To be honest, I'm not sure the media has ever done that. They look for stories in the here and now, and quickly move on to others. They look to engage the heart of the reader, not their mind.
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There's some truth in that, not too sure about the heart analogy, more like exciting fear (as you are aware) and the 'stomach' .
Well yes, emotions in general, but usually negative ones.
The latest polls have the tories at 42% Labour 39%.
Surely that's a worrying sign as the tories have been at war with themselves for months, you would expect any party with serious designs on power to be ahead at this point, or asking why they aren't seen as electable.
State of the parties in the Opinion Polls
ICM, conducted for the Guardian newspaper, together with the percentage of votes cast for each party at the 2010 general election, 2015 general election and 2017 general election. Survey method details, under revision following the last general election and EU referendum, are available from ICM’s website.
Table: General election polls since 2010
Date Con Lab Lib Dem UKIP Other
10 June 2018 42% 40% 8% 3% 7%
13 May 2018 43% 40% 8% 3% 6%
29 April 2018 42% 39% 8% 4% 7%
08 April 2018 42% 41% 7% 4% 6%
18 March 2018 44% 41% 8% 1% 6%
04 March 2018 43% 42% 7% 2% 6%
04 February 2018 41% 40% 8% 4% 7%
14 January 2018 40% 41% 7% 4% 8%
10 December 2017 42% 40% 8% 5% 5%
12 November 2017 41% 41% 7% 4% 6%
23 October 2017 42% 42% 7% 3% 6%
08 October 2017 41% 41% 7% 4% 7%
24 September 2017 40% 42% 8% 4% 7%
10 September 2017 42% 42% 7% 4% 6%
28 August 2017 42% 42% 7% 3% 6%
16 July 2017 42% 43% 7% 3% 6%
03 July 2017 41% 43% 7% 3% 6%
08 June 2017 42% 40% 7% 2% 9%
07 June 2017 46% 34% 7% 5% 8%
04 June 2017 45% 34% 8% 5% 9%
29 May 2017 45% 33% 8% 5% 9%
21 May 2017 47% 33% 9% 4% 7%
14 May 2017 48% 28% 10% 6% 8%
07 May 2017 49% 27% 9% 6% 8%
01 May 2017 47% 28% 8% 8% 8%
18 April 2017 46% 25% 11% 8% 10%
17 April 2017 44% 26% 10% 11% 10%
02 April 2017 43% 25% 11% 11% 11%
19 March 2017 45% 26% 9% 10% 10%
05 March 2017 44% 28% 8% 11% 10%
19 February 2017 44% 26% 8% 13% 9%
05 February 2017 42% 27% 10% 12% 10%
22 January 2017 42% 26% 10% 13% 10%
08 January 2017 42% 28% 9% 12% 9%
11 December 2016 41% 27% 9% 14% 9%
27 November 2016 44% 28% 7% 12% 10%
20 November 2016 42% 28% 9% 11% 10%
30 October 2016 43% 27% 8% 12% 10%
09 October 2016 43% 26% 8% 11% 12%
11 September 2016 41% 28% 9% 13% 10%
28 August 2016 41% 27% 9% 13% 10%
24 July 2016 43% 27% 8% 13% 9%
10 July 2016 38% 30% 8% 15% 10%
26 June 2016 36% 32% 7% 15% 11%
15 May 2016 36% 34% 7% 13% 10%
17 April 2016 38% 33% 7% 13% 9%
13 March 2016 36% 36% 8% 11% 9%
14 February 2016 39% 32% 7% 11% 11%
17 January 2016 40% 35% 6% 10% 9%
20 December 2015 39% 34% 7% 10% 10%
15 November 2015 39% 33% 7% 12% 9%
11 October 2015 38% 34% 7% 11% 11%
13 September 2015 38% 32% 8% 13% 10%
09 August 2015 40% 31% 7% 10% 11%
12 July 2015 38% 34% 6% 13% 9%
14 June 2015 37% 31% 8% 13% 11%
07 May 2015 37% 30% 8% 13% 12%
06 May 2015 34% 35% 9% 11% 11%
26 April 2015 35% 32% 9% 13% 11%
19 April 2015 34% 32% 10% 11% 13%
12 April 2015 39% 33% 8% 7% 12%
15 March 2015 36% 35% 8% 9% 12%
15 February 2015 36% 32% 10% 9% 14%
19 January 2015 30% 33% 11% 11% 14%
16 December 2014 28% 33% 14% 14% 11%
09 November 2014 31% 32% 11% 14% 12%
12 October 2014 31% 35% 11% 14% 10%
14 September 2014 33% 35% 10% 9% 13%
10 August 2014 31% 38% 12% 10% 9%
13 July 2014 34% 33% 12% 9% 11%
15 June 2014 31% 32% 10% 16% 11%
11 May 2014 33% 31% 13% 15% 9%
13 April 2014 32% 37% 12% 11% 8%
11 March 2014 35% 38% 12% 9% 7%
09 February 2014 34% 38% 10% 11% 8%
12 January 2014 32% 35% 14% 10% 9%
08 December 2013 32% 37% 12% 9% 9%
10 November 2013 30% 38% 13% 10% 10%
13 October 2013 34% 38% 12% 8% 8%
15 September 2013 32% 36% 14% 9% 9%
11 August 2013 32% 35% 14% 10% 9%
14 July 2013 36% 36% 13% 7% 8%
09 June 2013 29% 36% 12% 12% 10%
12 May 2013 28% 34% 11% 18% 9%
14 April 2013 32% 38% 15% 16%
