Tuesday 5th May 2015

[RogerOThornhill]

John Rentoul ‏@JohnRentoul 1m1 minute ago
If EdM wins, I predict this will be the first Labour promise to be broken: http://press.labour.org.uk/post/1145668 ... d-bank-use" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

What is the matter with this man? Permanent sour grapes.

Cameron fan-boy and has been for a long while. He'd not be upset at the Indy's backing of the coalition.

[danesclose]

John Rentoul ‏@JohnRentoul 1m1 minute ago
If EdM wins, I predict this will be the first Labour promise to be broken: http://press.labour.org.uk/post/1145668 ... d-bank-use" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

What is the matter with this man? Permanent sour grapes.

You just know that no matter how well Ed does as PM, to this (and DFH et al), David Miliband would have done it better

[Tubby Isaacs]

Mike Smithson ‏@MSmithsonPB 6 mins6 minutes ago
ComRes phone poll for Mail/ITV has CON 3% ahead

Con 35% (+2)
Lab 32% (-1)
LD 9% (+1)
UKIP 14% (+1)
Green 4% (-3)

[TechnicalEphemera]

John Rentoul ‏@JohnRentoul 1m1 minute ago
If EdM wins, I predict this will be the first Labour promise to be broken: http://press.labour.org.uk/post/1145668 ... d-bank-use" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

What is the matter with this man? Permanent sour grapes.

You just know that no matter how well Ed does as PM, to this (and DFH et al), David Miliband would have done it better

What a complete arse.

Getting rid of food banks is one of the least difficult problems a Labour government will face.

[Tubby Isaacs]

[TechnicalEphemera]

Mike Smithson ‏@MSmithsonPB 6 mins6 minutes ago
ComRes phone poll for Mail/ITV has CON 3% ahead

Con 35% (+2)
Lab 32% (-1)
LD 9% (+1)
UKIP 14% (+1)
Green 4% (-3)

Still margin of error stuff. I suspect a small sample as well.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Mike Smithson ‏@MSmithsonPB 6 mins6 minutes ago
ComRes phone poll for Mail/ITV has CON 3% ahead

Con 35% (+2)
Lab 32% (-1)
LD 9% (+1)
UKIP 14% (+1)
Green 4% (-3)

Still margin of error stuff. I suspect a small sample as well.

Phone poll too.

[AngryAsWell]

Just saying I haven't started yet, am rather enjoying Ballot Monkeys. Have there been any others?

Yes think about 4 - not seen any yet

[Tubby Isaacs]

Mike Smithson ‏@MSmithsonPB 39 secs39 seconds ago
YouGov had LAB CON level pegging on 34

[utopiandreams]

Oh I see there are three previous episodes of Ballot Monkeys, something I shall look forward to on 4oD.

[TechnicalEphemera]

Mike Smithson ‏@MSmithsonPB 6 mins6 minutes ago
ComRes phone poll for Mail/ITV has CON 3% ahead

Con 35% (+2)
Lab 32% (-1)
LD 9% (+1)
UKIP 14% (+1)
Green 4% (-3)

Still margin of error stuff. I suspect a small sample as well.

Phone poll too.

Dodgy UKIP figures, more Labour Kippers than Tory Kippers.

Outlier.

[RogerOThornhill]

Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 3m 3 minutes ago
YouGov figures
CON 34%, LAB 34%, LD 9%, UKIP 12%, GRN 5%

[55DegreesNorth]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk ... er-5640776" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I haven't noticed this posted here yet, so here's another opportunity to see how UKIP is staying classy.

[AngryAsWell]

Tories and David Cameron savaged by former Prime Minister John Major in huge election blow
(not that much of a savaging but every little helps)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/to ... ar_twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Night all

[danesclose]

Apologies if already posted, but good article by Owen Jones on New Statesman website:

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... itish-coup

[Tubby Isaacs]

[LadyCentauria]

Just saying I haven't started yet, am rather enjoying Ballot Monkeys. Have there been any others?

Today's was episode 4 of 5 which they're writing day by day. It's raised quite a few giggles from me and one or two spit-the-tea moments. I watched the most recent episode of Newzoids (by some of the Spitting Image people) which, I think, is on ITV 1 and was quite amusing. More4 has a play, The Vote, being performed live at The Donmar theatre, from 8.30 'til 10 on election night – which is the exact time period over which it is set. It's got Dame Judy Dench in it, Catherine Tate, and others I can't remember.

And, also on the night, Channel4 kicks off their Alternative Election Night at 9pm – that's nine hours of comedy/alternative programming including Election Last Leg, a special of Gogglebox, Paxman & Mitchell (seriously, they'll be interviewing 'heavyweight guests' and covering the results....)

[AnatolyKasparov]

Still margin of error stuff. I suspect a small sample as well.

Phone poll too.

Dodgy UKIP figures, more Labour Kippers than Tory Kippers.

Outlier.

Only poll out of 6 today to show Labour losing support.

[TechnicalEphemera]

That Sun headline is hopeless. Basically anybody with an open mind is going to be totally turned off by it. Patronising and pathetic, they have completely overplayed it.

The right wing press have turned into a parody of themselves. You can't ram stuff like this down people's throats.

