Comments on: YouGov shows biggest Brown boost so far

By: jeffrey gilbert

jeffrey gilbert — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:09:39 +0000

I am not surprised at “labours” lead i think most people still don`t trust the Conservative party,we had 18 years of the “bigots”,and no doubt if they were ever to gain power they would stop the tax credits,and start blaming the low paid for societies ills!,i hope we never see these “bigots” again

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:40:20 +0000

I did notice Conservative MP Graham Brady attacking David Cameron over their alleged inability to make progress in the North and Midlands, wherein vital marginal seats are needed in order to form the next government. Does this mean that, as mentioned at the last general election and elsewhere, that the Conservatives are stuck with being a regional party? Or is it just Graham Brady getting ready to join UKIP?

By: Andy D

Andy D — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:28:26 +0000

Gordon Brown should hope there’s not going to be a repeat equivalent of the Winter of Discontent which brought down the last Labour Government after they had been ahead in the polls.

It will also be interesting to see if the Conservative policy reports due for publication before the end of August will have any long-lasting impact. Apparently one of the reports runs into over 600 pages which could be the “substance” that swing voters have been waiting for.

By: wolf

wolf — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:57:50 +0000

I think at the moment the main gainers between Brown and Cameron are the BNP. Brown is being a bit more aware of the political climate than Cameron.
It would help the Tories if they had an authentic hard man to take on Brown.Bring back Norman Tebbitt – tested by IRA bombing and still in one piece.
Most students in Norwich are Chinese so dont vote. This is why the Labour Party in Norwich campaign against the local university.

By: BonarLaw

BonarLaw — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:31:23 +0000

One of the greatest problems for the Conservative party is that their supposed supporters in the media, or at least the most strident (that is, the Daily Mail/Express)appear, to so many people, (especially younger people) just plain daft.

So having associated barmy and unsupported views from the Mail/Express with modern Conservatism they reject the Tories. remember, whether we like it or not, 30% of young people go to some form of University now where unsupported rubbish and legends will be punished in their marks – the Mail and the Express are to these new educated people, Conservatism.

By: Gary Gatter

Gary Gatter — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:31:25 +0000

Jack and Ralph have a good point; the Brown bounce may be down to Blairs departure as well as to Browns arrival. A big bit of the bounce may also be due to the end of the Cameron honeymoon. All three factors in the bounce, I am sure, will be welcomed by Brown. It will be interesting to see if Brown goes over the 9% mark. Anyone have any idea when the next poll is due? We live in interesting times!!!

By: Ralph

Ralph — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:41:59 +0000

I wonder how real this bounce actually is.

We have a slight Brown bounce which was expected, more because he’s not Blair than anything, which caused some parts of the chattering classes to go into ‘Cameron in trouble’ mode. This then produces these sort of poll results.

As for the anti Cameron posts on the Telegraph et al, never trust anyone who says ‘I used to be a Tory/Lib Dem/Labour supporter but with Cameron/Brown/Campbell as leader…’

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:53:53 +0000

Gordon Brown is a cautious man. He’s also a somewhat moral person, more so anyway than the previous incumbent. Of course, he is also a politician, and will be doubtless be tempted by a run of good polls. Nevertheless, I think he has a strong of duty and I believe this means he will want to wait until he has something to show for his time in office before calling an election. In other words, 2009.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:25:19 +0000

Is it a Brown boost or an anti-Blair pick-up?

Working on the idea that govts lose elections are we just really looking at the idea that with the tainted (Iraq etc) Blair gone we are quite happy with a rightwing Labour leader (especially now grovelling in the USA) so there is no reason to get rid of him.

Jack

By: martin

martin — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:56:48 +0000

One of the highlights of this poll was the questioning of the public on recent policy announcements. The thing that stood out for me was the fact that all the Labour policies got good rave reviews and the Tory “small amount of policies” as Mr King called them got poor results.
Is this not what the press have been saying for a while that Conservatives are struggling to get any policies together that people can take seriously and are therfore falling behind in the polls.