Ex LAB voters in Newsnight Ipsos MORI focus groups rate Cooper top and Corbyn bottom

Ex LAB voters in Newsnight Ipsos MORI focus groups rate Cooper top and Corbyn bottom

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IPSOS MORI focus groups of ex LAB voters for Newsnight finds Cooper most favoured. Corbyn lasthttp://t.co/dPd3A8Dv6J pic.twitter.com/mFnWKlH05R — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 28, 2015 Could the party be making a terrible mistake? Two sessions were held in Nuneaton and Croydon. These were both top targets for Labour on May 7th which they failed to win. The sessions will be shown on Newsnight this evening and be available on BBC IPlayer later. Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

Why it is not smart making non-voters your main priority

Why it is not smart making non-voters your main priority

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Basing your electoral strategy on appealing to non-voters is like trying to sell cars to people who don't drive http://t.co/CpyWEYxRts — David Boothroyd (@220_d_92_20) August 28, 2015 If you couldn’t be arsed last May then the chances are that it will be the same next time It’s a seductive strategy that all parties try from time to time – make going for non-voters the main strategy but it is a wrong one. I’d argue that it is easier to persuade…

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Message to Andy, Yvette and Liz: Jeremy is a man you can do business with

Message to Andy, Yvette and Liz: Jeremy is a man you can do business with

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Don Brind on how Labour should react to Corbyn’s likely victory It’s a pretty boring picture – two men and a woman standing in front of a model train. What made it newsworthy for the Metro, the London free sheet, in October 2007 was that the two men were Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. Flanked by the Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly they are gazing at a Crossrail train as the £16 billion project was given…

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Just one local by-election tonight – what looks like an interesting LAB defence in Barnsley against UKIP

Just one local by-election tonight – what looks like an interesting LAB defence in Barnsley against UKIP

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Dearne North on Barnsley (Lab defence) Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 55, Conservatives 4, Independents 4 (Labour majority of 47) Result of ward at last election (2014): Labour 1,179 (58%), United Kingdom Independence Party 752 (37%), Conservatives 103 (5%) Candidates duly nominated: Tony Devoy (Yorkshire First), Karen Fletcher (Trade Unionist and Socialist), Annette Gollick (Labour), Jim Johnson (UKIP), Lee Ogden (Con) Whilst it is true to say that Labour have Barnsley sewn up, it is not fair…

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How backers of the LAB contenders differ from each other and the country as a whole

How backers of the LAB contenders differ from each other and the country as a whole

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The different demographic make-up of LAB leadership supportersYouGov https://t.co/sBeiQyMmli pic.twitter.com/wSxg8S1qHq — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 27, 2015 How Labour's selectorate compares with country as a wholeYouGov https://t.co/sBeiQyMmli pic.twitter.com/wX2spt7PYF — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 27, 2015 Political views of LAB leader voters & country as a whole YouGov https://t.co/sBeiQyMmli pic.twitter.com/S3hVaanVgz — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 27, 2015 18% of Corbyn voters were 2010 LDs while for 57% their main news source is social media.

The LAB leadership election results WILL be broken down by how the different categories have voted

The LAB leadership election results WILL be broken down by how the different categories have voted

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Pleased the Procedures Committee have agreed to break down Lab leadership results by Member, Affiliated Supporter & Registered Supporter. — Johanna Baxter (@JohannaBaxter) August 26, 2015 This is a change that could destabilise Leader Corbyn The tweet above represents a big change of mind by Labour on how it will announce the results on September 12th. Initially the plan had not been to give separate figures for the three different types of voter. Now these will be provided. The Tweet…

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That ComRes 14% CON lead poll might have done Mr. Corbyn a favour

That ComRes 14% CON lead poll might have done Mr. Corbyn a favour

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Improvement from such a low base should be easier I’m not attaching too much importance to voting intention polls at the moment. Firstly we are still waiting for the review by the British Polling Council of what went wrong with the May 7th surveys. That is due out in March and is likely to make important proposals about the way polls are conducted Then there’s the fact that that neither of the two main parties is currently being led by…

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