YouGov’s February leader ratings are out and the bad news for the health secretary is that 17% of those sampled said he was doing WELL compared with 65% saying BADLY. What’s even more striking is that amongst those who voted CON at the general election the split was 36% WELL to 49% BADLY. Generally party supporters rate their own positively.
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He was always going to be the human shield for the Gov't. The last one, Lansley got so riddled with bullets that he had to be cast aside ! I suspect the Gov't will do the same with Hunt in due course, but Lansley absorbed 2 years worth of flak so it isn't the right time to dump Jeremy just yet
So bad news for those of us Hunt as next PM/Tory leader at 66/1
Always a little sceptical of leadership ratings value when the named is neither a leader or particularly well known - a bit like Tim Farron.
That'll get the conspiracy theorists excited.
Bwahaha.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dstillery-iowa-caucus_us_56c12cafe4b08ffac125b591?cps=gravity_5059_-4362188210075655403
Innocent face.
Well they do, but not for long
'Cause when I get fit and grow bionic arms
The whole worlds gonna wish it weren't born
(With apologies to Paul Weller)
So don't throw away those 66/1 betting slips quite yet!
https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/699052674277318656
#PrayforTedCruz
ICM/Guardian:
CON 39 (-1)
LAB 32 (-3)
LIB 7 (+1)
UKIP 11 (+1)
GRN 4 (+1)
SNP 4 (=)
Fieldwork 12th-14th February
N~1,000
Also, Hunt may campaign for Leave, so if there is an election this year he may be well placed to run in that scenario.
Who pays for a poll about Hunt and why?
Why would anybody want to be Minister for Health? It would be like taking the Villa job on.
Proves once again the GB public don't care about the EU
Small stuff, though -3 points for Labour may be more significant.
I know the summit's on the 18th, but will the incredibly impressive deal be signed and sealed that day?
Their fight-back begins here....
What Doctors strike, only those inconveneiced on the day would notice - all too few of us luckily.
(The only really annoying thing about the doctors strike is entitled tarquinas sounding off about thinking about emigrating to Australia. Of course, they are somewhat dismayed to learn we ALL consider this alot, doctors or not - it is a fanciful whimsy after all!)
What I will NOT say is that the account of the authorities undoubtedly represents inviolable truth. Why would one commit to anything so naive? A ruling elite prepared to sacrifice the lives of 500,000 Iraqis is more than capable of heart-attacking a 79 year old judge if it so desires.
If you really think about it, conspiracy theorism is inherently more sensible than conspiracy denial. A conspiracy theory is either correct or incorrect; either the facts stack up or they don't. Conspiracy denial is based on a pathological inability to cope with the fact that those in power might deliberately use that power for ill.
On these data tables it is left blank
Gareth Corfield
Guardian confesses that it employs 13 THOUSAND student bloggers - and doesn't pay them https://t.co/dmXk4AjPA1
The serious answer is that the Lib Dems need to be making a comeback in places like Wales, where there are real powers at stake, if they're to have a chance in 2015. They can more or less write Scotland off given the SNP's walking-on-water ability at the moment, but Wales is a different matter. All four other parties have problems of some nature. If they can't recover at least something from a dreadful performance in 2011 - indeed, if they're still going backwards - then their route back to their pre-2010 position will be long and hard indeed. If they ever get there.
I'd live with that
Can't blame them, I'd do the same in their position.
SO did accurately call the last general election.
Seriously, you're no doubt right about the pork. That can be served in many ways, of course.
How Americans think the next President should talk about Islamic Extremism https://t.co/CqJ95jgdUq https://t.co/qEcSfGR9yW
carsopinion polls. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I actually caught it! You know, I just... DO things."[clears throat]
Supporters of REMAIN are a far more pernicious, perfidious threat to the future of the UK than ISIL
Beat that, TSE!
Interesting survey in the US. Wonder how it would get responded to here, and also a pre-Trump control poll would be nice to see if it existed before he made the hoo hah.
Loyalty is the expectation of benefits to come.