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Marf on Darling’s homes and the YouGov poll we missed

Marf on Darling’s homes and the YouGov poll we missed

And it’s not much change from the online pollster With all the other big political news I missed a new YouGov poll in the Telegraph this morning. The headline Westminster figures were CON 39(nc): LAB 22(-1): LDEM 18(-1). Clearly these have been affected by Thursday’s Euro election and “others” are at a very high level. The Lib Dems will de disappointed that there’s no confirmation of the progress that the ICM poll found yesterday but the online pollster has in…

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Will this be Darling’s last Monday as Chancellor?

Will this be Darling’s last Monday as Chancellor?

Is his position now more flaky than Brown’s? After yesterday’s splash in the Sunday Times suggesting that Brown is planning to install his long-time former close aide, Ed Balls, as Chancellor there’s more gloomy news for the current incumbent, Alistair Darling, today. He’s the big focus of today’s MP expenses disclosures. The paper’s account doesn’t look good for the man in charge of the nation’s money. “..In July 2007, Mr Darling submitted a £1,004 claim for a service charge on…

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Could Dave’s plan guarantee Labour’s future?

Could Dave’s plan guarantee Labour’s future?

Will Primaries be how the big parties strike back? In and amongst the big political stories of the week one potentially very significant event has received scant attention. This was the speech given by David Cameron at the Open University which set-out a series of ideas and policies that would bring about one of the biggest changes to political life this country has seen for decades.   The scope of the proposed changes is vast: they run across the whole…

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Is the Tory clear-out Dave’s “Clause 4”?

Is the Tory clear-out Dave’s “Clause 4”?

Will the focus on his miscreants be good for the party? Over the past few days there’s been a lot of concern in Conservative circles over the way the media has put the focus on problems of Tory MPs in the expenses saga with scant attention, apparently, being given to the problems of Brown and his ministers. We’ve seen it in abundance on the site. It’s all media bias, the “Beeb having it in for us” or that the Telegraph…

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Are the over 55 figures the best indicator?

Are the over 55 figures the best indicator?

YouGov Do oldies dominate when there’s a very low-turnout? I have to admit to being completely perplexed by the polling data that we are getting about next Thursday Euro election. What worries me is the turnout level which, if it is very low, will play havoc with all the polling projections. Pollsters have a big enough challenge in a general election when 60% actually vote – how are they going to perform if the percentage is near to the 24%…

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Could we be witnessing Gord’s final 12 days as PM?

Could we be witnessing Gord’s final 12 days as PM?

Will cabinet members heed the Times and depose Brown? There’s a remarkable main leader in the Times this morning the likes of which I cannot recall ever seeing before. For the paper is calling on cabinet ministers, in the wake of next Thursday’s expected mauling in the Euro and local elections, to rise up and get rid of the man who became their leader less than two years ago. The Times declares: “..The vital choice lies with his Cabinet colleagues….

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And now by popular demand – the return of Marf

And now by popular demand – the return of Marf

Welcome back from your break Our cartoon, the first for a while, is by Marf who is just getting back to work following a break. It’s great to see your drawing on the site again and we’ve missed your often biting satire – particularly during the first stages the MPs expenses disclosures. I like today’s because it sort of puts the whole thing into perspective. It’s North Korea that we should be worrying about More of Marf’s work can be…

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Could this give Saffron Waldon to the Lib Dems?

Could this give Saffron Waldon to the Lib Dems?

Telegraph Is Heffer too right wing to become the “White suit” candidate? If I was the Lib Dem PPC in the Essex seat of Saffron Walden I’d be getting very excited this morning following the announcement by controversial Telegraph columnist, Simon Heffer, that he plans to stand against the sitting MP, deputy speaker, and MP allowance claimer, Sir Alan Haselhurst. Just look at the numbers. The notional 2005 result in the seat was: CON: 25593 (50.5%) LD: 14715 (29%) LAB:…

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