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Unison funded MORI poll puts Ken ahead

Unison funded MORI poll puts Ken ahead

A new Ipsos-MORI poll funded by the Unison public service trade union reports that Ken is ahead by 3% on first preferences and 6% after second preferences. (UPDATE: The Guardian report on the poll suggests that the 6% was scaled back to 4% after MORI had factored in whether those interviewed were registered to vote or not.) The first preference figures are KEN 41%: BORIS 38%: PADDICK 12%. After second preferences are taken into account this become KEN 52%: BORIS…

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Sean Fear’s Friday Slot

Sean Fear’s Friday Slot

picture Mike Smithson The 2008 Local Election – The Districts Seventy Eight District Councils will hold elections on May 1st, with around 1,300 seats being contested. Most will just contest one third of the seats, but six will contest half the seats, and three, Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland, and Welwyn Hatfield will witness all-out contests, as a result of boundary changes. The majority of councils will see no change in control. Adur, Amber Valley, Basildon, Bassetlaw, Brentwood, Broxbourne, Cherwell, Chorley, Colchester,…

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The Question Time Mayoral debate

The Question Time Mayoral debate

Could this be a game-changing event? The big debate in the London Mayoral campaign starts at 10.35pm. Is this going to change the election? How will it affect the betting? The latest prices are here Mike Smithson

Will it be white men who decide Pennsylvania?

Will it be white men who decide Pennsylvania?

Can Hillary do well enough to stay in the race? We are finally there after what has seemed a lifetime since the last primary. The voters of Pennsylvania go to the polls tomorrow for what could determine whether Hillary’s can still entertain her dream of becoming the first female President. This is a closed election which means that unlike many other states only those who are registered as Democrats can take part – a factor that should help the former…

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Boris lead moves up to 7% with YouGov

Boris lead moves up to 7% with YouGov

It’s 53-47 after second preferences This week’s evening Standard YouGov poll on the London Mayor battle and shows a a small increase in Boris’s lead on first preferences. The figures are with changes on last week – BORIS 44% (-1): KEN 37% (-2): PADDICK 12% (+2) After second preferences the lead is 6%. This should provide some comfort for the Tory camp following a week a heavy exposure amongst Londoners for the campaign. UPDATE Meanwhile I have been in contact…

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Should you be betting on an early Brown departure?

Should you be betting on an early Brown departure?

What do we think of Jackie Ashley’s analysis? In her Monday Guardian column this morning Jackie Ashley speculates over what could happen if Brown loses the key vote on the abolition of the 10% tax rate. She writes: “Let us be quite clear. If the rebellion over the 10p tax rate abolition continues to gather pace and the rebels hold their nerve, they can get rid of Gordon Brown as early as next week. The Tories, it seems, will line…

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