Marf on the Tory changes
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Is Labour doing a tad better in London than elsewhere?
CONSERVATIVES 43% (+11) LABOUR 37% (-2) LIB DEMS 13% (-9) Why’s the swing smaller in the capital? A new poll of London voters from Yougov for the Evening Standard suggest that there’s been a big swing to the Tories since the general election. The shares are above with changes on what happened in May 2005. The paper suggests that Labour would lose 11 of its 44 seats in the city and the report is presented as very bad news for…
Tories move to 13% lead with YouGov
CONSERVATIVES 45% (+4) LABOUR 32% (-2) LIB DEMS 14% (-1) Is Cameron moving back to landslide territory After the Populus poll earlier in the week that had the Tories back with a double digit lead over Labour the latest YouGov survey, for the Sunday Times, is reporting a four point shift to the party in a week and a half and a decline in the Labour share. This will be hugely disappointing for Labour who had thoughts that their “Do…
Rumpole and the John Lewis List
Who might have suggested this defence? There is nothing I like less than being rudely awakened. “Rumpole? I say, Rumpole? I’m coming in, so put on your trousers, there’s a good chap” It was ten after three, and my mind in twixtplace-slumber was turning to thoughts of a decent bottle of Chateau Thames Embankment and a bitter cheroot, when my door was rudely knocked and opened by my one-time pupil, part-time dilletante, and occasional imbibing-partner, Alistair. “What the devil is…
Has Labour most to lose from the “Cheats’ Charter”?
July 3rd 2008 Could the Harman plan rebound on her party? One of the big political stories during Labour’s dark months of June and July, when its poll ratings collapsed, was the row over MPs expenses, including the so-called “John Lewis List” and the move to thwart Freedom of Information Act inquiries into what individuals were getting from the tax-payer. It was odd that Labour seemed to be the party paying the political price given that it was the activities…
Whatever happened to devaluation as an issue?
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Is it whether we feel “bad” that is moving the polls?
Has the Wells thesis passed it first test? Early in the New Year I ran a piece about the Anthony Wells theory that what’s driving the voting intention polls is how good or bad voters are feeling about the economy. Anthony, who of course runs UK Polling Report, argued that there was a surprising degree of correlation between Labour polling position and two specific indices – the Ipsos-MORI Economic Optimism Index and the Nationwide Building Society Consumer Confidence Index. These…
Is Cameron getting his ideas from PB?
The above is from the Spectator blog on the latest attack by Cameron on Brown. If the words sound familiar then just check out this thread from Monday lunchtime on PB. The “headless chicken” – we got it first.