[pk1]

My prayer:

Dear God, please let this be the final election where the parties that refuse to court the wizened Aussie are forced to endure the bullying he demands takes place in his daily rags.

Thank you.

[Hobiejoe]

There's a Marina Hyde article http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... jungle-cat other at t'Graun (and apologies if already mentioned) that includes this paragraph:

After the event, I noticed the woman who had asked this question having a rather agitated conversation, inquiring of someone who appeared to be a superior. “Are you saying my job is at threat for this?”

This, surely, needs some traction. Would help demolish the whole shiny factory/hard hat/hi-viz jacket/happy workers bullshit.

But will she go further, or has she done just enough to fill her copy?

[Tubby Isaacs]

Jason McCartney ‏@JasonMcCartney 15h15 hours ago
Don't trust Labour with our HRI - I'll never forget them signing PFI deal to pay £774m for Calderdale Hospital which only cost £64m to build

Deal signed in, er, 1994.

[rebeccariots2]

Isabel Oakeshott ‏@IsabelOakeshott 18m18 minutes ago
The concerted attacks on @Ed_Miliband in tomorrow's papers may backfire. Whatever people think of his policies, he's not the village idiot.

Andrew Neil ‏@afneil 12m12 minutes ago
Tomorrow's front pages show British press at partisan worst. All pretence of separation between news and opinion gone, even in "qualities".

And these are both people I consider to be Tory commentators ...

[rebeccariots2]

Jim Pickard ‏@PickardJE 33m33 minutes ago
That Sun front page with all the bacon jokes is a bit...hammy.

Mary Riddell ‏@MaryRiddell 38m38 minutes ago
I am a diehard defender of our free and brilliant press, but some of tomorrow's front pages mark a bleak day for journalism

[TechnicalEphemera]

Jim Pickard ‏@PickardJE 33m33 minutes ago
That Sun front page with all the bacon jokes is a bit...hammy.

Mary Riddell ‏@MaryRiddell 38m38 minutes ago
I am a diehard defender of our free and brilliant press, but some of tomorrow's front pages mark a bleak day for journalism

The one thing this election has taught me is that our press are shit.

How can Riddell not see this?

Telegraph - compromised, not just the election also HSBC.
Sun - Joke propaganda sheet.
Mail/Express - borderline racist.
Independent - not any more, thanks to its non dom owner.

People don't like being told obvious lies.

[rebeccariots2]

Ellie Mae O'Hagan ‏@MissEllieMae 30m30 minutes ago
I see many of the front pages tomorrow are the journalistic equivalent of daubing faeces on a wall

[rebeccariots2]

Andrew Neil ‏@afneil 8m8 minutes ago
Editors/owners determine the sort of partisan front pages you will see tomorrow yet not one will appear on @daily_politics to defend actions

[Tubby Isaacs]

Jim Pickard ‏@PickardJE 33m33 minutes ago
That Sun front page with all the bacon jokes is a bit...hammy.

Mary Riddell ‏@MaryRiddell 38m38 minutes ago
I am a diehard defender of our free and brilliant press, but some of tomorrow's front pages mark a bleak day for journalism

The one thing this election has taught me is that our press are shit.

How can Riddell not see this?

Telegraph - compromised, not just the election also HSBC.
Sun - Joke propaganda sheet.
Mail/Express - borderline racist.
Independent - not any more, thanks to its non dom owner.

People don't like being told obvious lies.

If it's shit at the only time we get to decide anything much, then it's shit, full stop.

You're kind to the Express and Mail there.

[LadyCentauria]

Further election-based comedy on the telly tomorrow night:

9pm, BBC TWO, Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe (a one-off, one-hour long, rampage through all the election news, as only Charlie Brooker and his team can do it.)
9pm, ITV 1, Newzoids (Series 1, Episode 3)
10pm, Channel4, Ballot Monkeys (episode 5 of 5)

I'll be watching the Charlie Brooker and Ballot Monkeys as they go out and catching up with Newzoids on ITVplayer. Your viewing decisions might vary.

[seeingclearly]

My prayer:

Dear God, please let this be the final election where the parties that refuse to court the wizened Aussie are forced to endure the bullying he demands takes place in his daily rags.

Thank you.

I'll join you in that. Even agnostics pray.

[RogerOThornhill]

Andrew Neil ‏@afneil 8m8 minutes ago
Editors/owners determine the sort of partisan front pages you will see tomorrow yet not one will appear on @daily_politics to defend actions

They're utter cowards.

I'd love to see an interview between Dacre and Ed...now that would be fun seeing Dacre having to justify his filthy rag.

[Tubby Isaacs]

How about a principle? If the editors never come on to defend them, the papers don't get "reviewed"?

[TechnicalEphemera]

How about a principle? If the editors never come on to defend them, the papers don't get "reviewed"?

I suggest a review by pointing out they are all shit, dumping the lot in the bin and recommending people save their cash.

[LadyCentauria]

That's a pretty damning series of tweeters' comments on tomorrow's front-pages, @RR2. Not surprised that none of the editors/owners are willing to go on DP. Wouldn't be surprised to see them write Editorials/opinion-pieces along the lines of how dare the loony-lefty BBC demand that we defend our right to free speech, mind...