UK General Election - May 7th 2015 (The Official Campaign Thread)

[Phony Moderate]

I've been polled by YouGov a couple of times during the campaign.

...and again.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Everyone loves Com(edy)Res(ults) and everyone loves marginals polls, right? The seats polled were the fifty most marginal Tory seats over Labour (North Warks. to West Carms. & South Pembs.)...

Labour 40, Con 37, UKIP 11, LDem 5, Greens 5

Swing of 3.5% on 2010.

Pass the salt...

[You kip if you want to...]

The Tories backed by The Sun in England, for stopping the SNP from holding the UK to ransom. The Sun in Scotland endorses the SNP.

Erm...

[Clyde1998]

The Tories backed by The Sun in England, for stopping the SNP from holding the UK to ransom. The Sun in Scotland endorses the SNP.

Erm...

Not a surprise - the Scottish Sun backed the SNP in the 2011 Scottish election. The paper will endorse the party that looks most likely to win - to minimize loss of sales.

[afleitch]

The Sun in Scotland backs whoever the Record doesn't. It's not done it's sales much harm.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Com(edy)Res(ults) have a national poll also: Labour 35, Con 35, UKIP 11, LDem 7, Greens 6, Others 6

[Clyde1998]

The Sun in Scotland backs whoever the Record doesn't. It's not done it's sales much harm.

Not necessarily - http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140122145147/http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Exhibits-AS-100-123.pdf (Pages 6 & 7)

[Phony Moderate]

YouGov: Con 35, Lab 34, UKIP 12, Lib Dems 9, Greens 4

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

After reading this article, I doubt that the Green Party will be able to establish itself as a left-wing alternative to Labour. At best, I could see the Greens having a strong presence on university campuses. The ideological foundation of the party is quite toxic to the electorate at large.

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http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n09/ben-jackson/anti-party-party

[rob in cal]

  I think the Greens would do ok with proportional representation.  Without it, they are doomed to the political wilderness, just like Green parties in all other non-PR countries, with the partial exception of France.

[morgieb]

  I think the Greens would do ok with proportional representation.  Without it, they are doomed to the political wilderness, just like Green parties in all other non-PR countries, with the partial exception of France.

I dunno, Australia doesn't have PR in the Lower House and the Greens are very strong here.

[Phony Moderate]

Mori: Con 35, Lab 30, UKIP 10, Lib Dems 8, Greens 8

Not good for Labour, but also not the first poll in which we have seen a weirdly high Green share.

Oh yeah, and "Others" are on 9...

[Beezer]

Possible coalition partner for Ed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_5WpUL0WXo

[136or142]

Public Radio International Story (PRI) on U.S U.K Party Strategists David Axelrod and Jim Messina.  

Five or so minute story starting around the 28:30 mark.  Jim Messina is actually barely mentioned, but there are a couple amusing anecdotes about Axelrod.

April 29 edition.  

Some of the other stories look interesting as well.

Edit, oops here it is!: http://www.pri.org/programs/the-world

[Phony Moderate]

What a ghastly, useless and incompetent tool.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Haha, I knew who that would be about just from your description.

Also is it me, or has Murphy rapidly aged in the job? He is now sporting a full salt and pepper look.

[jaichind]

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-NNGJOM6S972O01-0JUKG9906S9KG5CPCR5EV4V91S

U.K.’s Wealthy Non-Domiciles Are Packing Their Bags, Forte Says

[Phony Moderate]

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-NNGJOM6S972O01-0JUKG9906S9KG5CPCR5EV4V91S

U.K.’s Wealthy Non-Domiciles Are Packing Their Bags, Forte Says

So according to him this Labour manifesto is to the left of 1983's and Cameron hasn't been pinning (or attempting to pin) the blame for the bust on Labour for these past few years. Lol.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Mori: Con 35, Lab 30, UKIP 10, Lib Dems 8, Greens 8

MORI has a long established and well deserved reputation for volatility and for producing the odd poll with very curious numbers (although on occasion their final poll has been good). They're also the absolute worst for spinning; it is being reported elsewhere that they started briefing about this one before they'd even finished working on it.

[rob in cal]

   A new argument for the Conservatives.  We've failed on our commitment  to lower immigration because the economy is doing too well.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Sheffield Hallam electoral circus latest: Ronnie O'Sullivan endorses Coppard.

[Clyde1998]

Labour are going to post these to people in some Scottish constituencies:



AreLabour still trying to convince 'yes' voters to vote Labour or not...?

[Silent Hunter]

Jack Bauer was in the UK last year... should have called him then.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

That would depend on exactly who they were being delivered to, wouldn't it?

[Clyde1998]

That would depend on exactly who they were being delivered to, wouldn't it?

It would, but I think it's going to be a mass Royal Mail delivery - as opposed to Canvassers.