LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

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Now some data to drive the Boris for leader campaign? YouGov has just revealed further data from its latest which suggests that the Tories would be doing markedly better if Boris Johnson rather than David Cameron was the leader. It now appears that the poll had THREE different voting intention questions which produced very different outcomes. The standard one reported overnight had CON 32: LAB 43: LD 10. Then a second question was put which said “Imagine that at the…

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The other Olympic hero – James Murdoch

The other Olympic hero – James Murdoch

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His support was central for Wiggins & co James Murdoch, son of Rupert, has had a pretty rough year in the UK so much so that the part that he personally has played in the development of British cycling is perhaps overlooked. For it was James Murdoch’s decision after the 2008 Olympics to invest €15m a year in the creation and ongoing funding in Sky ProCycling that has been central to Britain now being the world leader in road cycling….

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Welcome to PB Nighthawks

Welcome to PB Nighthawks

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  Home of the web’s best political conversation Relax and converse into the night on the day’s political events and, no doubt today’s sensational performance by the Team GB Olympians, especially, Bradley Wiggins and Helen Glover & Heather Stanning. Hopefully today’s charge up the medal table can be replicated for the rest of the Olympics. If you’ve always been a lurker why not join in tonight? TSE

YouGov Scotland poll

YouGov Scotland poll

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There’s a new YouGov poll out on Scottish matters. On the independence front, 30% are in favour on independence. This represents a decline of 1% since March and a decline of 3% since January. 54% are opposed to independence. This represents no change since March and an increase of 1% since January. However it is over two years until the actual referendum, there is a lot of time for the polling to move. Both sides should remember that a year before the…

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Is Boris on manoeuvres?

Is Boris on manoeuvres?

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Benedict Brogan has an article in today’s Telegraph headlined Boris is unstoppable, and now Murdoch wants him to lead the Tory party For me, there were two bits that stood out. The outbreak of speculation about his chances, or even his suitability, should worry Mr Cameron less than the reason for the sudden outbreak of Boris-mania: Conservative donors have had enough, and are lining up behind the London Mayor. In City terms, the money men are shorting the Tory leadership….

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Surge in public positivity as Olympics get under way

Surge in public positivity as Olympics get under way

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A new ComRes for ITV News at Ten tonight shows that there has been a surge in positivity surrounding the Olympic Games compared with just a fortnight ago. Now more than half of the population (52%) are excited about London 2012, compared to a third (34%) who were excited two weeks ago. Younger people aged 18 to 34 are the most excited age group (57%) while those in Scotland (42%) and the South West (42%) are the least excited of…

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Will this be a vote winner for the Lib Dems?

Will this be a vote winner for the Lib Dems?

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The Independent is reporting that A government-wide spending review is to be scaled back because Nick Clegg is refusing to commit to billions of pounds of further cuts in the welfare budget…whilst  the Liberal Democrats are likely to fight the election on a pledge to clear the remaining deficit through tax rises such as a mansion tax on homes worth more than £2m and a cut in the 40 per cent tax relief on pension contributions enjoyed by higher rate taxpayers….

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Will Osborne still be Chancellor at the General Election?

Will Osborne still be Chancellor at the General Election?

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On Friday evening Standard and Poor reaffirmed  that the UK will continue to enjoy an AAA credit rating. This has been interpreted as a boost for George Osborne, after recent bad news of the 0.7% GDP contraction, that reinforced the fact we’re currently in a double-dip recession, and after heavy criticism of his general performance. As the Spectator notes Those three As and the low cost of borrowing are the trump cards he produces not just at key events like the…

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