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Opposition leaders who like Corbyn lose their first General Election hardly ever make it to Prime Minister

Opposition leaders who like Corbyn lose their first General Election hardly ever make it to Prime Minister

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The task for Corbyn is to emulate Ted Heath One of the relatively unusual features of last year’s general election was that the losing main party leader did not quit or was forced out of his job in the aftermath of defeat. This was in the sharp contrast to: Ed Miliband (GE2015) Gordon Brown (GE2010) Michael Howard (GE2005) William Hague (GE2001) John Major (GE1997) Neil kinnock (GE1992) Michael Foot (GE1983) James Callaghan (GE1979) Edward Heath (GE1974 – Oct). In fact…

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There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

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Picture: From Saturday’s Times Never get high on your own product. Ever since Labour’s sensational and better than expected general election of last year I’ve felt Corbyn’s been a bit hubristic. First there was him telling Michael Eavis that he would be PM by Christmas 2017 and now there’s JezFest that could cost see Labour with a million pound loss. Despite the result last June Corbyn finished with fewer votes and seats than the Tories and it should be remembered…

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Polling boost for TMay as she takes a “best PM” lead amongst young voters for first time since GE2017

Polling boost for TMay as she takes a “best PM” lead amongst young voters for first time since GE2017

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Corbyn could be losing his advantages with the youth vote The narrative that started following the shock general election result last June was that Corbyn and his party had managed tap into the youth vote who were turning out in greater numbers than at recent elections. Much of this can be seen in looking at the age splits to leadership ratings and who would make the best prime minister findings from different pollsters since the election. Certainly up to now…

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Corbyn’s Opinium net approval ratings trail both Cable and May by 10 points

Corbyn’s Opinium net approval ratings trail both Cable and May by 10 points

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The May Opinium poll for the Observer is just out including what is the only leader approval ratings series from any UK pollster. The latest numbers are in the chart and TMay’s -8% is exactly the same as last month. Corbyn has improved a point to -18% whiule Cable sees his number move from -18% to -8%. Opinium’s best PM ratings follow the trend of other pollsters with 36% saying they would prefer TMay as PM, against 23% for Corbyn….

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Corbyn’s approach to Brexit risks alienating the enthusiastic young backers of a year ago

Corbyn’s approach to Brexit risks alienating the enthusiastic young backers of a year ago

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Will students continue to back Corbyn if he continues with his equivocation?https://t.co/n7aXmyNxIO — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 15, 2018 But there are no signs that he cares The above article is one of a number that have been appearing recently from people who backed Corbyn’s LAB at GE2017 about his approach to Brexit. In many ways why should they be surprised because the manifesto on which the party fought the election was explicit. Labour was for Brexit. One of the…

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Hard to see how insulting key groups of voters helps LAB’s cause – but hey, the Gammon insulters don’t seem to care

Hard to see how insulting key groups of voters helps LAB’s cause – but hey, the Gammon insulters don’t seem to care

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The ‘gammon’ insult is fuelled by class hatred. It expresses the visceral contempt felt by bourgeois Corbynistas for people further down the social ladder. We now know how thoroughly Labour has been captured by a new elite. Brendan O’Neill in @spectator https://t.co/DCGrYh5f8k — spiked (@spikedonline) May 14, 2018 No, "gammon" is not a racist or a classist slur. https://t.co/mFropaEmgm pic.twitter.com/nc1bMNKfnt — Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) May 14, 2018 Remember, you can’t serve both god and gammon. — Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) May…

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‘Peak Corbyn’ is a myth providing false reassurance to his opponents

‘Peak Corbyn’ is a myth providing false reassurance to his opponents

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Last week’s local elections were underwhelming for Labour, writes Keiran Pedley but that does not mean Labour is heading for defeat. As the dust settles on the 2018 local elections, it is clear that Labour did not hit the heights that they hoped to hit. A very strong showing in London offset somewhat by a frustrating lack of progress for the party in the rest of the country. The projected national vote share produced by the BBC suggested a tie,…

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How Corbyn’s LAB compares with predecessors on local election performance

How Corbyn’s LAB compares with predecessors on local election performance

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Chart from @markpack showing LAB leaders' average national vote share in local elections while in opposition pic.twitter.com/JbMepPJH4r — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 8, 2018 The above chart was published earlier by the Lib Dem blogger Mark Pack who has compared the LAB party shares in all local elections while in opposition going back to Jim Callaghan’s time. It doesn’t make comfortable reading for those JC supporters who seem to think that their man can do no wrong. For all their…

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