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Hacking barely registers in the latest Ipsos-MORI issues index

Hacking barely registers in the latest Ipsos-MORI issues index

Does this suggest the most people don’t care? The survey is out and it’s hard to discern whether the hacking scandal has had any impact. The polling involves asking unprompted what respondees think are the key issues and, to me, compares favourably with other issues polling where prompting might influence the response. MORI has been doing it in this week for nearly a third of a century. Because of the nature of the interview process fieldwork is carried out face-to-face,…

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Marf on Monday

Marf on Monday

Meanwhile the Cameron survival betting gets busier Ladbrokes have further tightened the price on Cameron being the next cabinet member to 12/1. Just ten days ago you could have got 100/1 with the firm. Stan James, meanwhile, offer 7/1 against Cameron not lasting the year. In other betting REBEKAH BROOKS is 1/5 with Ladbrokes to say ‘sorry’ whilst in front of the DCMS Select Committee. Parliament is now just 10/1 to be recalled before the recess ends. And as the…

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HenryG asks: Who’d take over if Dave is forced to quit?

HenryG asks: Who’d take over if Dave is forced to quit?

Should you follow Mike’s 33/1 David Davis bet There’s increased speculation from Iain Dale and The Telegraph that David Cameron may end up quitting over the fallout from his relations to Coulson, Brooks and Murdoch. It’s worth considering who might takeover as leader of the Conservatives. The specific nature of this crisis hasn’t been reflected in the betting markets yet. I believe there is one candidate representing outstanding value. Let’s look at the frontrunners. Boris Johnson at 4/1. Isn’t even…

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Could my 150-1 Cameron bet end up being a winner?

Could my 150-1 Cameron bet end up being a winner?

How close is this all getting to Number 10? Just nine days ago I placed a number of bets on what seemed then the very remote possibility that events could force Cameron out of Number 10. I got money on at 150/1 with Stan James and 100/1 that Dave would be next out saying “Could the position of the PM himself become the story in the next day or so and shouldn’t we be exploring the betting opportunities?” With so…

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Nick and Ed get hacking ratings boosts from YouGov

Nick and Ed get hacking ratings boosts from YouGov

But are the changes just temporary? The weekly YouGov leader ratings for the Sunday Times are just out and show sizeable moves upwards in their net positions for both Miliband and Clegg. Cameron, meanwhile, also moves up a point. In the same poll a fortnight ago before the hacking scandal erupted Miliband was on 26% “well” and 60% “badly” – the worst figures of his time as leader. Today’s numbers show a net improvement over the two weeks of thirteen…

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What does the Murdoch fallout mean for Miliband?

What does the Murdoch fallout mean for Miliband?

Henry G Manson’s weekly slot In many ways this crisis has been the making of Ed Miliband. 16 days ago ago he was seriously wobbling. Since then the Labour Leader has bet big in taking on the Murdoch press and against the odds appears to have won. A judge-led enquiry, the BSkyB bid withdrawn, Rebekah Brooks gone and Rupert Murdoch beginning to apologise. Many Labour MPs simply are struggling to believe the recent turn of events and the transformation of…

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Miliband tops the leader ratings on the hacking scandal

Miliband tops the leader ratings on the hacking scandal

And Clegg’s comfortably in second place There’s some new hacking scandal polling from Survation – the firm that carried out an initial poll on the issues raised for Channel 4 last week. Fieldwork was carried out between Monday and yesterday and the online sample was was 1069. The client was an organisation called Progressive Polling which has been set up to commission surveys on issues which they are interested in. Most of the findings have either been overtaken by events…

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