Henry G Manson says the Greens ought to be doing better

Henry G Manson says the Greens ought to be doing better

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Why do we hear so little about Caroline Lucas? The election of Caroline Lucas in 2010 was in many ways quite extraordinary. In winning a three-way marginal seat she succeeded where UKIP have so far failed. Lucas is intelligent, thoughtful and charismatic. Yet the Greens simply have not capitalised. At a time when the Labour Party is saying as little as possible about its policy plans, you’d think there was a hole for the Green Party’s national no nonsense opposition…

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LAB moves to its best YouGov position for seven weeks

LAB moves to its best YouGov position for seven weeks

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Ukip drop to 13% The latest YouGov daily poll is out and sees the Tories still in the doldrums below the 30 mark. The comparisons in the chart above are with a week ago which was before the reported “swivel eyed loons” that a senior CON figure was said to have made about party activists. The firm has tended to show show better than average figures for the Tories and today’s numbers suggest that the bad press they’ve been having…

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Local By-Election Preview : May 23rd 2013

Local By-Election Preview : May 23rd 2013

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Whitwell on Bolsover Last Local Election 2011: Lab 32, Ind 4, Green 1 (Labour majority of 25) To view the result in 2011 please visit http://s3.datawrapper.de/BIZMe/ Dennis Skinner MP (Lab, Bolsover) has become as much of the Parliamentary Estate as Black Rod and the Speaker. Famed for his comments at each State Opening, is it any wonder that he has been named the “Beast of Bolsover” and was even immortalised in the CBBC comedy drama “Maid Marian and Her Merry…

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Your chance to win the ideal reference book for political anoraks

Your chance to win the ideal reference book for political anoraks

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This will give you hours of psephological fun! Biteback has generously agreed to give copy of the latest volume by Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, called “British Electoral Facts 1832-2012” as a PB competition prize. The book is an amazing treasure trove and my copy sits almost permanently on my desk. All you have to do is guess the CON and Ukip shares in the June Guardian ICM poll. The closest forecast will win. As with all PB competitions…

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For the moment at least Woolwich makes a CON leadership challenge less likely

For the moment at least Woolwich makes a CON leadership challenge less likely

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Thursday’s Sun front page – “We killed this British soldier. It’s an eye for an eye” #tomorrowspaperstoday #Woolwich twitter.com/suttonnick/sta… — Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) May 22, 2013 This is the opportunity for Cameron to rise to the occasion. Will he? — Lord Ashcroft (@LordAshcroft) May 23, 2013 PaddyPower CON leadership challenge prices. bit.ly/I8PkIOSee twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 23, 2013

The UKIP surge continues. How are the purples going to do at GE2015?

The UKIP surge continues. How are the purples going to do at GE2015?

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Your chance to predict to vote share At GE2010 UKIP’s national vote share was 3.1%. What will it be at the next general election? 0-5% 5-8% 8-11% 11-14% 14-17% 17-20% 20-23% 23-100%      How many seats will they win? How many seats will UKIP win at the next general election? Zero 1 2-5 6-10 More than 10     

The real message from Nick Clegg this morning – the now loveless marriage has got another 23 months to go

The real message from Nick Clegg this morning – the now loveless marriage has got another 23 months to go

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If the coalition is to end prematurely then it won’t be because the LDs quit. Clegg response.goo.gl/FRdUp twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 22, 2013 Tories are being told: There’ll be no supply & confidence In a speech this morning Nick Clegg’s making it very clear that his party will not quit the coalition ahead of the general election. So the blues factions who would like to see the arrangement ending prior to 2015 have got a problem. For Clegg…

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