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- Mon 27 Apr, 2015 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
- Replies: 268
- Views: 56941
Re: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
Oh dear. Seem to be a few duplicates. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDmc__zWEAAnWFN.png Well that can't be true because that nice Karen Brady says all the signatures have been verified! Baroness Karren Brady dismissed claims that businesses had been "ambushed" in to signing a letter on the ...
- Mon 27 Apr, 2015 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
- Replies: 268
- Views: 56941
Re: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
Re ICM poll They have now published two sets of figures on their website (this week and last week) simultaneously. http://www.icmunlimited.com/data/media/pdf/2015_guardian_campaignpoll3.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is this weeks data and is not that remarkable other t...
- Mon 27 Apr, 2015 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
- Replies: 268
- Views: 56941
Re: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
BBC News seem to have allocated a sympathetic female reporter to cover the Tory campaign. (Not sure what her name is, older, thin faced blonde/grey hair, she was described as being allocated to the Tory campaign last night). Labour/Ed get the ever-smirking Ian Watson. Carol Walker I think. I once d...
- Mon 27 Apr, 2015 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
- Replies: 268
- Views: 56941
Re: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
ICM poll: Tory 3% lead Tories: 35% (+1) Lab: 32% (nc) Ukip: 13% (+2) LD: 9% (-1) Green 5% (nc) Weren't ICM supposed to be the cream of the polling community once. They don't seem to publish their poll data until at least a week after the headline figures are released so it is only possible to scrut...
- Sat 25 Apr, 2015 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: sat 25 and sun 26 April
- Replies: 410
- Views: 72362
Re: sat 25 and sun 26 April
Tonight's Mail on Sunday headline the most ludicrous yet
and again to cheer us up
and again to cheer us up
Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound 3m3 minutes ago
First sign of proper Tory jitters this evening in Sunday Times. Two donors on the record denouncing the campaign, Cam and calling for Boris
- Sat 25 Apr, 2015 9:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: sat 25 and sun 26 April
- Replies: 410
- Views: 72362
Re: sat 25 and sun 26 April
Third night on the run Labour lead by 2 on YouGov
Lord Ashcroft @LordAshcroft 18s19 seconds ago
YouGov/SundayTimes poll LAB 34% CON 32% UKIP 14% LDEM 9% GRN 6%
- Sat 25 Apr, 2015 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: sat 25 and sun 26 April
- Replies: 410
- Views: 72362
Re: sat 25 and sun 26 April
Just to add to every-bodies disquiet about polling just seen this exchange between Lord Ashcroft and Smithson about ComRes Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 25m25 minutes ago Just been called by ComRes for political poll - the 7th time since GE2010 that my wife or I have been contacted by pollster on our ...
- Sat 25 Apr, 2015 9:51 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: sat 25 and sun 26 April
- Replies: 410
- Views: 72362
Re: sat 25 and sun 26 April
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 2m 2 minutes ago Ashcroft CON hold Britstol NW, Colne Valley, High Peak LAB gain Bristol W Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 4m 4 minutes ago Ashcroft: UKIP gain Thurrock but lose Rochester Chart with other seats: https://twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/status/591875434029174784&quo...
- Fri 24 Apr, 2015 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 24th April
- Replies: 208
- Views: 42113
Re: Friday 24th April
For info
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 12s12 seconds ago
Tonight’s YouGov poll for the Sun sees LAB retain its 2% lead
Edit to add figuresMike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 22s22 seconds ago
Tonight’s YouGov figures
CON 33%, LAB 35%, LD 8%, UKIP 13%, GRN 6%
- Fri 24 Apr, 2015 8:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 24th April
- Replies: 208
- Views: 42113
Re: Friday 24th April
NeilMckt @neilmckt 31 mins31 minutes ago Trying not to get excited about this ENGLAND ONLY data Ipsos-MORI LAB 37 CON 35 UKIP 11 LD 8 6.7% CON to LAB if true massive for Labour Hi OhSo Saw this too but can't find any backup data elsewhere even on the ipsos-mori website. Hope its true though.
- Thu 23 Apr, 2015 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Replies: 213
- Views: 43007
Re: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Can someone do the (un-)weighting on these polls? What were the scores before all the magic jiggery pokery they do? Remember. With the SNP winning all or nearly all Scottish seats, the numbers that matter are in ENGLAND ONLY. Scotland is gone. If there is an England swing of 4%, EM is comfortably P...
