The ComRes poll in today’s Independent will not improve the mood of grumpy Lib Dem delegates in Brighton. The poll finds that the party is down at 15 percent, a 7 point drop since the last election. If there was a uniform swing at the next election it would be the Lib Dems who would find themselves decapitated, losing their next generation of leaders—Nick Clegg, Chris Huhne and David Laws.

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