Is this why the LD priority should be attacking Brown? Well done to the Sunday Times for making the detail from today’s YouGov poll available immediately. I wish all newspapers would do the same instead of us, in most cases, having to wait two or three days. You can download the spreadsheet from the link here. In view of the discussion on Lib Dem strategy I’ve clipped the above numbers showing the party splits on the Cameron and Brown approval…
News of the World Or is this now a lose-lose situation for the PM? Writing in the News of the World, former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has called for Brown to say “sorry” – is there now going to become a growing clamour for the Prime Minister to say the s-word? He says: “…it would be a refreshing, and much overdue, acknowledgement of some responsibility for the state we are in…” and points to the example of Obama as…
Will the media even contemplate a success? Reading through the coverage a couple of weeks ago, and there was still some talk that a successful G20 summit in London – with President Obama appearing next to the Prime Minister on our shores – might provide the filip necessary for Labour to contemplate a Summer 2009 election. That seems a remote, if not faintly absurd, notion now. The Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman lashed out at the lobby for setting unrealistic expectations…
Is there still the potential to demonise the Tories? This was Labour’s final election broadcast of the 2005 campaign – which was very similar to the closing messages in 2001 and 1997. Almost everything was based on the threat of what would happen if the Tories managed to win. Each of Labour three general election victories have been based on very astute negative campaigning and whatever your allegiance you have to concede that it proved it to be highly effective,…
PoliticsHome Is PH’s “Voter enthusiasm” survey a good guide to the result? A new survey this afternoon from PoliticsHome appears to provide a massive boost to David Cameron on ther second day of his return to work after being on bereavement leave following the death of his son. Firstly respondents were asked a constituency specific voting intention which is somewhat different to that which we normally see. It read “How would you vote if there was a general election tomorrowâ€,…
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Brown in the USA Daily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things With Demetri Martin Political HumorEconomic Crisis The TV programme I always try to watch each day is Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart which is normally shown the day after in the UK on the More4 channel. This is how they covered the Gordon Brown visit in the programme last night which should screened in the UK this…
Two new parties in a single day… After their success in forcing a ‘No’ vote on the Lisbon Referendum in Ireland, Declan Ganley’s LIBERTAS party has just sent out a Press Release announcing that they will be running for the European Parliament in the UK, as well as in every other member state. This confirmation may come as a surprise to some, as UKIP had registered the party name and run a candidate in a by-election to prevent Libertas from…
Morus comes off the fence It’s crucial for the integrity of PB.com that we are completely open about our allegiances and biases. Our Genial Host makes no secret of his Lib Dem membership, and I now need to be open about my allegiance. I have always been non-partisan, though never neutral, and still cannot bring myself to align with any of the political parties. For that reason, I’ve recently accepted a job helping run a new national campaign to support…