What will this building have in store for Gordon?

What will this building have in store for Gordon?

How is the new “humble” Brown going down with the voters? So far we have not had a proper polling reaction to the “wall-to-wall” Brown coverage that seems to have been dominating the TV screens since the Chancellor launched his campaign for the leadership last Friday. Yesterday’s YouGov poll was carried out last Thursday and Friday when Blair’s historic departure speech was dominating the headlines and only a proportion of the pollster’s internet voting panel will have completed their online…

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Which one could trouble Gordon most?

Which one could trouble Gordon most?

Could tonight’s debate have any impact? With John McDonnell and Michael Meacher due to resume their discussions tomorrow on which one should seek to be the left-wing nominee for the Labour leadership they are joining Gordon Brown tonight for what could be the first and last debate of the campaign. With nominations due to close on Thursday a key question tonight could be which one will end up in a better position. So although Gordon is there the real attention…

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Is Ming set to be the first loser of the Brown era?

Is Ming set to be the first loser of the Brown era?

Will the anti-Blair factions move back when Gordon’s in charge All the focus from this morning’s YouGov poll for the Sunday Times has been on the relationship between Labour and the Tories and what happens when the party leaders are named. One number, however, is missing from the on-line reports of the survey – and this could make grim reading for the Lib Dems. The main numbers, as reported in the previous article had CON 38, LAB 34, LD 15,…

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YouGov: “Labour still 10% behind with Brown”

YouGov: “Labour still 10% behind with Brown”

The Lib Dems drop to 15% Reports are coming out about new YouGov poll for tomorrow’s Sunday Times that has Labour at its highest rating for 8 months – on 34%. The figures are compared with the last YouGov poll taken before and on the May 3rd elections are: CON 38% (+1): LAB 34% (+2): LD 15% (-1). According to Iain Dale’s blog Labour slips back to 32% if Brown is leader, ten points behind Cameron’s Tories who rise to…

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Was Newsnight peddling an old poll?

Was Newsnight peddling an old poll?

Why you should always look at the survey dates? BBC’s Newsnight programme made a big deal last night about an “exclusive poll” that it had commissioned on perceptions of Gordon Brown and David Cameron. This was how the programme billed the survey on its website “Friday – Gordon Brown launches his leadership campaign; and Newsnight has a specially commissioned poll.” It was presented as though it was up to date information although there was a tell-tale line in very small…

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How will this chart look after 6 months of Gordon?

How will this chart look after 6 months of Gordon?

Will “Gordon Brown for Britain” go down well with the voters? This is Betfair’s election outcome market and shows how punters have been fairly consistent in their view over the past year that we are heading for a hung parliament. The only change has been the move by the Tories into the second place position. The events of this week have yet to have a significant impact. What is likely to cause a change is the first batch of polls…

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Sean Fear’s Friday slot

Sean Fear’s Friday slot

How Did the Parties Fare on May 3rd? The Conservatives won 5,315 English council seats on May 3rd, a net gain of 911. The Liberal Democrats won 2,171, a net loss of 246. Labour won 1,877 seats, a net loss of 505. The Conservatives made a net gain of 39 councils, leaving them with control of 206, Labour a net loss of 8, leaving them with control of 46, and the Liberal Democrats a net loss of 4, leaving them…

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Why did Team Gordon get the autocue wrong?

Why did Team Gordon get the autocue wrong?

Is this an indication of things to come? It is an indication of how much we have become accustomed to slick presentation and attention to the fine detail of how they look on the screen from the Blairs and Camerons of this world that today’s Brown launch comes as such a shock. For the moment that Gordon has been waiting since 1994, the official launch of his leadership campaign, appears decidedly odd on TV screens because a large part of…

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