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Would EdM prefer being in opposition rather than government?

Would EdM prefer being in opposition rather than government?

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BBC News Could today’s comment come back to haunt him? We all know that the middle of a leadership battle it’s vital to make comments and statements that chime with the party but could Ed Miliband come to regret saying that he wouldn’t go into coalition with Nick Clegg. Who knows what’s going to happen at the next election but even with the planned constituency changes there’s a highish probability of there being another hung parliament. And in that situation…

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YouGov boost for Clegg on the war’s legality?

YouGov boost for Clegg on the war’s legality?

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The Iraq War – Legal or illegal? ALL CON LAB LD Legal 24 21 39 12 Illegal 47 52 35 64 Don’t know 29 27 25 24 According to the data from the Sunday Times YouGov poll, just published the above was the response to a question on the legality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As can be seen there’s a sharp divide between party supporters. The precise question was: “On Wednesday the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg described…

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Will they be at each other’s special day?

Will they be at each other’s special day?

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How long can the coalition go on? There are two big questions in British politics at the moment – who is going to win the Labour leadership and how long can the coalition survive? Both, in a way, are interwoven because as we get closer to September’s voting in Labour’s election we’ll be four months on from the creation of the coalition and the key criteria for the movement will be which of the candidates is best placed to be…

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Has Clegg trumped Cameron’s ace?

Has Clegg trumped Cameron’s ace?

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SkyNews What does this do to “Vote Yellow get Brown”? In the eleven days since Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats emerged as a force at the first debate the blue team’s main line of attack has been “Vote Yellow get Brown”. Given the ongoing unpopularity of the Prime Minister and the desire for change being shown in the polls this had a lot of potency which would have dominated the Tories’ final week’s campaigning. That has been knocked on the head…

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As postal voting is about to begin……

As postal voting is about to begin……

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Top 5 postal voting seats 2005 Postal ballots issued LAB-LD swing required 2010 Newcastle North 45.4% 8.5% Stevenage 45% Rushcliffe 39.9% Newcastle Central 36.7% 11.5% Newcastle East 35.4% 10.5% National average 12.1% …is this why Cleggie headed first for Newcastle? I was very struck on Friday with the oddness of Clegg’s travel schedule on the day after the Sky News debate in Bristol. On the face of it you would have thought that he’d have headed out to some of…

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What does Dave do about Nick’s referendum move?

What does Dave do about Nick’s referendum move?

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Could this be a trap for the Tory leader? As we get closer to each of the debates all three participants have been positioning themselves on issues that might come up. Thanks to David Blackburn on the Speccie CoffeeHouse blog for highlighting this one – Nick Clegg’s offer yesterday to hold a full “in or out” referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. This, of course, has been one of the key demands of UKIP – and could supporters of…

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Tabloids cover Lib Dems sensation

Tabloids cover Lib Dems sensation

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Will this reverse the polling surge? One of the ongoing moans of the Liberal Democrats was the challenge they face in getting the attention of the media. Well they can’t complain this morning. For now the attention is moving off the volcanic dust story Nick Clegg faces the full force of the tabloids with one paper after another firing salvo after salvo at him and his party. The question is whether it’s going to have an impact? Are the papers…

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Is a myth being created about the impact of the debate?

Is a myth being created about the impact of the debate?

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Did the move to the Lib Dems start much earlier? It is almost becoming a short-hand to describe this election. The two party fight became a three-sided contest at 10pm on Thursday April 15th when the first polling reaction to the first leaders’ debate had Nick Clegg winning by a mile. No doubt this is how the dramatic Election of 2010 will go down in political history – but is it actually true? Didn’t the move to the yellow team…

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