Is the Lib Dem share of 14% down to the firm’s methodology? In the first of four major polling surveys that we will see in the next few days the internet pollster, YouGov, for the Daily Telegraph has the following shares with the changes on its last poll almost three weeks ago CON 33% (+1): LAB 41% (-1): LD 14% (nc). So the Tories will be a touch relieved that like ICM on Monday YouGov is showing a reduction in…
And now the final round of voting – for the Overall PBC Poster of the Year As it turned out the voting in three of the four categories was pretty clear-cut. Sean Fear, who starting posting on PBC in the summer of 2004, has built up a loyal following from people of all allegiances and his overwhelming victory in the Tory section was probably quite predictable. Well done also to David Herdson who came second and joins Sean in the…
Does the Lib Dem switch to Labour look permanent? One of the features that I focus on when the detailed data from ICM and CR polls comes out is how votes are churning between the parties. Both firms ask how respondents voted last time and both present their data in a way that gives some clues. The latest data from this week’s survey for the Guardian has some encouraging short-term news for the Tories but does raise the question about…
And what do we think of Cameron’s “make-over”? Judging by the comments thread here last night most people thought that the Tory leader performed reasonably well in the first big set piece of the new political year – a long interview on Newsnight. He seems to have adjusted his style to reflect the new more sombre mood created by Gordon Brown and is looking a lot more formal. He also seems to have changed his vocal approach. The voice sounded…
Your chance to vote for those who have enriched the site the most This is the first round of voting for the PBC Posters of the Year. Please place your votes before 1830 BST tomorrow to make it count. Everybody, where they post on the site or not, is entitled to vote in each of the categories. Tomorrow there will be the final part – the Overall PBC Poster of the Year. The top two in each of the four…
These are the nominations for the 2006/2007 PBC Posters of the Year election. First round voting will begin this evening and will last for twenty four hours. The two that top the ballot in each section will go forward to the overall PBC Post of the Year Election which will be published on Thursday evening. Two people, SeanT and JackW don’t naturally feature in any of the first round sections and because of their prominence I have decided that they…
Are “hard-edged” Tory policies what centre ground voters want? These are the front pages of the Telegraph and Mail this morning and show support for the Tory leadership that hasn’t come from these papers in a long long time. The Mail reports the moves in glowing terms and notes that “the focus on crime will delight Tory MPs who have been desperate for their leader to unveil concrete policy proposals on what they see as the leading concern for many…
Take part in our simple “poll” An issue that’s often raised on the site is what is the political make-up of those who visit PBC. So to find out and to test some new online polling software I’ve created the following “poll”. This is not a voting intention question – it asks for the party you most associate with not who you would vote for if there was a general election tomorrow. Many PBC users, I guess would vote tactically…