- Thu 23 Apr, 2015 8:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Replies: 213
- Views: 43007
Re: Thursday 23rd April 2015
So Survation poll tonight suggests that the Labour vote overall is down by nearly 1% since last election.
More garbage.
More garbage.
- Thu 23 Apr, 2015 6:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Replies: 213
- Views: 43007
Re: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Here it is. Smacks of complete rubbish to me Survation. @Survation 1m1 minute ago NEW: Survation/@DailyMirror (chg vs 17/04) CON 33% (-1); LAB 29% (-4); UKIP 18% (+1); LD 10% (+3); SNP 4% (NC); GRE 4% (+1); AP 1% (-1) Lab & Tories neck and neck ... in the north! :rofl: The first question under...
- Thu 23 Apr, 2015 6:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Replies: 213
- Views: 43007
Re: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Here it is. Smacks of complete rubbish to me
Survation. @Survation 1m1 minute ago
NEW: Survation/@DailyMirror (chg vs 17/04) CON 33% (-1); LAB 29% (-4); UKIP 18% (+1); LD 10% (+3); SNP 4% (NC); GRE 4% (+1); AP 1% (-1)
- Thu 23 Apr, 2015 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Replies: 213
- Views: 43007
Re: Thursday 23rd April 2015
I wonder what the story is around the disappearing poll
Britain Elects @britainelects 7m7 minutes ago
We've just seen Survation publish their new poll for the Daily Mirror then quickly delete it...Strange.
- Wed 22 Apr, 2015 10:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
- Replies: 206
- Views: 46091
Re: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Breath again
YouGov/Sun poll tonight - Labour lead by one: CON 33%, LAB 34%, LD 7%, UKIP 14%, GRN 5%
- Wed 22 Apr, 2015 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
- Replies: 206
- Views: 46091
Re: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
No Smithson/Newton Dunn teasers so far tonight so I can't put the wind up everybody.TechnicalEphemera wrote:Suffering the usual bout of pre You Gov poll nerves.
- Wed 22 Apr, 2015 9:30 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
- Replies: 206
- Views: 46091
Re: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
I thought he might start to distance himself from Shapps
Labour Press Team retweeted
Ben Glaze @benglaze 3m3 minutes ago
#Cameron dodges "full confidence" question over Grant #Shapps #GE2015 #Tory
- Wed 22 Apr, 2015 8:35 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
- Replies: 206
- Views: 46091
Re: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
As I suggested last night re 'exiting' YouGov poll, look at the detail and it doesn't stack up. Voting Intention Age Group 18-24 Conservative 32% Labour 30% (Yes really!) Voting Intention Midlands /Wales Conservative 40% Labour 32% (Seems Unlikely) Bullshit poll I think. It depends entirely on the ...
- Wed 22 Apr, 2015 8:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
- Replies: 206
- Views: 46091
Re: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
As I suggested last night re 'exiting' YouGov poll, look at the detail and it doesn't stack up.
Voting Intention Age Group 18-24 Conservative 32% Labour 30% (Yes really!)
Voting Intention Midlands /Wales Conservative 40% Labour 32% (Seems Unlikely)
Bullshit poll I think.
Voting Intention Age Group 18-24 Conservative 32% Labour 30% (Yes really!)
Voting Intention Midlands /Wales Conservative 40% Labour 32% (Seems Unlikely)
Bullshit poll I think.
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Well hardly that exiting!frightful_oik wrote:YouGov:
CON – 35% (+1)
LAB – 34% (-1)
UKIP – 13% (-)
LDEM – 7% (-)
GRN – 5% (-)
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 9:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
I believe you. Honest I do.rebeccariots2 wrote:Sorry rearofthestore. We seem to be in the same news space yet again ... not deliberately copying you, honest.
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Just to cheer everybody up.
Andrew Neil @afneil 5m5 minutes ago
Spoke to major Tory donor tonight. "Tory campaign useless. Cameron's heart not in it. Not looking good".
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 9:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Absolutely right.frightful_oik wrote:If it's exciting the yougov is probably an outlier.
Funny how YouGov polls only tend to be 'exciting' (in the eyes of the Sun) if they show a Tory lead!
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 8:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 29 mins29 minutes ago @mcollinsucl The daily YouGov is usually Tweeted at about 10.30pm - though could be earlier if the Sun politics team is excited Jeez. I wonder what that poll is going to say. No, no, don't tell me. Given what's gone on previously a detailed analysis...
