In the last week we've had one poll putting Labour at their lowest level since 1987, and another poll giving Labour their largest lead since April. Earlier in the week David Cameron was being asked on the radio why his party was 2 points behind, now a poll
ICM's latest voting intention poll has the lowest level of Labour support since before the 1987 election (according to the Guardian it equals the lowest ever rating by ICM, back in May 1987), and puts them below the symbolic 30% level. It is the largest Conservative lead recorded
A Communicate Research poll in today's Independent gives the Conservatives an 6 point lead over Labour. The full topline figures are CON 38%, LAB 32%, LDEM 14%, Others 16%. It is Communicate's first voting intention poll since back in 2005, so there no changes from the
Ahead of their normal monthly poll later in the week, YouGov have separate poll in today's Telegraph asking about taxation (presumably commissioned in response to the Conservatives' policy commission on tax). Asked which party would handle taxation the best, the Conservatives lead Labour slightly, 25% to 20%
Do people prefer Gordon Brown to David Cameron? The answer you get depends on who you ask. There's a Populus poll mentioned in the Times today (conducted for Opinion Leader Forum - who they?) that claims amongst "swing voters" Gordon Brown would be preferred as Prime
Despite the ongoing media focus on the story, there has been very little polling on attitudes towards Muslim women wearing the veil. Now up on MORI's website is the most detailed questionaire we have so far, undertaken for ITV's Tonight with Trevor MacDonald. 51% of people
Given its potential to attract hordes of nutcases to my comments section, I have been steadfastly ignoring the Lancet's report on the increased mortality rate in Iraq since the invasion. Since Peter Cairns has asked me about it in the comments section below and I have been tagged
A poll in the Sunday Express asked about the comments of Sir Richard Dannatt. 74% of people said they agreed with his comments, and 71% of people said he should not be sacked. 57% of people said they agreed that Muslim extremists were exploiting a "moral and spiritual vacuum&
An ICM poll yesterday suggested that 53% of people agreed with Jack Straw's comments on Muslim women wearing the veil, with 36% disagreeing (compare this result with the voodoo polls paraded around by the Express and Radio Five Live last week). The latest figures from YouGov's
The legal challenge against the boundary changes in West Yorkshire, brought by Ed Balls and other local MPs, was rejected by the High Court on Friday. In a statement Balls and the other MPs said they would be raising hte issue in Parliament, but realistically the High Court rejection removes
Populus's weekly poll for the Daily Politics is on the NHS today - full figures here. 40% of respondents thought that the NHS had improved in the last 10 years, with 54% disagreeing. A slight majority (52%) of people thought that the money Labour had invested in the
Populus's monthly poll for the Times is out. The topline figures with changes from Populus's last poll, which was conducted in early September prior to the conference season, are CON 36% (nc), LAB 35% (+3), LDEM 18% (-2). Populus's poll is arguably our first
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