Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories

LabourOutlook Mon Jul 07, 2008 at 09:13:19 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

A poll in tomorrow's Times gives the following figures:

Labour: 28 (+3)
Conservatives: 41 (-4)
Liberal Democrats: 19 (-1)

 

A summary of the other specific questions asked are available at Labour Outlook






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Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories | 8 comments (8 topical)

Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#1)

by rosie on Mon Jul 07, 2008 at 09:48:20 PM GMT

God, how much longer can this go on?? Even after all the negative press the Tories have received this week they are still above 40%! On who is trusted on managing the economy the Tories are way ahead (and) rising. Only 21 months until the last date at which a general election can legally be called. Very depressing times indeed.


Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#2)

by jkitleft on Mon Jul 07, 2008 at 09:49:47 PM GMT

Governments haven't come back from 26% defecits, but they have come back from 13% defecits.


Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#3)

by RedRooster on Mon Jul 07, 2008 at 10:06:20 PM GMT

Only 13 points?  Pshaw, victory is clearly in sight.


Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#4)

by snowflake5 on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 01:58:19 AM GMT

LOL. It is funny that we celebrate such a poor narrowing of the polls.

But still, people should remain calm. Remember that in 2000, we went from about 20 points ahead of the Tories to being 8 points behind and then after a few months 20 points ahead again - and that was during our Tone's "walk on water" period.

OK, we'll never be 20 points ahead again - but a lot of what we're seeing in the polls is simply fright from the population regarding what they read about the economy and what they actually experience regarding fuel prices. Lots of people polled have deliberately switched their intention to yank the government's chain. When it comes to the election they will decide for real whether they really want Britain to be like the Boris run shambles, and the results will be different.

P.S. disappointed to see that the thread on Boris' travails ("Questionable Deputy, Shambolic Mayor" by For The Union), has been removed from the recommended list - our Tory visitors pressing the "don't recommend" button to surpress the story. Can Labour people please recommend the post again?


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Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#5)

by Prbo on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 09:15:45 AM GMT

The problem Labour has with this poll isn't necessarily the voting intention, but the questions beneath

 - 75% think Gordo is a loser
- 60% of labour voters in 05 think he's a loser
- 67% think he's weak

Tories have a 13% lead in who would run the economy better.

Those are figures to be worried about.


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Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#6)

by simonmagnus on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 11:54:56 AM GMT

If you want want to attract dimwitted tory trolls then post results of the latest polls..this poll came of before s-cameron called the poor and obese lazy..the cheeky fat pasty faced plum ex cocaine riddled funny fag smoker has got a cheek if fact hes got two cheeks and they are big ugly fat'uns.


Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#7)

by Prbo on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 12:08:12 PM GMT

Beautifully argued, couldn't have put it better myself


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Re: Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories (#8)

by NB on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 07:31:39 PM GMT

The real margin of error of these polls is about +/- 5%. So we shouldn't read too much into a single poll. It may be a trend but it probably isn't - it's too early to say.


Populus put Labour 13% behind Tories | 8 comments (8 topical)