Poll List: Tory lead at 7 and lowest in ICM poll for two years
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: The YouGov tracker tonight shows: Con 38%, Lab 33%, LD 17%. A…
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No budget giveaway as polls show differing results – 8 in the morning, March 12th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Two new polls last night tell quite different stories, with the Tory…
A retraction and apology to John Harris
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In his latest column, Paul Richards referred to the Trotskyite group Militant, and…
Today’s PMQs has lessons for the TV debates
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: Alastair Campbell has made a Vlog on the TV debates, why the…
Brown: On the economy, the choice is between experience or ideology – I won’t let you down
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that the Budget will be unveiled in two…
Budget on March 24th – 8 in the morning, March 10th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling will settle on the date of the…
Lord Paul will end his non-dom status
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As the row over non-domiciled peers continues, Labour peer and donor, Lord Paul,…
The Great Survivors? 8 in the morning, March 9th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Labour and the Tories are “neck and neck” in the race to…
Labour and Tories “neck and neck” in the marginals
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Labour and the Tories are “neck and neck” the the key marginal seats,…
Marking International Women’s Day – 8 in the morning, March 8th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * At this election, politicians wil be “targeting the women’s vote in a…
