Labour have narrowed the gap to 18% according to a new YouGov survey for The Telegraph.
Taken one year on from Brown's premiership it also has these findings:
- Who do you think will win the next election? Lab 62% Con 18% a year ago. Now Lab 16%, Con 67%.
- Asset or liability to the Labour Party? 48% asset, 25% liability a year ago. Now 21% asset, 61% liability.
- 49% say Brown is doing a worse job than Blair. Only 8% say he is a better Prime Minister and two thirds say their opinion of Brown as PM has gone down over the last year.
- 71% say Government doesn't have a clear sense of direction.
It's only a temporary setback. We Lib dems at 15 are still above the 11 when we decapotiated are leader last October. I don't beleeve it anyway. I'm at Henley and the mood on the ground is fabulous for us, and we're very excrited. My prediction? Lib Dem majority of 8,000. We're on track to win in 2 years time still, really can't stop have to get back to it! Stupendous momentum.
Posted by: Gloy Plopwell | June 26, 2008 at 23:55
You're boring as hell Gloy.
Posted by: Malcolm Dunn | June 27, 2008 at 00:05
Narrowed the gap?
Some gap!
Posted by: john | June 27, 2008 at 00:23
"Narrowed" the gap to 18%? Doesn't this come into the realm of statistical error? Well we'll just have to get 50% next time then.
Posted by: YMT | June 27, 2008 at 00:31
we're very excrited
More like excreted.
Posted by: Yet Another Anon | June 27, 2008 at 00:48
When are you going to right your novall, Glouy??
Posted by: Patsy Sergeant | June 27, 2008 at 00:56
Malcolm, "Gloy" is an invented character to wind up humourless posters here. Lighten up! Working for Iain Dale can't be that bad. On second thoughts, may it can.
Posted by: Libertarian | June 27, 2008 at 01:22
Gloy,
Nick Clegg's most memorable phrase to date is "not more than 30". Prophetic, eh?
Posted by: John Moss | June 27, 2008 at 08:40
Henley result is a better indicator as were the local Council "polls". 57% of a real election works for me. ICM were more accurate on this week,s polls before Henley! Fifth, well I think that a marvellous signal that Brown's personal popularity, as well as that of Labour, is showing green shoots of recovery! That is poking out of the grave.
Posted by: M Dowding | June 27, 2008 at 10:24
Promising positive discrimination for minorities is a vote loser as is promoting increased numbers of wind turbines for electricity. Who is going to vote their careers away and their children's or grandchildren's to benefit other people. Who is going to vote to lower the value of their house (in money or personal enjoyment) by voting for the risk of a wind turbine nearby. Brown shot himself in the foot by announcing these policies on the Henley by-election day.
Posted by: Arthur Barker | June 27, 2008 at 10:48