Comments on: More from today’s YouGov poll

By: Paul H-J

Paul H-J — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:05:03 +0000

Leslie,

I think that you may find that David Waddington made his journey in the reverse direction – so was promptly shipped off to a colonial governorship for re-education.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:20:38 +0000

Ah, Jackie Smith. She of the authoritarian tendency. Wouldn’t be sorry to see her go whatever the outcome of the next election.

Interesting how every Home Secretary since Woy Jenkins has turned into a power-crazed fanatic having started as a liberal (small l). I guess that’s what happens if you spend your days reading worst-case scenarios from MI5.

By: stuart gregory

stuart gregory — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:57:38 +0000

the most at risk minister is MIss Jackie smith (reditch) 4.2% or their abouts majority 2.1% swing would finish her off.

By: Frederic Stansfield

Frederic Stansfield — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:20:59 +0000

I think most people have got the Governor of the Bank of England’s message that the United Kingdom Government will, for a number of years, have to Cut because nobody will lend them money, as is shown by the Government’s failure to sell all the bonds it offered earlier this week. In consequence, the traditional difference between a party offering additional services and one cutting taxes is no longer relevant. Any incoming Government will have to spend as much money as it can raise, not least on swingeing interest payments. And asking opinion poll questions about “Cuts” will become pointless, because inconsequential.

By: Dean Thomson

Dean Thomson — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:49:57 +0000

Not really, The more marginal leadership positions for the Labour cabinet are Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West) and Scottish Sec. Jim Murphy- both of those need a bigger Tory lead however. (and remember its Scotland, where we Tories are dowing well by holding on 20%)