I was looking for proper polls - I had a quick look at YouGov and MORI, but couldn't see anything divided by region...
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
I was looking for proper polls - I had a quick look at YouGov and MORI, but couldn't see anything divided by region...
Here you go...
But the [Labour] party is struggling in Scotland and Wales, in the wake of the SNP's victory in this year's elections to Holyrood, dropping from 43% in 2005 to 36% now. That suggests Mr Brown may delay an election because he fears losing seats to the SNP.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Interesting - thanks.
I'm not sure what that translates to in seat-terms, however - and I can't see the actual data.
In 2005, Labour had 41 seats, SNP 6. Even if the SNP tripled their seat numbers at the expense of Labour, that'd still only lose 12 Labour seats.
Given that the poll also says that the Tory support has increased in the SE of England, and that's where most of the marginals are, I'm still of the view that London / SE England is the main battleground (but then I would say that - in fact, let's face it, Finchley is where it'll all be decided )
From what I've read and heard on the telly, most of the action will indeed be down south, but if it turns out to be that close-run, then the loss of a few Labour seats in Scotland could make all the difference.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Yeah - under normal circumstances, the LibDems would be in a great position, with the prospect of a hung parliament. But it looks like they'll be hammered by the Tories on current showing, so they'll have less of a bargaining position.
Hmmm, I wonder what the odds are on a Labour-SNP coalition....
I think you'll find that a lot of Labour votes were lost in Scotland because of the anti- Blair sentiment. I think that Gordon Brown will win back a lot of support in Scotland. Mr Salmond should make the most of his term as First Minister, as I don't think it will be a long one.
You could be right there.
A lot of people were just tired/bored of Blair irrespective of his dodgy decisions.
Gordon Brown is playing the Novelty card at being Prime Minister and is buying himself some time. Plus he is a Scot and this appears to matter a lot north of the border.
Have you noticed that they all start on the same theme?
"Where there is doubt . . . faith
Where there is despair . . .hope
Where there is darkness . . . light"
If only they delivered half of their promises.
I don't think that is the case at all. I couldn't stand him at first, but he is growing on me. Far from being a novelty, I like him more all the time.
That speech he gave yesterday was dynamite & they said on the news last night that there are only two types of people in the country at the moment. Those who think GB is a great leader and those who think he is an absolutely brilliant leader.
I'm sure you would like to differ on that view.
It's called a "bounce", or a "honeymoon" - Tony Blair's honeymoon lasted well over a year.
GB's getting a good spin from the media at the moment, they're calling him "calm" rather than "absent" during a crisis, for example.
But the thing about honeymoons is, they end.
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