Communicate show an 11 point Tory lead

Communicate Research’s monthly poll for the Independent has topline voting intentions, with changes from last month, of CON 40%(+6), LAB 29%(nc), LDEM 17%(-4). The poll was conducted between the 23rd and 25th February.
On a uniform swing the eleven point lead would be enough to deliver a workable majority to the Conservatives – only the second [...]

Road Charging

The second part of YouGov’s monthly poll for the Telegraph shows widespread hostility towards the idea of road charging.
The poll found that, while most people thought that traffic congestion on the roads near them was becoming more serious, only 7% thought it was a very serious problem, with 36% thinking that it is a [...]

February YouGov poll shows the parties static

YouGov’s monthly poll for the Telegraph shows a pretty much static position across the board. Headline voting intentions with changes from YouGov’s most recent poll are CON 37% (nc), LAB 32% (nc), LDEM 17% (-1). The poll was conducted between February the 19th and 21st.
In the forced choice question between a Conservative government led by [...]

Putting the latest ICM poll in proportion

The Guardian’s monthly ICM poll has headline voting intentions (with changes from the last ICM poll) of CON 40%(+3), LAB 31%(nc), LDEM 19%(-4). The poll was conducted between February 16th and 18th, so after the media coverage of David Cameron using cannabis at school.
The Guardian’s coverage of the poll however concentrates upon a seperate question [...]

David Cameron and drugs

Populus conducted a snap poll of 522 on Tuesday in response to the revelations over the weekend that David Cameron admitted using cannabis while at school.
81% of people said it didn’t matter that Cameron had taken cannabis at university and there was even higher support for Cameron’s contention that MPs shouldn’t be expected to answer [...]

How far ahead should the Tories be?

The Conservatives now have a consistent lead in the opinion polls. ICM, Populus and YouGov have all shown a Conservative lead since back in April. The response to each poll from the Labour party (and from more sage and cautious Conservatives) is to wonder whether the Conservatives have achieved the sort of lead that a [...]