Those thinking the leave EU vote was wrong take biggest lead yet in YouGov’s Brexit Tracker

Those thinking the leave EU vote was wrong take biggest lead yet in YouGov’s Brexit Tracker

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If this is more than a blip it could be significant After more than a year of producing results showing that voters were split almost down the middle over Brexit the latest YouGov tracker now has those saying it was wrong leading by 5 points This is the biggest margin by either right or wrong has had since the pollster started tracking opinion in the aftermath of the referendum. As in all newsworthy pieces of polling we’ll have to wait…

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Coming back to EU – can A50 be revoked?

Coming back to EU – can A50 be revoked?

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Picture: The justices of the CJEU Alastair Meeks, who correctly forecast the outcome of the Article 50 Supreme Court case, gives his view if Article 50 is revocable. Britain is not going to be rescinding its Article 50 notice.  The Government doesn’t want to and nothing in the current progress of negotiations is bringing Britain back closer to the rest of the EU.  All of which makes a lot of the speculation about whether Britain could revoke that notice rather…

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Blaming the hard-line CON Brexit fundamentalists who are taking Britain to the brink

Blaming the hard-line CON Brexit fundamentalists who are taking Britain to the brink

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This from @stephenkb is right. Brexit's failing because it's being negotiated in the interests of the Tory Party https://t.co/KBzSvVIpDB — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 12, 2017 The Stephen Bush analysis of the Brexit negotiations In a well-argued New Statesman piece Stephen Bush makes a point that has not been heard much since the Brexit talks began. It is the hard-line CON Brexiteers who are calling the shots and taking us to the brink. He notes:- “ …the loss of political…

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To add to the febrile political mix – next week’s boundary changes cutting 50 MPs

To add to the febrile political mix – next week’s boundary changes cutting 50 MPs

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One thing I think is for sure – there’ll be no move to remove the diminished TMay next week. MPs will be mostly focused on the position their own seats and the impact of revised boundary plans. Although not implemented in 2015 the law reducing the size of the House of Commons from 650 to 600 MPs is still in force and the Boundary Commission has been going through the process of redrawing the boundaries with the aim of bringing…

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Good news for those those who took the 5/1 PB tip that Trump would not visit the UK this year

Good news for those those who took the 5/1 PB tip that Trump would not visit the UK this year

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Z Ladbrokes price Jan 29 2017 The bet looks set to be a winner Back in January in what now seems an eternity ago the big news was the arrival of at the White House of Mr. Trump and the speculation over the timing and form of the President’s first visit to Britain. The talk was all about a full state visit and visits to Buckingham Palace with him being taken their in one of the Royal coaches. Then, of…

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It was a big CON to LAB Remain voter swing that cost the Tories their majority

It was a big CON to LAB Remain voter swing that cost the Tories their majority

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top psephologists Curtice & Ford confirm net GE17 traffic for Conservatives vs Lab re Brexit: no net Leave gain, significant net Remain loss pic.twitter.com/fLbesjBHrz — Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) October 10, 2017 It’s possible that LAB could’ve fared better with a unequivocal Remainer as head More serious analysis of the extraordinary GE2017 result is now coming out and is reflected in the Tweets above from leading political scientist Rob Ford of Manchester University who works closely with Prof John Curtice. The…

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Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

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All around the developed world, political loyalties are breaking down.  Electorates in Britain and the USA have gambled on reckless options in Brexit and Trump.  The hard right is a formidable political force in traditionally prosperous countries such as Sweden and Austria (where they may enter coalition government after the imminent election), and anti-immigrant voters have found their voice in France and Germany.  Secessionists ride high in Scotland and Catalonia.  Centrists find themselves outflanked on the left too, with centre…

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