YouGov/Sunday Times - CON 35, LAB 36, LD 8, UKIP 13

This week's YouGov results for the Sunday Times are up here. Topline figures are CON 35%, LAB 36%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 13% - a Labour lead of one point

28% now think the economy is in a good state, 36% a bad state. It's still negative, but it's creeping ever upwards - 28% is the highest YouGov have recorded since they started asking the question in 2010. Similarly on people's own economic optimism, 19% expect their household finances to get better over the next twelve months, 31% expect them to continue to get worse - the net figure ("the feel good factor") of minus 12 is still negative, but it's the least negative YouGov have recorded since 2010.

YouGov also reasked some questions on Gaza that they initially asked a week ago. Public opinion has moved slightly towards the Palestinians - a week ago 23% said they were more sympathetic towards the Palestinians, now it's 27%, but the broad picture remains the same: most people aren't more favourable to either side, both sides are considered equally to blame for civilian casualties, and both sides' actions are considered unjustified.

The Sunday Times also had a new Panelbase poll on the Scottish referendum. Topline figures are YES 41%, NO 48%. Excluding don't knows that works out at YES 46%. Panelbase use slightly different wordings for their polls for the Sunday Times and for Yes Scotland, and it's unclear whether they make a slight difference to the results or not. It doesn't make much difference to the trend either way: since March Panelbase's level of YES support has been steady at 46%-48%.