Comments on: Rumours of a big turnaround – UPDATE

By: Mike Richardson

Mike Richardson — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:47:37 +0000

Wow ! Some great comment on the latest POLLS – before they have all come in – certainly generating some excitment – especially for me – my neck is on the line if the Tories don’t get into the lead before the end of the week !!

ADAM 8 :-

I think your views of this week are spot on and are reflective of the mood of the country at the moment .

By: John T

John T — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:33:17 +0000

That’s told us!
Back to the polls debate…
A four per cent lead for Labour would probably have been seen as positive for Brown a few weeks ago., but now it’s now seen as Cameron’s revival.
What happened? I suspect that the C4 poll straight after Brown’s speech gave him a false bounce, and the same poll straight after Cameron’s speech has given him a similar bounce.
It remains to be seen whether we are to be bounced into an election. Hopefully the debate on this site will remain tied to its ethos whether otr not the General Bounce occurs this year.

By: Adam 8

Adam 8 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:09:37 +0000

As a floater, This is firstly what the country needs. I was sucked into the G.B merry go round last week. This week the dash to Iraq was a a very bad caluclation. It has exposed him for what he is and even before DC’s speech, GB’s cynical photo shoot proved it is still spin spin spin. Nothings changed. DC’s speach left me in awe. Maybe he aint the real deal and will turn out like Blair (who I voted for in 97 and 01). But I will give the Tories the benefit of the doubt to prove themselves, rather than suffer the tax increases, spin and false promises of Labour anymore. I so hope Brown doesn’t bottle it, I sense a change is in the air.

By: Gary Gatter

Gary Gatter — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:23:29 +0000

One poll down, 4% lead for Labour, not great but not too bad. If this was taken straight after Camerons speech then it does not seem to have the same effect as Browns. But we still have more polls to come, this is a very exciting weekend, I still don’t think there will be an election this year. I also don’t think any polls will show a lead for the Tories over this weekend (for the future? who knows)

By: Fiona B

Fiona B — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:04:09 +0000

I disagee with comments that Brown will look like a coward if he does not call an election, on the contrary, Cameron who is plainly jubilant and very wound up at present will come down to earth with a thud.