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The Westminster Big Three: zen-like serenity or zombies in action?

The Westminster Big Three: zen-like serenity or zombies in action?

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pic.twitter.com/jIwcoQCiPR — PolPics (@PolPics) October 25, 2014 How come poor CON/LAB/LD polls are being accepted so readily? Time was when you could be reasonably sure that a party struggling in the polls would lead inevitably to speculation about its leader’s position.  The media would talk about it, backbench MPs would talk about it and cabinet or shadow cabinet members would let their friends talk about it.  What is remarkable about the last few years is that despite unprecedented combined unpopularity…

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When ComRes tested impact of prompting for UKIP the views of women barely changed. Male support however jumped by 8%

When ComRes tested impact of prompting for UKIP the views of women barely changed. Male support however jumped by 8%

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Two pollsters, three polls, and UKIP shares between 16% and 24% With all eyes on UKIP polling shares following their by election successes the online survey by ComRes for the Indy on Sunday and Sunday Mirror carried out a test to see whether, as many purple enthusiasts argue, their shares are understated by firms that don’t specifically prompt for the party. So the ComRes sample was split in two with the first using the conventional approach and the second including…

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Marf on the morning after at Number 10

Marf on the morning after at Number 10

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If you would like to purchase one of Marf’s prints or originals, please contact her here. Want to know where UKIP will flourish? Where Billy Butlin established holiday camps in the 1930s. Skegness was first followed by Clacton. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 10, 2014

Henry G Manson: Words and the world of workers – how Labour should respond to UKIP

Henry G Manson: Words and the world of workers – how Labour should respond to UKIP

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  The debate about UKIP is hotting up in Labour circles. UKIP are demonstrating they can get past Labour’s defences in a lot of traditional working class communities in a way the Tories never could. A few years ago the purple party were dismissed as ‘the BNP in blazers’ and a party with an appeal limited to southern leafy shires. Not now. Now UKIP are genuinely challenging in northern towns like Rotherham and Grimsby and have made enormous progress in…

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Voters think Lib Dems will fade away within ten years but UKIP is here to stay

Voters think Lib Dems will fade away within ten years but UKIP is here to stay

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In the last few weeks, YouGov polled the following question about the Lib Dems and UKIP “Which of the following comes closer to your opinion about the future for the Lib Dems/UKIP”   As we can see the voters think going forward that UKIP will be more relevant than the Lib Dems. I suspect the current Westminster VI polling is driving this, as the Lord Ashcroft marginal polls showed, the Lib Dems are doing better than national polling suggests, more…

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As long as we see polling like this it increases the chances of tactical voting against UKIP

As long as we see polling like this it increases the chances of tactical voting against UKIP

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Whilst the polling on this question has improved slightly for UKIP since May, it still represents a problem for the party. I’ve noted in the past that in politics, sometimes perceptions matter more than the facts, and unfortunately they are perceived as the party of fruit cakes and loonies and closet racists mostly. Given the large number of Labour voters in Rochester & Strood, it will be interesting if the Tories try and push the meme with Labour supporters, as I…

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After all the hype from UKIP about the 5pm defection – it’s all about the defector who defected in the morning

After all the hype from UKIP about the 5pm defection – it’s all about the defector who defected in the morning

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Memo to Nigel: I don’t think the journalists who have been dragged to Gloucestershire will be impressed. You should always under promise and over deliver. UKIP's new donor's now giving £1m, not the £100k he originally planned. "Thank you very much," says Nigel Farage. https://t.co/PBw0hMRjZ3 — Sky News (@SkyNews) October 1, 2014 Aaron Banks suggests he's giving UKIP 10 times as much as planned because Tories were rude about him — Ross Hawkins (@rosschawkins) October 1, 2014 The hacks will…

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Will UKIP overshadow Cameron’s big day?

Will UKIP overshadow Cameron’s big day?

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Wednesday's i front page – Trust me to protect the NHS, says Cameron #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/nQylBrzFH1 — Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) September 30, 2014 As the focus is on a defector, Dave is set to make the NHS the centre piece of the election. Coupled with the seven day a week GP promise announced yesterday, it is clear what the Tories will be focussing upon. I suspect the NHS will form a key part of the election battle. It will be…

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