Flatlining
Following on from yesterday's post I have now had time to research the YouGov poll results for the last six months of 2003:-
Date Client Lab Con
May 28-29 Daily Telegraph 37 36
June 19-20 Mail on Sunday 37 36
June 24-26 Daily Telegraph 35 37
July 22-24 Daily Telegraph 34 37
August 7-8 Mail on Sunday 34 38
August 26-28 Daily Telegraph 35 37
September 4-5 Mail on Sunday 36 37
September 23-25 Daily Telegraph 31 32
September 25-26 Sunday Times 30 33
Sept 31- Oct 2 Daily Telegraph 33 33
October 2-3 Mail on Sunday 34 33
October 10-11 Mail on Sunday 33 38
October 16-18 Mail on Sunday 34 34
October 30-31 Daily Telegraph 36 34
November 7-8 Mail on Sunday 36 34
November 13-14 Sunday Times 39 36
November 25-27 Daily Telegraph 36 38
December 5-6 Mail on Sunday 36 36
Labour have been up and down but the Tories are......Teetering?
Saturday, December 27, 2003
YouGov and the "Telegraph"
A summary of a year's polling appears in today's Daily Telegraph titled Blair loses iron grip as Tories take heart
A close examination of the graph provided would indicate that they would be wrong to take heart from the results of their leadership change, which still appears to this observer to have been principally a victory for the euro-federalist wing of the party.
Visiting the home page of YouGov gives access to all the polls undertaken by these pollsters, and with the inclusion of those where the 'Telegraph' organisation was not involved an even less encouraging picture for the Tories is plainly evident. The page is linked from here
A summary of a year's polling appears in today's Daily Telegraph titled Blair loses iron grip as Tories take heart
A close examination of the graph provided would indicate that they would be wrong to take heart from the results of their leadership change, which still appears to this observer to have been principally a victory for the euro-federalist wing of the party.
Visiting the home page of YouGov gives access to all the polls undertaken by these pollsters, and with the inclusion of those where the 'Telegraph' organisation was not involved an even less encouraging picture for the Tories is plainly evident. The page is linked from here
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Christmas Comes Early as Tories Attack Blair on EU
Surprise, suprise! The new Conservative joint party Chairperson has launched an attack on the governement on the subject of the EU. This report from epolitix is confirmed by this in The Herald.
Can we trust them, though?
Surprise, suprise! The new Conservative joint party Chairperson has launched an attack on the governement on the subject of the EU. This report from epolitix is confirmed by this in The Herald.
Can we trust them, though?
Friday, December 12, 2003
BUY THE SUN TODAY,BUY THE SUN TODAY BUY THE SUN TODAY, BUY THE SUN TODAY, BUY THE SUN TODAY, BUY THE SUN TODAY, BUY THE SUN TODAY, BUY THE SUN TODAY, BUY THE SUN TODAY.
The absolute MUST purchase today is The Sun Newspaper. It contains a free booklet with the title "EUROPE"S SECRET PLAN - SHACKLE BRITAIN"
View the booklet from this link:
A Big EU Lie
The absolute MUST purchase today is The Sun Newspaper. It contains a free booklet with the title "EUROPE"S SECRET PLAN - SHACKLE BRITAIN"
View the booklet from this link:
A Big EU Lie
Sunday, December 07, 2003
Donation's Dispute
The Sunday Telegraph reports an interesting disagreement developing regarding a donation of some two million pounds to the Conservative Party by Lord Ashcroft, who to Michael Howard's dismay, wishes to dispense the money directly to the formers own selected marginal constituencies . Read it from this link
The Sunday Telegraph reports an interesting disagreement developing regarding a donation of some two million pounds to the Conservative Party by Lord Ashcroft, who to Michael Howard's dismay, wishes to dispense the money directly to the formers own selected marginal constituencies . Read it from this link
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Letwin quits Merchant Bank
The Daily Telegraph today reports that Oliver Letwin has decided to quit his highly paid Merchant Banking job. Read the article from here.
This blog believes the delay in reaching this obvious and necessary decision proves him unsuitable for any high shadow cabinet position. Combined with his other earlier gaffes, it would have seemed more appropriate to have resigned from politics - cleary lacking, as he does the tact required for such a career, and stuck to banking where none is required.
The Daily Telegraph today reports that Oliver Letwin has decided to quit his highly paid Merchant Banking job. Read the article from here.
This blog believes the delay in reaching this obvious and necessary decision proves him unsuitable for any high shadow cabinet position. Combined with his other earlier gaffes, it would have seemed more appropriate to have resigned from politics - cleary lacking, as he does the tact required for such a career, and stuck to banking where none is required.
Monday, December 01, 2003
Letwin's Views
The new conservative shadow chancellor, Oliver Letwin, had some of his tax ideas outlined in the Daily Telegraph today in a piece by Toby Helm titled Tax cuts may take us years, say the Tories.
Letwin, previously notable for almost single-handedly scuppering William Hagues taxation strategy in the last general election and a recent incredibly insensitive remark about state education ( they used to teach manners which require sensitivity at Eton) , apparently considers the likliehood of his party actually winning the next election so remote that he has decided it wisest to continue his day job as Merchant Banker.
Given these considerations we have not actually read the Telegraph article, but placed it here as a reference source, should it sometime be necessary to establish if the Tories have indeed formulated a taxation strategy.
Who will replace Brown as Chancellor when Blair departs? Now there is a question likely to affect the bank balance!
The new conservative shadow chancellor, Oliver Letwin, had some of his tax ideas outlined in the Daily Telegraph today in a piece by Toby Helm titled Tax cuts may take us years, say the Tories.
Letwin, previously notable for almost single-handedly scuppering William Hagues taxation strategy in the last general election and a recent incredibly insensitive remark about state education ( they used to teach manners which require sensitivity at Eton) , apparently considers the likliehood of his party actually winning the next election so remote that he has decided it wisest to continue his day job as Merchant Banker.
Given these considerations we have not actually read the Telegraph article, but placed it here as a reference source, should it sometime be necessary to establish if the Tories have indeed formulated a taxation strategy.
Who will replace Brown as Chancellor when Blair departs? Now there is a question likely to affect the bank balance!
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