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
So am I!ohsocynical wrote:I'm sticking with this.Pollster @Nye_Rick:
Ed Miliband becomes Prime Minister in "eight out of ten" scenarios
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pdmyp …
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Bad news tonight I think.
Tom Newton DunnVerified account
@tnewtondunn
Could fears of a Labour-SNP power sharing deal be the big #GE2015 game changer? We have an interesting @YouGov poll later.
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Well you can't argue with this
Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak 30m30 minutes ago
Tebbit suggests Cameron is unlike politicians of previous generations who were 'real men' ...OUCH!
- Tue 21 Apr, 2015 3:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 21st April 2015
- Replies: 242
- Views: 51213
Re: Tuesday 21st April 2015
First of the day
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 17m17 minutes ago
LAB retakes the lead with TNS
LAB 34% (+2), CON 32% (-2), LD 8% (-1), UKIP 15% (+1), GREEN 5% (0), OTHER 6% (+1
- Mon 20 Apr, 2015 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th April 2015
- Replies: 174
- Views: 46393
Re: Monday 20th April 2015
Lord Ashcroft Ashcroft National Poll, 17-19 April: CON 34%, LAB 30%, LDEM 10%, UKIP 13%, GRN 4%. Details on @ConHome, 4pm: Yeah, right! :lol: Labour on the same percentage as the last GE - indeed, a likely story (not) I notice on the Vote UK forum a couple of LibDem posters getting really excited b...
- Mon 20 Apr, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th April 2015
- Replies: 174
- Views: 46393
Re: Monday 20th April 2015
Second Labour lead of the day
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 2m2 minutes ago
LAB moves to 2% lead with Populus
Lab 34 (nc) Con 32 (-1) LD 9 (nc) UKIP 15 (+1)
- Sat 18 Apr, 2015 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015
- Replies: 408
- Views: 74861
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015
and there's more.... Dr Éoin Clarke @LabourEoin 2m2 minutes ago #Breaking..... Labour race into a 3% lead with YouGov tonight. 36% is their joint highest YouGov score for 200 days Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 3m3 minutes ago The entire fieldwork for the S Times YouGov poll took place after Thursday'...
- Sat 18 Apr, 2015 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015
- Replies: 408
- Views: 74861
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015
More like it, I think I want to believe this one.
Lord Ashcroft @LordAshcroft 16s16 seconds ago
YouGov/Sunday Times poll LAB 36% CON 33% UKIP 13% LDEM 8% GRNS 5%
- Sat 18 Apr, 2015 6:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015
- Replies: 408
- Views: 74861
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015
NumbrCrunchrPolitics @NCPoliticsUK 19 mins19 minutes ago Opinium/Observer: CON 36 (=) LAB 32 (-2) LIB 8 (+1) UKIP 13 (+2) GRN 5 (-1) Fieldwork 16th-17th Tabs http://ourinsight.opinium.co.uk/survey-results/political-polling-16th-april-2015" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … ...
- Wed 15 Apr, 2015 6:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 15th April
- Replies: 267
- Views: 57007
Re: Wednesday 15th April
For @YahYah Lib Dems give up in South Tyneside – no candidates stand in council elections http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/local-news/lib-dems-give-up-in-south-tyneside-no-candidates-stand-in-council-elections-1-7209756 Thanks OhSo. Have to admit though that my Lib Dem obsession has eased a tad o...
- Sun 12 Apr, 2015 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
- Replies: 541
- Views: 114351
Re: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
Interesting tweet from Kevin Maguire of the Mirror
That worked well then!Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire Apr 10
Told George Osborne's elbowed his way onto Sunday's Andrew Marr show to try and revive the Tory campaign
- Sat 11 Apr, 2015 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
- Replies: 541
- Views: 114351
Re: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
Next poll now up Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 4m4 minutes ago Tonight's YouGov for the Sunday Times Con 34% Lab 34% LD 7% UKIP 13% Greens 6% SNP 5% with this finding Mike Smithson retweeted charles hymas @charleshymas 6m6 minutes ago #sundaytimes #yougov Tories widely disliked for going negative; mo...
- Sat 11 Apr, 2015 8:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
- Replies: 541
- Views: 114351
Re: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
More reasons to suspect Opinium poll Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 34m34 minutes ago Fieldwork for tonight's Opinium poll took place before latest YouGov poll & at exactly same as Populus & Survation which both had LAB leads and Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 33m33 minutes ago What's really weird...
