The latest Populus poll for The Times shows just what kind of defeat Labour are currently heading for at the next election. The Tories lead by 16 points from Labour who are on 27 percent. Peter Riddell report that on a uniform swing, this would lead to a Tory majority of close to 150 seats and see Labour reduced to having only three Southern MPs outside of London.
52 percent of voters say that dumping Brown would be good for Labour’s prospects. But 44 percent think that “a younger, fresher, more charismatic alternative” would not increase Labour’s chances of winning.
Perhaps, most worrying for the government is how much more pessimistic voters are becoming about their own personal economic circumstances. 66 percent expect their families to be worse off in the coming year, up from 47 percent in April. Last September, when Brown was riding high in the polls, by people thought by a 27 point margin that they and their families would be better off in the coming year.
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