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UKIP Surges to Record High
The UK Independence Party is on 19 per cent, the highest share recorded by any pollster, in a ComRes poll for tomorrow’s The Independent on Sunday, shared with the Sunday Mirror.
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 18 May 2013 at 7:27 pm
Poll alert
We have a ComRes opinion poll in The Independent on Sunday tomorrow, shared with the Sunday Mirror. The results will cause a bit of a stir.
As well as asking people how they would vote, and who would be the best prime minister, we asked if people agreed or disagreed with the following:
If a referendum were [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 18 May 2013 at 10:27 am
Thatcher: divisive, half right and not “the greatest”
Voters disagree with David Cameron’s description of Margaret Thatcher as “the greatest British peacetime prime minister” by 41 per cent to 33 per cent, according to a ComRes poll for tomorrow’s Independent on Sunday, shared with the Sunday Mirror. And 60 per cent oppose taxpayer funding for next week’s funeral.
The poll, taken on Wednesday and [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 13 April 2013 at 7:26 pm
Poll alert
We have a ComRes opinion poll in The Independent on Sunday tomorrow, shared with the Sunday Mirror. We ask a lot of questions about Margaret Thatcher, in addition to our usual questions about how people intend to vote: Is there a Thatcher effect?
We asked people what they remember her for, and if they agreed or [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 13 April 2013 at 10:03 am
Labour lead up 4 points as UKIP surges
Labour has increased its lead as Conservative voters defect to UKIP, according to a ComRes poll for The Independent on Sunday tomorrow, shared with the Sunday Mirror. UKIP support has reached 17 per cent, its highest in any ComRes poll:
Con 28% (-3)
Lab 37% (+1)
UKIP 17% (+3)
Lib Dem 9% (+1)
Green 4% (0)
Others 5% [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 16 March 2013 at 7:22 pm
Poll alert
We have a ComRes opinion poll in The Independent on Sunday tomorrow, shared with the Sunday Mirror. Last month, we had the Labour lead at just five points and UKIP up to 14 per cent.
With the Budget coming up next week, we asked our “trust on the economy” tracker, comparing David Cameron and George Osborne [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 16 March 2013 at 11:16 am
“Welfare” has become a positive word
ComRes has a poll out today for ITV News, asking people what public spending should be increased or cut, which produces familiar findings and one surprise
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Monday, 18 February 2013 at 9:56 am
Thatcher, Wilson, Blair & Heath all rated above Cameron
In our ComRes poll for tomorrow’s Independent on Sunday, shared with the Sunday Mirror, we asked: “In your opinion, is David Cameron a better or worse Prime Minister than —?” We asked them to compare him with each of the prime ministers since Harold Wilson, which allowed us to compile a league table of the [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 16 February 2013 at 7:34 pm
ComRes: Labour lead only 5 points
The Labour lead remains at just five points in the latest ComRes opinion poll for The Independent on Sunday, shared with the Sunday Mirror.
Conservatives 31% -1
Labour 36% -1
UKIP 14% +1
Lib Dem 8% -3
Others 10% +4
Change on comparable [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 16 February 2013 at 7:30 pm
Poll alert
We have a ComRes opinion poll in tomorrow’s Independent on Sunday, shared with the Sunday Mirror. Last month’s poll had the Labour lead down to six points.
As well as asking people how they would vote, we asked them how they rated David Cameron compared with previous prime ministers since Harold Wilson (who became leader of [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 16 February 2013 at 10:17 am
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