When I said 'Forget ComRes'…
I was more accurate than I knew. With official weighting added, the ComRes figures are now putting the Tories on 35, Labour on 28 and Lib Dems on… 24. That's up by three, but not exactly the super...
View ArticleLeaders' debate: five more key questions
After the extraordinary events of the past week, it's clear that the TV debates will be by far the most significant element of the campaign. Tomorrow's encounter, and the BBC showdown the following...
View ArticleIf Cameron doesn't pull it off tonight, he'll be out before long
In brief, the story of this election so far goes something like this: The country is very angry with Gordon Brown and Labour. They would like to punish them. But they do not like David Cameron and have...
View ArticleFive key questions for the final leaders' debate
Blimey. Two down, one to go, and a lady from Rochdale has bumped the deficit off the front pages. Gillian Duffy aside, tonight's debate is meant to be about the economy, and – like foreign affairs last...
View ArticleUnlike America we don't elect a President. So let's never have...
Watching the American election reminds me just how different the US is to the UK. But thanks to the mass media the UK lives now in the giant cultural shadow of the US. Don't get me wrong, some the...
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