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Edit: Strictly speaking, Adam, as the first man.
Was getting 42 last weekend.
Goodbye Britain. It was nice knowing you...
Let's hope this is not a blip...
Went to back Lab maj at 40 in the overall Majority market, had to deposit into Betfair... put in wrong code for card.. missed the 40 took 38
Then looked at "Next govt" market and it was 40! Had that too
Tops up the 44 I backed earlier in the week
+£1755.32 for Lab Maj on Betfair atm...
But... but.
Holiday effect. Only a snapshot. 4 weeks to go.
And breathe.
Con 1.58-1.63
Lab 2.62-2.72
Fill your boots then trade out at 10.31 ?
And suddenly Lab are 2-3% on average ahead???
Are the Conservatives repeating SLabs "Alex Salmond" strategy from the last decade?
Exactly this. People still don't think Ed will be PM. These polls might focus some minds.
Lynton Crosby has failed.
A year ago people would have had you locked up if you had said that would happen
Truly "Black Thursday" for Cameron and the Tories, what with all the Fallon fall-out.
A weak and unfocused campaign is literally falling apart at the seams.
Personally my skepticism about Labour continues. I suspect these polls are just setting Labour up for reversion to the mean next week - which will no doubt be accompanied by stories about why they are declining suddenly.
They've attacked Ed, announced some nonsense about porn and done a lot of puff pieces with Sam Cam...
Is that a "campaign"?
EDIT "It's just a flesh wound..."
It's an interesting quirk that every single leader shows a decline in approval.
@anthonypainter: The Conservative campaign and Lynton Crosby are becoming a story.
There is still a massive disconnect between Labour polling and Ed PM which is yet to be resolved
It will be interesting to see whether the Scottish poll tonight continues the good news for Labour trend
An oasis of sanity in a desert of polling over reactions
Out ground-gamed and out air warred.
Broken/sleazy etc etc.
I didn't want the Tories to be in the desperate dire straits post May 7th to have to call upon him, but I do actually fancy his chances in 2020 against EdM.
If these polls are supported by others in the coming days, then the focus is going to have to be on 2020 and making sure Ed is only a one term PM.
Lynton only has one mode, "smear and fear", and I am not sure the GB voters think quite the same way as the Australian ones.
Still, time will tell.
Got to make some cash for those tax rises somehow!
To be fair, I think most tories in their heart of hearts expected to be regularly 2/4 points ahead by now.
They'll put a brave face on it, but these are deeply shocking polls.
That said, has Lynton Crosby ever won a FPTP election?
If you disagree with me, say why and with supporting evidence.
"You're a Kipper. Isn't Ed in Number 10 part of the plan for victory in 2020?"
It's your own fault. Soaking the rich is always popular even if it means cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Dropping the 50p rate to 45p was bad politics. Forcing the non-doms out is good politics. That's life.
Christ that was scary/fun/profitable time
Lab 2.62
If it's a minority Labour government with SNP support, the Scots Nat's could well pull the plug at any moment (we'll literally be in a knife edge of the government collapsing every single day) so we may get Ed out before 2020.
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/585149148980187136
LOL It's their own fault. Their campaign has been really uninspiring so far. Also you can't say it's a Easter holiday blip as the lead is too big.
What on earth are they playing at?
Why didn't they have their manifesto ready by the end of March with some exciting and eye-catching ideas in it for their activists to go out and sell? Folk will be sending postal votes back before there's even a sniff of what the manifesto contains.
Looking forward to when the serious pollsters start.
All England then..
The Conservative campaign and Lynton Crosby are becoming a story."
You do realise that only about 1% of the population know the connection?
We can have fun or exploit headless chicken reactions by others - but I won't be knee-jerking based on these.
Looking forward to when the serious pollsters start." How many times does it have to be said on this site that sub-samples don't mean sh*t. Oh well I guess Tories will be hoping for cross over until after the election...
Every little helps!
Overall Majority
Back
Conservative Majority 8.2 £12.00 £86.40
Ref: 48739617660 Bet matched:17:24 09-Apr-15
Next Govt
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Con Majority 8 £10.00 £70.00
Ref: 48739628200 Bet matched: 17:24 09-Apr-15
Dearie me.
We are going to get an Ed clusterfuck government
Anyone with any shrewd intellect will have already and certainly now be calculating how to steer clear of the final Labour catastrophe.
To any lefties I worked fecking hard for my skills and my money, my business and those I do employ.
I am not ever again going to let Labour use that money in a public urinal.
I posted that I think a labour government will take the country backwards and my feelings right now is for a con government
But I will still be voting kipper,labour and respect fight where I live.
:-)
Maybe Dave can win here...
I seriously think there's gonna be a very red ed day on the markets tomorow
At least my laying Con position (-3.2k con, +5.6k lab) compensates a bit.
I will have serious contempt for the general public if this comes about
Labour jump into a 3.3% point lead on http://May2015.com after two polls give them big leads.
LAB—35.0
CON—31.7
Until 7 th may
;-)
I was being sarcastic - these are bad polls for the Cons
I don't know the answer to this, but I wonder if an electorate could elect someone they find not to be honest and trustworthy. I doubt this will factor much with the core Dem vote, but could it kill her chances with the independents in swing states?
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/04/09/early-poll-hillary-clinton-would-face-tight-races-in-iowa-colorado/