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One of the most long-standing polling series in British politics is from Ipsos when those sampled are asked entirely without prompting to name what they think are the key issues facing the country at the moment. The Tweet from the Ipsos boss Ben Page above sets out the reality of where the Tories are currently at as they work hard to work up public opinion against trade unions. This clearly shows that we are far far away from the days…

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After all the fuss about Donald Trump and top secret documents the current president Joe Biden appears to have done something similar by taking classified documents home. Trump has faced similar problems and the question is being raised about whether Biden is going to be able to carry out his desire to run for the presidency in 2024. Inevitably the developments have impacted on Biden’s position in the betting and as can be seen from the chart he has slipped…

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The above polling on striking nurses is’from the latest Opinium poll that came out yesterday and highlights what appears to be a growing problem for the government. Normally strikes by those providing public services do not get supported by the public and that certainly can reinforce the resolve of ministers to deal with with the situation. That simply is not happening with the nurses and the numbers above should be worrying. That just under half the public, if this polling…

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The last Labour leader to take his party from opposition to government put education at the heart of his campaign and I suspect Starmer’s policy on private schools might also become similarly totemic. The polling is clear and if the Tories try to oppose and criticise Starmer’s policy it will make the Tories look even more out of touch with the ordinary, I’m sure the Red Wall will want tax breaks for rich people instead of that money going to…

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Sometimes there isn’t much to add and that word cloud sums up the absolute dire situation that the Tory party faces. The difficulty for the Tories is that they cannot campaign on the Covid vaccine rollout because it will bring up memories about all Tory rule breaking during the lockdowns. With Brexit going suboptimally in the eyes of the voters then being the party that gave us Brexit might not be a vote winner. If Sunak cannot turn this polling…

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As I have observed recently one of the big issues facing Rishi Sunak is that he is still struggling in the polls. The Tories continue to be miles behind which if it was to be repeated at a general election would see hundreds of Tory MPs losing their seats. It was being speculated yesterday that if the election followed some of the latest polls than the Tories would be down to a handful of seats and that the SNP would…

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Bingo. I’m now off the waiting list for my spinal operation and this is now all fixed for three weeks today. The idea that in less than a month I could be walking again without pain is just fantastic. The speed has rather taken me by surprise. I only saw the consultant on December 30th and I was expecting a huge wait for the prescribed procedure. This comes at a time when all the papers are reporting on the decline…

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