Occasionally you’ll get a poll finding that says either a lot about the client/pollster that commissioned it or says a lot about the Great British public, this questions hits both those sweet spots. There’s four main issues that have bugged me/got me thinking TSE
Picture: This man could hurt the Tories badly How can the Tories now simultaneously appeal to both the Blue Wall and the Red Wall? The Sunday Times are reporting some interesting snippets about the Tories and Reform [Sunak’s election chief Isaac] Levido’s team is anxiously watching Reform’s polling numbers and wondering whether Nigel Farage will return to lead the party. His former pollster, Chris Bruni-Lowe, has told him that if he comes back then Reform, currently polling in the mid-teens, would overtake…
Both the Telegraph and the Mail are reporting on a plan to install Penny Mordaunt as Prime Minister which has at least underlying logic behind it. As we can see from the latest Ashcroft polling she’s the only Tory who is seen as net asset rather than a net liability. Those deluded* Boris Johnson fans, yes I am looking at the likes of you Nadine Dorries and Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who thought he could make a comeback before the election…
“Our priority is to stop the boats, which is why we have taken robust action to crack down on vile people smuggling gangs, deter migrants from making dangerous crossings and, alongside our French counterparts, intercept vessels. “This relentless action reduced crossings by 36% last year, despite numbers soaring by 80% in the Mediterranean, and more than 26,000 attempts were prevented.” UK Home Office, 8th March 2024. Barely a day goes by without news of some new Government initiative to Stop the…
George Galloway is considering standing against Andy Burnham, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The new Rochdale MP who won a by-election two weeks ago is now looking at running to be Greater Manchester’s mayor. Returning to Parliament for a seventh time following his by-election win, Mr Galloway took aim at the Labour mayor in his first speech back in the House of Commons. He has put Labour ‘on notice’, threatening to wipe them off the local council and promising to field candidates for Parliament across the country…
Last night Sunak ruled out something most of us realised was unlikely, a May election. I think the election will be in September to December of this year, although I am entertaining the thought that the Tories will hold the election in January 2025 in the hope something turns up by then to save them. TSE
These poll findings aren’t surprising, Hamas undoubtedly committed war crimes and Israel’s response seems to be seen as disproportionate as it appears Israel is repeatedly shelling and mass displacement of innocent civilians for months on end. I remain of the opinion that events in the Middle East will have no meaningful impact on the UK general election however if things do not change in the Middle East it could cause problems for both major parties in a handful of seats….
What a lot of Boris Johnson fans seem to forget or ignore is that it wasn’t lockdown parties, Brexit, or centerists Dads who ousted Boris Johnson, it was Boris Johnson lying about knowingly promoted a known sexual predator in a position of authority and then getting his ministers to unknowingly repeat that lie publicly. People do not like being made to look like idiots particularly on serious matters like sexual misconduct or racism. The way Tories spent the early part…