Comments on: YouGov show Tory lead remaining at 13 points

By: Seal Pup

Seal Pup — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:37 +0000

…actually that would apply equally to the world of politics too!

By: Seal Pup

Seal Pup — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:12:21 +0000

“Chris
“Bohemians are way too unorthodox to appreciate te value of the nationa state?”
Far too intelligent to take in tabloid sensationalism, more like.
The Mail and The Sun don’t target you with their loony sovereignty claims, because they respect your intelligence.
You’re just mailable”

No Chris, they’re all full of sh!t – just different flavours (I used to work in the glittering world of newspapers… it’s about as cynical a world as you can imagine – no, more!)

By: Seal Pup

Seal Pup — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:10:12 +0000

“This is the first YouGov survey since the monthly economic figures which, rather surprisingly, did not show Britain emerging from recession. I was intrigued to see what the effect would be on the economic optimism figures – the answer is pretty much none. 22% expect things to get better over the next 12 months, 37% worse – virtually unchanged from the last two months.”

Aye… I’ve always said this is a long one, and every bod genuinely in know who comes on the radio seems to back that up… details as to why would constitute a major digression from the topic, however!

Buckle up, this is the calm before the storm!

By: Danny Boy

Danny Boy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:07 +0000

Cameron going back on his promise over the Lisbon Treaty would only be a gift for the Labour party if they had a leader who the electorate took seriously. Brown should be landing some big hits, but the country’s deep rooted dislike for him wont allow it to happen. Maybe people haven’t been bowled over by David Cameron’s brilliance, but the writing is on the wall for Brown.
In Hollywood sized lettering.
Part of David Cameron’s problem is the voters reluctance to get fooled as easily as 1997, but anybody who thinks he is going to lose any serious ground over issues like this are guilty of a touch of straw-clutching.
The days of any party scoring above 45% in the polls are over, but the Conservative lead remains consistent.
Damage limitation the order of the day for Labour.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:18 +0000

Reading forums, and message boards, and paper reaction, I would be amazed if Cameron didn’t get a permanent hit in the polls because of his back tracking.

Just because a lot of people’s reason for backing the guy was his “cast iron” promise.

The big issue is the connotations of the situation. The man has gone from being “mr dependable” on europe, to no better than Tony Blair.

He was on a short leash with trust anyway, in the electorate. He’s a decent “alternate” candidate, but many people wondered whether he was just another wishy washy Blair, making promises he had no intention of keeping.

I think the fact that he only has a 13 point lead, over a party seeking a 4th term in parliament, during a recession, with Gordon Brown as your opponent, speaks volumes on the publics waryness on the guy.