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Poll of marginal Conservative seats
In August 2011 I conducted a poll of 41 marginal Conservative-held seats to find out whether the static national polls were hiding a more nuanced picture on this crucial battleground. The results...
View ArticleAfter the reshuffle soap opera it’s time to focus on the voters again
Are MPs conspiring to smuggle an alternative leader into parliament? Who are the shadowy figures who tried to inveigle a respectable Colonel into their treacherous plot? Did the Prime Minister drink...
View ArticleTo govern alone, Tories must reach out to all voters, not pander to their own
The Liberal Democrats used much of their week in Brighton to discuss, as one Twitter wag put it, all the policies they would pursue if only they didn’t have power. For some, notably Vince Cable,...
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What Are The Liberal Democrats for?
The mood at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference this weekend will perhaps be more cheerful than at any such gathering since the start of the coalition. The Eastleigh by-election apparently...
View Article“Equidistance” won’t be enough for Clegg to win back lost Lib Dems
Earlier this week Nick Clegg raised the prospect of a Lib-Lab coalition after the next election. He said he had observed Labour becoming more open to the possibility while the Tories had become more...
View ArticleThe Lib Dem – Labour battleground
The Liberal Democrats’ vote has fallen by half in constituencies where Labour are their main challengers, according to my latest round of polling in marginal seats. My research in Bradford East, Brent...
View ArticleWhat really changed over the conference season?
Once again Ukip has seized the political agenda and left the older parties flailing for a response. Douglas Carswell’s spectacular victory in Clacton was at least expected — but Ukip’s quiet...
View ArticleThe new political landscape – and what Britain expects from Brexit
My latest research is a comprehensive survey of the political landscape as Britain embarks on two years of negotiations over the terms on which it will leave the European Union. Based on a...
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My latest research on the state of the parties and what people want from the...
As the government embarks on two years of grueling EU negotiations following the triggering of Article 50, I decided now was a good time for a detailed look at the political landscape – and what voters...
View ArticleWhat my latest focus groups say about the twists and turns of the Brexit drama
As last week’s parliamentary drama unfolded, I decided to find out how things seemed to the people on whose behalf it was supposedly being enacted – namely the voters, in the shape of focus groups in...
View ArticleWhat my latest focus groups say about the twists and turns of the Brexit drama
As last week’s parliamentary drama unfolded, I decided to find out how things seemed to the people on whose behalf it was supposedly being enacted – namely the voters, in the shape of focus groups in...
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