Lib Dems move into second place in new ICM poll?

Lib Dems move into second place in new ICM poll?

WESTMINSTER: CON 40(+1) LAB 22(-6) LD 25 (+5) Desperate desperate figures for Brown as he faces June 4th A sensational new ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph tonight has Labour down on 22% three points behind Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats who are at 25%. This surely shows the affect that the MP expenses affair is having with Labour suffering much more than the other parties even though, during the fieldwork period, it was Tory miscreants who were dominating the headlines….

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Is the EU election closing in on GB?

Is the EU election closing in on GB?

Another June 4th poll has gloomy figures for Labour There’s a new ICM poll in the Sunday Telegraph tomorrow – but alas we’ll have to wait for the detailed data. All we know is this quote from the columnist Matthew D’Ancona:– ..As for the European elections, today’s ICM poll in The Sunday Telegraph suggests that Labour could finish third, on less than 20 per cent… This, of course, follows last night’s Populus survey which had Labour on 16% – three…

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Will voter anger underpin turnout?

Will voter anger underpin turnout?

Why I’m revising my betting profile I’ve been getting reports on postal voting in several parts of England where there are concurrent local elections taking place on Thursday and the pattern is that the turnout is higher than normal at this stage. This seems to suggest that my earlier forecast might not be on target after all and that if it is less than 30% it will be in the high 20s. As I set out I was betting heavily…

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What do we think of VoteMatch?

What do we think of VoteMatch?

Your browser does not support iframes. Click here to continue. Communicating manifesti to the masses? A couple of weeks ago I attended the launch of VoteMatch at the Apple Store on Regent’s Street. A glitzy affair, the evening was compered by Steven Fry (replete in Black Tie) and Simon Hoggart of the Guardian, with Iain Dale giving a demonstration of the tool. VoteMatch is an online application (accessable as an iPhone app) which asks you thirty questions, and directs you…

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Is Labour heading for melt-down next Thursday?

Is Labour heading for melt-down next Thursday?

Populus reports a Euro vote slump to just 16% A new Populus poll for the Times is out this evening and provides some comfort for the Tories but absolutely dreadful numbers for Labour in both Westminster and the Euro election voting intentions. As has been suggested in recent posts on PB the big gainers for next Thursday EU election have been UKIP who look set to take second place. There are two sets of voting intention figures: WESTMINSTER: CON 41(+2)…

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Is the Tory clear-out Dave’s “Clause 4”?

Is the Tory clear-out Dave’s “Clause 4”?

Will the focus on his miscreants be good for the party? Over the past few days there’s been a lot of concern in Conservative circles over the way the media has put the focus on problems of Tory MPs in the expenses saga with scant attention, apparently, being given to the problems of Brown and his ministers. We’ve seen it in abundance on the site. It’s all media bias, the “Beeb having it in for us” or that the Telegraph…

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Are the over 55 figures the best indicator?

Are the over 55 figures the best indicator?

YouGov Do oldies dominate when there’s a very low-turnout? I have to admit to being completely perplexed by the polling data that we are getting about next Thursday Euro election. What worries me is the turnout level which, if it is very low, will play havoc with all the polling projections. Pollsters have a big enough challenge in a general election when 60% actually vote – how are they going to perform if the percentage is near to the 24%…

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Has this now become a daily occurrence?

Has this now become a daily occurrence?

How many more are in the pipe-line? After all the pressure it’s hardly surprising that Julie Kirkbride has bowed to the inevitable and announced that she won’t be standing again. Margaret Moran’s future always looked in doubt right from the start of the Telegraph’s disclosures. But how long is this going to go on. Are we going to see at least one a day between now and the general election? Will there come a time when the public’s thirst for…

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