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The hunting ban: A tale of two opinion polls

The hunting ban: A tale of two opinion polls

Guardian Is it all about the questions you ask? With David Cameron said to be planning to defer the promised free vote on the anti-hunting legislation there’s news of two opinion polls from leading pollsters which the rival lobbying groups have issued to support their cases. Thanks to JonathanD on the previous thread for spotting this:- He wrote: “A survey by Ipsos-Mori for the League Against Cruel Sports released on Boxing Day showed that 76% of the British public think…

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What are poll junkies going to do every night?

What are poll junkies going to do every night?

Client/pollster Date CON % LAB % LD % Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 22/12/10 40 42 9 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 21/12/10 40 42 9 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 20/12/10 40 43 8 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 19/12/10 39 42 9 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 16/12/10 41 41 9 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 15/12/10 42 40 8 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 14/12/10 39 42 9 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 13/12/10 41 42 9 Murdoch’s News International /YouGov 10/12/10 40 42 9…

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It’s not only the Lib Dems whose numbers are shrinking

It’s not only the Lib Dems whose numbers are shrinking

Newsspaper circulation figures November daily sales %age change on 2009 January 2000 figures Daily Mirror 1,177,629 -6.54 2,270,543 Daily Star 756,686 -8.10 502,647 The Sun 2,898,113 -2.04 3,557,336 Daily Express 639,690 -6.64 979,042 Daily Mail 2,100,885 -2.22 2,353,915 The Daily Telegraph 652,762 -12.28 1,022,263 Financial Times 400,699 -.09 435,478 The Guardian 270,582 -11.35 401,560 The Independent 177,636 -4.78 222,106 The Times 466,311 -17.21 726,349 Where does the printed media go from here?

Is Cable going to hang on?

Is Cable going to hang on?

SkyNews Could his “War on Murdoch” help the yellows? A lot going on this afternoon in the saga of the Vince Cable conversations with reporters posing as constituents. A new revelation this afternoon concerns his statement “I have declared war on Mr Murdoch and I think we are going to win.” I don’t know how that will go down in the Andy Coulson controlled government media operation but it will certainly resonate in many quarters not just confined to his…

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The LDs slip a notch in new ICM poll

The LDs slip a notch in new ICM poll

Poll/publication End date CON (%) LAB (%) LD (%) ICM Guardian 19/12/10 37 39 13 ICM Guardian 21/11/10 36 38 14 ICM/Guardian 24/10/10 39 36 16 ICM/NOTW 22/10/10 40 36 16 ICM/Sunday Telegraph 07/10/10 38 34 18 ICM/Guardian 29/09/10 35 37 18 ICM/Guardian 15/08/10 37 37 18 ICM/Guardian 25/07/10 38 34 19 ICM/Sunday Telegraph 24/06/10 41 35 16 ICM/Guardian 20/06/10 39 31 21 ICM/Guardian 23/05/10 39 32 21 ICM/Sunday Telegraph 13/05/10 38 33 21 And YES to AV has a…

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Harry H local election summary

Harry H local election summary

Votes Cast % Votes Cast Seats Won Change Labour 5300 33.80% 3 1 Conservatives 4850 30.93% 4 -2 Liberal Democrats 2943 18.77% 1 -1 Others 1242 7.92% 2 2 UKIP 740 4.72% 0 0 Independents 439 2.80% 0 nc Green Party 168 1.07% 0 0 GAINS and LOSSES Conservative GAINS: Dunchurch and Knightlow on Rugby from Lib Dem Labour GAINS: Bewsey and Whitecross on Warrington from Lib Dem Liberal Democrat GAINS: Fareham West on Fareham from Con Respect GAINS: Spitalfields…

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How will the parties campaign in OE&S?

How will the parties campaign in OE&S?

How do they motivate the voters at Holiday time? It is unlikely that Saddleworth in January has ever been mistaken for Barbados. It is also unlikely that there will be a surge of enthusiasm in the next two weeks from local voters to discover the intricacies of the various candidates’ policies in the forthcoming by-election to succeed Phil Woolas. The combination of these two things will make the Oldham East & Saddleworth election different from the norm and the parties…

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