Morning all.

Call me naive but are the SNP attempting to reach beyond their voters? From what I've read, they seem to be concentrating solely on the N of their initials, and equating that with being the S of their initials.

DFH on maaaaarvelous form today. One of these days I'm expecting him to announce it was all done tongue in cheek.

The Nick Robinson posts were excellent! As others have said, you can "hear" him using such language.

Morning all.

Talking of YouGov I notice it's gone all Inception stylie today on its daily 3, polling on polling. Perhaps tomorrow it'll be polling on polling on polling

Chances of a readers edition BTL staying nat free? Hmm.

Lord Ashcroft's latest National Poll, hot off the Twitter press. Ashcroft National Poll, 5-7 September: CON 28%, LAB 35%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 18%, GRN 6%. http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2014/09/ashcroft-national-poll-con-28-lab-35-lib-dem-8-ukip-18-green-6/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return...

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Know your enemy.

I see CIFers have been quick to pick up and pour scorn on John Humphry's inevitable introduction of the concept of a 'politics of envy' when he was 'interviewing' Frances O'Grady about the growing wage and living standards inequality that the TUC are rightly highlighting. So real hardship and not b...

Yawns a bit..... Morning everyone. Little sod has us up at 5 this morning. Very tired and irritable. I hope everyone else's day is starting a little better than mine. Morning Ernst, I can fully understand the irritability. I'm slurping the coffee this morning after our youngest kept getting up betw...

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Well known Marxist James Forsyth declares the election is Miliband's to lose and Tory MPs are planning their careers of outside Parliament. :lol: Still, wish he wouldn't make statements like that, I can remember '92. http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9304712/divide-and-dont-rule/" onclick=&q...

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Thought provoking post from Ephemerid.

I quite like the idea that a Yes vote would lead to the gradual fragmentation of the UK, perhaps to be reconstituted one day as a Federation of British Republics?

Spoken like a true Yorkshireman

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I may join twitter come May just to watch the meltdown

Our best buddy spinning Hugo in there too I see.

If I said this over on the Graun I would be modded, but I thought the trick was not to feed the trolls. Are people adopting the Mr Creosote approach with RingPiece, trying to feed him so much that eventually he explodes? Sadly all it will do is encourage him enough to grow yet another new head. I'v...

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Independent think tank my ass.

Perfect protest vote to send the Conservatives into a tizz.
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What just happened?

yahyah wrote:Was it just me ? The site became unavailable for a few minutes.

Me too, problems with Chrome.

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Morning all. Reeves on good form.

HindleA wrote:Evening.Wail reporting eight Tory MP's in talks with UKIP.

8?! Superb

Oh dear, someone over at the DT just pointed about... Very interesting Clacton UKIP branch has already selected a candidate by democratic vote Roger Lord. I know he hasn't resigned so How can Mr Carswell stand for the same party unelected What does that say about his view of localism I would imagin...

Morning all.
Loving the mobile friendly version of the new home ☺

Damien Green appears to be avoiding criticising the PCC lack of sacking mechanism. Funny that.

Is anyone aware of statistics of Scottish referendum polling cross referenced by 2010 GE voting?

Okay the YouGov 3 is starting to wind me up. Firstly, ask who is prime ministerial, second, ask which is most in touch and finally who is going to be better at running the economy for the next five years.

Oh to not have a question on "benefits", immigration and the economy.

Morning all Well this looks good - thank you for getting it together - hugs :) Cold wet and miserable here today - and my birthday. Off to read the papers, catch ya laters :) Happy Birthday AAW! Is it okay to dispense with the "Russian beauty hookup" old site now for the daily politics? ;...