Comments on: First post-PBR poll shows a 4 point Tory lead http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/1703 Opinion polling and political analysis Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wolf http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/1703/comment-page-1#comment-526117 wolf Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:10:54 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=1703#comment-526117 Where are all the Tory Shadow Cabinet.? Vince Cable works ten times as hard as any of them. Where are all the Tory Shadow Cabinet.? Vince Cable works ten times as hard as any of them.

]]> By: Francesco Costa » links for 2008-11-26 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/1703/comment-page-1#comment-526033 Francesco Costa » links for 2008-11-26 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:09:10 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=1703#comment-526033 [...] UK Polling Report » First post-PBR poll shows a 4 point Tory lead Attenzione: Gordon Brown sta rimontando su David Cameron [...] [...] UK Polling Report » First post-PBR poll shows a 4 point Tory lead Attenzione: Gordon Brown sta rimontando su David Cameron [...]

]]> By: Warren http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/1703/comment-page-1#comment-525878 Warren Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:54:25 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=1703#comment-525878 Andy D: "the parties were more or less neck and neck the year before Mrs. Thatcher came to power" - true, but Labour had at that point lost it's majority. As Anthony has pointed out, Govts with healthy majorities are rarely replaced with new Govts with healthy majorities of their own - the Conservatives still have a 60 seat majority to overcome before going into hung parliament territory, a much steeper hill to climb than Mrs Thatcher faced. Andy D: “the parties were more or less neck and neck the year before Mrs. Thatcher came to power” – true, but Labour had at that point lost it’s majority. As Anthony has pointed out, Govts with healthy majorities are rarely replaced with new Govts with healthy majorities of their own – the Conservatives still have a 60 seat majority to overcome before going into hung parliament territory, a much steeper hill to climb than Mrs Thatcher faced.

]]> By: Andy D http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/1703/comment-page-1#comment-525861 Andy D Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:24 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=1703#comment-525861 "Yes the Tories are still over 40% but shouldn’t they be running away with it at this stage? At this point in 1995 Labour had leads of between 17 and 40%." That is true, but then the parties were more or less neck and neck the year before Mrs. Thatcher came to power. Could I ask a question: why on earth wasn't this YouGov poll published this Thursday night, as they are usually published on the last Friday of the month in the Daily Telegraph - surely that would have been more meaningful and would have shown us more of a reaction for or against the PBR? “Yes the Tories are still over 40% but shouldn’t they be running away with it at this stage? At this point in 1995 Labour had leads of between 17 and 40%.”

That is true, but then the parties were more or less neck and neck the year before Mrs. Thatcher came to power.

Could I ask a question: why on earth wasn’t this YouGov poll published this Thursday night, as they are usually published on the last Friday of the month in the Daily Telegraph – surely that would have been more meaningful and would have shown us more of a reaction for or against the PBR?

]]> By: NigelJ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/1703/comment-page-1#comment-525846 NigelJ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:55:52 +0000 http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/?p=1703#comment-525846 Anthony: I think I am right in saying that there is normally an immediate bounce for labour immediately after a PBR or budget, as many still like the idea of the chancellor spashing other peoples cash. however it normally returns to earth within a couple of weeks as people realise it isn't all that it seems. Thoughts? Anthony: I think I am right in saying that there is normally an immediate bounce for labour immediately after a PBR or budget, as many still like the idea of the chancellor spashing other peoples cash. however it normally returns to earth within a couple of weeks as people realise it isn’t all that it seems. Thoughts?

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