Ever since I heard about Gordon Brown’s decision to call off an autumn ballot, I’ve been thinking of Helen, the runner up of Big Brother Series 2. Famously, for the proverbial 15 minutes at any rate, Helen liked blinking. Well, Gordon Brown has just given it a go and I get the feeling he doesn’t… Continue reading That was the election that wasn’t
Month: October 2007
Tory vote COLLAPSES!!!
Since the Tories were making such a big deal about the by-elections last week, here are a couple of results that happened within hours of David Cameron’s conference speech: Leicestershire CC, Shepshed Lab 1217 (30.2; -12.7), Con 1074 (26.6; -10.2), LD John Popley 933 (23.1; +2.8), BNP 807 (20.0; +20.0). Majority 143. Turnout 37.3%. Lab… Continue reading Tory vote COLLAPSES!!!
Has Gordon Brown dropped a big hairy one?
I think the answer to that one must be a Big Yes: An ICM poll for the Guardian newspaper indicates the gap has narrowed to just one per cent compared to seven per cent a month ago. It follows two other surveys which suggest Labour’s lead has dropped to four and three percentage points. The… Continue reading Has Gordon Brown dropped a big hairy one?