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Monday, 12th January 2009

Times / Populus has the Tories 10 points clear

Peter Hoskin 10:44pm

A second opinion poll for the New Year, then, and another which suggests that the Brown bounce is over and that things may be swinging the way of the Tories.  Here are the headline results from the Populus number in the Times:

Conservatives
--- 43 percent (up 4)
Labour --- 33 percent (down 2)
Lib Dems --- 15 percent (down 2)

More progress for the Tories in some of the below-headline findings.  Brown and Cameron are tied, 37 percent each, on the question of who is the best leader to deal with the recession - Brown led 52-32 a couple of months back.  And Cameron leads Brown 42-31 on which party leader's best to take Britain forward after the next general election.  All in all, I guess this one will raise a few smiles in CCHQ.  But - given the economic mess the Government's got to face over the coming year - Team Cameron should certainly regard it as something to build on.

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Alex

January 12th, 2009 11:41pm

Reasonably positive considering the media bias towards the Labour party.

Populus is a left leaning pollster as well.

Patrick

January 13th, 2009 3:14am

I reckon a 10% lead will be the starting point. Expect the gap to widen.

Brown's political ideology of nanny collectivism with borrow and waste financial irresponsibility has been trashed. The man's whole political career is nothing more than a tragic mistake. A tragedy for everyone else!

What can Brown honestly say when asked the toughest questions? He either has to lie or to deflect. History is going to be exceptionally unkind on Brown and he will deserve it.

Dan

January 13th, 2009 8:07am

This is good news and will hopefully be the start of widening lead over this truly disastrous government headed by a delusional, spooky prime minister.

Mike, Brighton

January 13th, 2009 9:32am

Funny this poll wasn't mentioned on Today this morning (at least the hour I listened!). If Labour had been +4 and the Conservatives -2 I think they might have found time?

Gordon Musgo

January 13th, 2009 10:24am

No GE while the polls are like this, methinks

JONNY

January 13th, 2009 11:06am

It does help to have a Party Leader who appeals right across the board.
Even if not to bigoted Right Wing Tebbitised Ultras.

TrevorsDen

January 13th, 2009 11:07am

I am shocked by Mike's comment - surely he is not suggesting that the BBC is a rabid hotbed of institutional left wing bigotry. Is he?

And really Patrick ... 'exceptionally unkind', how can you be so sanguine?

Mark

January 13th, 2009 1:47pm

I heard about the poll on the Today programme this morning in one of the reviews of today's papers, either at 6.10 or 6.40.

Verity

January 13th, 2009 2:44pm

Jonny - "bigoted" in what way?

And why do you use the term "Right Wing" as a term of abuse when it is only a synonym for "civilised"?

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