More from yesterday's polls

YouGov re-asked the other half of their Conservative vs Labour statements from back in 2005 yesterday, and on two of the statements the pattern was much the same. More people thought the statement "It seems rather old and tired" applied to Labour than the Conservatives (by 34% to 15%), compared to 2005 when 44% thought it applied more to the Tories. On the statement "It seems to have succeeded in moving on and left its past behind it", 29% thought it applied more to the Tories, compared to 17% for Labour. In 2005 the figures were 42% Labour and 17% Tory.

The final two statements though painted a different picture. In 2005 48% of people thought the statement "It seems to appeal to one section of society rather than to the whole country" applied more to the Tories, with only 20% thinking it applied more to Labour. Asked again now the gap has narrowed, but more people (35%) still see the Conservatives that way than Labour (16%). There is a similar situation with the statement "Even if I don't always agree with it, at least its heart is in the right place" in 2005 Labour lead the Conservatives 40% to 22% and they remain ahead, though with a lower lead (34% to 22%).

The Sun also asked a couple of questions on the Falklands situation. 58% of people thought that the UK should send Royal Navy ships to protect oil drilling in Falklands waters. 45% of people thought that they should have the right to use force against any Argentine navy ships who prevent merchant ships reaching the oil drilling area, 33% disagreed.

Meanwhile, looking at the rest of the Angus Reid data they asked some questions on perceptions of Gordon Brown before and after his interview with Piers Morgan. While their topline voting intention data doesn't suggest any electoral gain for the Labour party from the interview, these questions do suggest a slight softening of attitudes towards Brown. Compared to a month ago Brown's rating as compassionate is up four points (to 18%), and the proportions thinking him out of touch (45%, down 3), boring (42%, down 4), weak (34%, down 4), inefficient (35%, down 4), dishonest (23%, down 3) and uncaring (17%, down 3) are all down.

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