour move to their highest ever PAPA level

Labour move to their highest ever PAPA level

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PB All Pollsters’ Average Date CON % LAB % LD % ***PAPA Latest*** 21/12/2010 37.4 40.0 11.2 PAPA November 30/11/10 36.6 39.4 12.6 PAPA October 2010 31/10/10 37.6 37.2 15.2 PAPA September 2010 30/09/10 37.8 37.0 14.8 PAPA August 2010 31/08/10 39.3 36.0 15.0 PAPA July 2010 31/07/10 40.0 36.7 15.0 PAPA June 2010 30/06/10 40.2 37.2 17.2 And the gloom for the yellows continues The overnight polls from YouGov and ICM have reinforced the trend on PAPA – the…

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How long will EdM be dogged by the manner of his victory?

How long will EdM be dogged by the manner of his victory?

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Can his new PR team turn the media narrative around? The mail-pack featured above, from the GMB union to those of its members entitled to vote in Labour’s leadership election, played a pivotal role three months ago in winning the prize for the younger Miliband brother. It was developed for the GMB, UNISON and UNITE unions as part of a plan to get round a Labour party ban on candidates’ promotional materials being included in the voting packs for September’s…

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Lib Dems drop to 11 in first phone poll of the month

Lib Dems drop to 11 in first phone poll of the month

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Poll/Publication Date CON % LAB % LD % Ipsos-MORI/ 12/12/10 38 39 11 Ipsos-MORI/Reuters 14/11/10 36 39 14 Ipsos-MORI/Reuters 17/10/10 39 36 14 Ipsos-MORI/Reuters 12/09/10 37 37 15 Ipsos-MORI/Reuters 25/07/10 40 38 14 Ipsos-MORI/Reuters 20/06/10 39 31 19 And EdM takes a hit in his approval ratings We’ve have to wait a long time for it but the first non-YouGov poll of the month, from Ipsos-MORI, is just out and has the Lib Dems down to 11% – a share…

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