Comments on: Would every other leader do worse?

By: Joe James Broughton

Joe James Broughton — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:57:27 +0000

I posted somewhere else re this…..

Gallup used to show massive Labour leads of around 40 points from the end of 1994 to 1996 apart from a narrowing over John Major’s re-election in his leadership contest (1995), and
Harriet Harman’s education row in 1996 (I remember thinking how awful things had become that a huge 7% swing back to the Tories still left a gap of around 26 points).

But they changed their methods around the end of 1996 – mainly a switch to tel which reduced the gap to around 18-20.

But there were many other polls around this time showing Labour about 25 points ahead, so I don’t think the current government is in such a hole.

By: Anthony Wells

Anthony Wells — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:09:59 +0000

Black country lad – they did. He too did worse than Brown (though as I said above, I don’t think that means much).

By: black country lad

black country lad — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:59:23 +0000

should have done the poll with alan johnson. Comes from london from a poor background, was a postman and worked his way up and then a union man, represents a northern constituency and he is english – what a story against a southern based tory toff who has never had a proper job – if i were labour party member i know what i would be wishing for

By: David Bowtell

David Bowtell — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:21:21 +0000

Richard

I don’t know whether you are being serious or not, but as far as GB is concerned I have my doubts about whether he has the character or personality to cope with with the sort of approbrium that is being heaped upon him. We all went along with the GB gruffness when he was Chancellor because everything seemed to be going well and to be honest he wasn’t really tested. If he is ‘congenitally’ unable to give straight answers to straight questions until it is impossible to do otherwise I can’t see things getting much better. Better to go quietly than to go mad!

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:05:46 +0000

I can’t see a situation where the ‘men in grey suits’ remove Brown but I can where the ‘men in white coats’ do. All prime ministers go a bit odd and Gordon doesn’t look a well man.