- Sat 11 Apr, 2015 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
- Replies: 541
- Views: 114351
Re: Sat 11 and Sun 12 April
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 34m34 minutes ago ENGLAND & WALES ONLY figures from today's Opinium poll CON 38.16% LAB 34.05% LD 7.42% UKIP 11.66% A CON to LAB swing of 3% since GE10 This suggests Conservative vote down less than 1% since 2010 (in fact 0.68%) which just does not seem to ring true ...
- Thu 09 Apr, 2015 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th April 2015
- Replies: 293
- Views: 42265
Re: Thursday 9th April 2015
The best laid plans eh!
Alastair Campbell @campbellclaret 48s49 seconds ago
Hold on!!! According to @LyntonKCrosby plans this was the day the TORIES go into double digit poll leads. Oops http://www.alastaircampbell.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Thu 09 Apr, 2015 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th April 2015
- Replies: 293
- Views: 42265
Re: Thursday 9th April 2015
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 6m6 minutes ago
Ed overtakes Dave in Survation approval ratings
Methinks he might be right!Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 2m2 minutes ago
Methinks that Mr. Milband can expect even more ferocious attacks on him
- Thu 09 Apr, 2015 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th April 2015
- Replies: 293
- Views: 42265
Re: Thursday 9th April 2015
This is definately a trend
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 39s39 seconds ago
Mirror Survation poll has LAB lead up to 4% Changes on April 3rd LAB 35%+2 CON 31% -1 UKIP 15% -3 LD 9% = GRN 4% +2
- Thu 09 Apr, 2015 4:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th April 2015
- Replies: 293
- Views: 42265
Re: Thursday 9th April 2015
I do hope this trend continues. What will NickyB make of it?Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 2m2 minutes ago
LAB takes 6% lead wth Panelbase LAB 37% (+4%), CON 31% (-2%), UKIP 16% (-1%), LD 8% (+1%), GRN 4% (-1%
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- Wed 08 Apr, 2015 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th April 2015
- Replies: 228
- Views: 37899
Re: Wednesday 8th April 2015
So Nick Clegg says
Obviously 215 years isn't long enough!Let’s look at maybe ending non-dom status after a certain period of time.
- Wed 08 Apr, 2015 11:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th April 2015
- Replies: 228
- Views: 37899
Re: Wednesday 8th April 2015
The BBC have tweeted at least four times in quick succession about the new Labour Non-Dom policy contradicting what Ed Balls said in January. Jonny Dymond the BBC correspondent following Cameron has even said this. BBC Politics retweeted Jonny Dymond @JonnyDymond 43m43 minutes ago Gosh. This not-ve...
- Tue 07 Apr, 2015 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th April 2015
- Replies: 251
- Views: 36902
Re: Tuesday 7th April 2015
Just maybe Labour made the right choice of Scottish Leader.James Maxwell @jamesmaxwell86
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Sturgeon looking uncharacteristically uncomfortable here. Labour strategists in the spin room are delighted with Murphy's performance.
- Tue 07 Apr, 2015 10:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th April 2015
- Replies: 251
- Views: 36902
Re: Tuesday 7th April 2015
Paul Waugh @paulwaugh 10m10 minutes ago What does it say about current Labour party that Tony Blair is not making his 'Brexit' warning speech tday in a marginal seat? It says Labour has moved well on from his days - that the party has got its own people, plans and activities in place in the margin...
- Fri 03 Apr, 2015 6:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Fri 3rd, Sat 4th, Sun 5th & Mon 6th April - Easter edition
- Replies: 830
- Views: 110043
Re: Fri 3rd, Sat 4th, Sun 5th & Mon 6th April - Easter editi
Mirror Politics @MirrorPolitics 4m4 minutes ago Ed Miliband's support surges to new high after victory in BOTH TV debates http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ed-milibands-support-surges-new-5454911" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … I'm assuming this must be the Survation ...
- Mon 30 Mar, 2015 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 30th March 2015: Election Is Go...
- Replies: 218
- Views: 44352
Re: Monday 30th March 2015: Election Is Go...
AS Q: Some of the firms quoted in your FT advert, Siemens, Kellogg’s and Nomura, are unhappy about being quoted by you. Miliband says Labour has just quoted what they said in public. What a fuss over nothing ! Business leader says something in public. Business leader then complains when their publi...
- Sat 28 Mar, 2015 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
- Replies: 379
- Views: 75118
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
I think this is the mug