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Another fascinating insight into Mrs May and her disastrous election campaign

Another fascinating insight into Mrs May and her disastrous election campaign

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Absolutely fascinating insight by @TomMcTague & @TimRoss_1 on Tory election campaign. Definitely buying their book. https://t.co/myXGOEJId3 pic.twitter.com/5FBcFBnrPH — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 10, 2017 Listening to David Davis and ignoring what made David Cameron a success at general elections helped contribute to Mrs May’s calamitous election result. This morning The Mail on Sunday have an excerpt from a forthcoming book by Tim Ross and Tom McTague about the Tory election campaign. They have some great snippets, the first one that stood…

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ConHome members’ survey finds just 36% wanting TMay to lead party at next election

ConHome members’ survey finds just 36% wanting TMay to lead party at next election

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Our survey. Over half of Party member respondents think May should quit as leader before 2022. https://t.co/jVsJ3RQYVy — Paul Goodman (@PaulGoodmanCH) September 4, 2017 The build up to the Tory conference In the six days since TMay’s “not a quitter” assertion there have been several different surveys of different groups as to how they view the woman who lost the party its majority carrying on in the job right up to the next general election. The latest from CONHome of…

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The Body In Number 10. Solving the mystery of Theresa May’s replacement

The Body In Number 10. Solving the mystery of Theresa May’s replacement

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In their own way, Agatha Christie novels are sublime works of art.  Complaining that they lack plausible characterisation or profound social commentary is as silly as complaining that you can’t enjoy the landscapes in a Bridget Riley: that’s not what they’re trying to do.  Mrs Christie successfully provided briskly written puzzles set in a comforting world where her readers would like to live.  She fairly set out all the facts yet still managed to surprise them with her resolution of…

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YouGov finds 7 out 10 voters, and 4 out 10 Tories don’t want Mrs May to fight the next general election

YouGov finds 7 out 10 voters, and 4 out 10 Tories don’t want Mrs May to fight the next general election

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YouGov poll for The Sunday times finds 7 out 10 voters, and 4 out 10 Tories don't want Mrs May to fight the next general election. — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 2, 2017 The YouGov poll finds 23% of all voters want Mrs May to go now, 48% want her to go before 2022, & 30% wanted to fight the next GE as leader — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 2, 2017 So Mrs May ignored Sir Lynton Crosby's advice not to hold…

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May’s comments on retirement are more about 2019 than 2022

May’s comments on retirement are more about 2019 than 2022

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Her party will give her Brexit but not another election Theresa May might be on the other side of the world but she can no doubt still hear the cacophony of silence from her cabinet colleagues in support of her comment stating her desire to lead the Conservatives into the next election. As so often, what is not said is more revealing than what is. To be fair, the question of whether a leader intends to stand down within a…

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Corbyn now takes over the favourite slot in the next PM betting

Corbyn now takes over the favourite slot in the next PM betting

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Oddschecker TMay’s successor as PM is a betting market we’ve not looked at for some time and the big development is that LAB leader, Jeremy Corbyn is now the favourite from a range of bookies. Much of this is down to the fact that there is no clear alternative to TMay as Tory leader though that could change during the coming party conference season. I’m not sure I’d agree with the betting and this isn’t a market I’ve had any…

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TMay’s GE17 campaign was the first to see net CON seat losses since the Blair landslide 20 years ago

TMay’s GE17 campaign was the first to see net CON seat losses since the Blair landslide 20 years ago

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The extraordinary thing is that she’s still there One of the consequences of her statement that she’d like to fight the next general election is that people will recall what happened in June when nearly two decades of recovery for the party came to an abrupt end. As can be seen in the chart at every election after the 1997 Blair drubbing there had been quite a lot of progress in terms of seats. It is no wonder that the…

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TMay’s desire to fight the next election makes a challenge this autumn more likely

TMay’s desire to fight the next election makes a challenge this autumn more likely

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.@nicholaswatt speaks to former Downing St adviser @CraigOliver100 about Theresa May's ambition to stay beyond the next election #newsnight pic.twitter.com/N1VnMGieoB — BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) August 30, 2017 Feels like the reaction among Tory MPs to May saying she'll fight on is "Lol, you're not" not "Oh dear, better putsch her early". — Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) August 30, 2017 Maybe the plan is to bring things to a head By announcing overnight her desire to carry on as CON leader and…

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