At least he’s making the headlines! This morning’s front pages were always going to be bloody for the PM and these won’t disappoint. Even the ultra-loyal Daily Mirror had a problem with this story. Maybe Brown is lucky that today is final debate day because at the least the media will have to move on. Tomorrow will all be about the this closing session which will frame the coverage for the final few days. Just reflecting on what happened the…
But its CON up- LD down in YESTERDAY’s CR roly-poly poll YouGov/The Sun Apr 28 Apr 27 CONSERVATIVES 34% 33% LIB DEMS 31% 28% LABOUR 27% 29% Harris – Metro Apr 28 Apr 23 CONSERVATIVES 32% 34% LIB DEMS 30% 29% LABOUR 25% 26% ComRes/ITV-The Independent Apr 27 Apr 26 CONSERVATIVES 36% 32% LIB DEMS 26% 29% LABOUR 29% 29% So three new national voting intention polls showing sharply contrasting pictures of Lib Dem support where the differences might be…
BBC New Channel What’ll it do to his plans to stay on? In recent weeks Mr Brown has made a number of comments suggesting that he might want to stay on as Labour’s leader even if his party loses power May 6th. He’s shown in the past that he’s a formidable force to deal and without this afternoon’s events in Rochdale he might just have stood a chance of remaining. But this, surely, changes everything for it highlights he overwhelming…
Click to play This is Brown being interviewed down the line for Radio 2 shortly after the incident. What’s striking here is the manner of his response – his apology was not really an apology at all. I just wonder whether this is making matters worse. The problem, of course, is that this just reinforces the perceptions people have about him – from the way he spoke to his aide in the car to his comments about the broadcasters. Meanwhile,…
Originals and prints of Marf’s PB cartoons are available here. The big story of the day, of course, has been Mr. Brown’s unguarded comments that were recorded about a woman he had been speaking to.
Is this going to be Clegg’s final week pitch? I’ve long taken the view that the most critical four and a half minutes in this election campaign will be the three 90 second wind-up statements by Brown, Cameron and Clegg at the end of tomorrow night’s debate. Each one will use it as a straight appeal setting out the core reasons why voters should support them and their parties. What they say will frame the final days of campaigning. So…