10 March 2013 31% 39% 15% 15%
10 Feb 2013 29% 41% 13% 16%
20 January 2013 33% 38% 15% 14%
23 December 2012 32% 40% 13% 16%
18 November 2012 32% 40% 13% 15%
22 October 2012 33% 41% 14% 12%
23 September 2012 31% 41% 14% 14%
26 August 2012 34% 39% 15% 12%
22 July 2012 34% 39% 14% 13%
24 June 2012 34% 39% 14% 13%
20 May 2012 36% 41% 11% 13%
22 April 2012 33% 41% 15% 12%
18 March 2012 39% 36% 15% 10%
19 February 2012 36% 37% 14% 13%
22 January 2012 40% 35% 16% 9%
21 December 2011 37% 36% 15% 13%
20 November 2011 36% 38% 14% 12%
23 October 2011 35% 39% 13% 13%
21 September 2011 37% 38% 14% 12%
21 August 2011 37% 36% 17% 10%
17 July 2011 37% 36% 16% 11%
19 June 2011 37% 39% 12% 12%
03 May 2011 36% 37% 15% 11%
17 April 2011 35% 37% 15% 13%
24 March 2011 37% 36% 16% 11%
20 February 2011 35% 38% 18% 9%
23 January 2011 35% 39% 15% 11%
19 December 2010 37% 39% 13% 11%
21 November 2010 36% 38% 14% 12%
24 October 2010 39% 36% 16% 9%
29 September 2010 35% 37% 18% 10%
15 August 2010 37% 37% 18% 8%
25 July 2010 38% 34% 19% 8%
20 June 2010 39% 31% 21% 8%
23 May 2010 39% 32% 21% 8%
06 May 2010 36% 29% 23% 12%
Surely that's a worrying sign as the tories have been at war with themselves for months, you would expect any party with serious designs on power to be ahead at this point, or asking why they aren't seen as electable.
State of the parties in the Opinion Polls
ICM, conducted for the Guardian newspaper, together with the percentage of votes cast for each party at the 2010 general election, 2015 general election and 2017 general election. Survey method details, under revision following the last general election and EU referendum, are available from ICM’s website.
Table: General election polls since 2010
Date Con Lab Lib Dem UKIP Other
10 June 2018 42% 40% 8% 3% 7%
13 May 2018 43% 40% 8% 3% 6%
29 April 2018 42% 39% 8% 4% 7%
08 April 2018 42% 41% 7% 4% 6%
18 March 2018 44% 41% 8% 1% 6%
04 March 2018 43% 42% 7% 2% 6%
04 February 2018 41% 40% 8% 4% 7%
14 January 2018 40% 41% 7% 4% 8%
10 December 2017 42% 40% 8% 5% 5%
12 November 2017 41% 41% 7% 4% 6%
23 October 2017 42% 42% 7% 3% 6%
08 October 2017 41% 41% 7% 4% 7%
24 September 2017 40% 42% 8% 4% 7%
10 September 2017 42% 42% 7% 4% 6%
28 August 2017 42% 42% 7% 3% 6%
16 July 2017 42% 43% 7% 3% 6%
03 July 2017 41% 43% 7% 3% 6%
08 June 2017 42% 40% 7% 2% 9%
07 June 2017 46% 34% 7% 5% 8%
04 June 2017 45% 34% 8% 5% 9%
29 May 2017 45% 33% 8% 5% 9%
21 May 2017 47% 33% 9% 4% 7%
14 May 2017 48% 28% 10% 6% 8%
07 May 2017 49% 27% 9% 6% 8%
01 May 2017 47% 28% 8% 8% 8%
18 April 2017 46% 25% 11% 8% 10%
17 April 2017 44% 26% 10% 11% 10%
02 April 2017 43% 25% 11% 11% 11%
19 March 2017 45% 26% 9% 10% 10%
05 March 2017 44% 28% 8% 11% 10%
19 February 2017 44% 26% 8% 13% 9%
05 February 2017 42% 27% 10% 12% 10%
22 January 2017 42% 26% 10% 13% 10%
08 January 2017 42% 28% 9% 12% 9%
11 December 2016 41% 27% 9% 14% 9%
27 November 2016 44% 28% 7% 12% 10%
20 November 2016 42% 28% 9% 11% 10%
30 October 2016 43% 27% 8% 12% 10%
09 October 2016 43% 26% 8% 11% 12%
11 September 2016 41% 28% 9% 13% 10%
28 August 2016 41% 27% 9% 13% 10%
24 July 2016 43% 27% 8% 13% 9%
10 July 2016 38% 30% 8% 15% 10%
26 June 2016 36% 32% 7% 15% 11%
15 May 2016 36% 34% 7% 13% 10%
17 April 2016 38% 33% 7% 13% 9%
13 March 2016 36% 36% 8% 11% 9%
14 February 2016 39% 32% 7% 11% 11%
17 January 2016 40% 35% 6% 10% 9%
20 December 2015 39% 34% 7% 10% 10%
15 November 2015 39% 33% 7% 12% 9%
11 October 2015 38% 34% 7% 11% 11%
13 September 2015 38% 32% 8% 13% 10%
09 August 2015 40% 31% 7% 10% 11%
12 July 2015 38% 34% 6% 13% 9%
14 June 2015 37% 31% 8% 13% 11%
07 May 2015 37% 30% 8% 13% 12%
06 May 2015 34% 35% 9% 11% 11%
26 April 2015 35% 32% 9% 13% 11%
19 April 2015 34% 32% 10% 11% 13%
12 April 2015 39% 33% 8% 7% 12%
15 March 2015 36% 35% 8% 9% 12%
15 February 2015 36% 32% 10% 9% 14%
19 January 2015 30% 33% 11% 11% 14%
16 December 2014 28% 33% 14% 14% 11%
09 November 2014 31% 32% 11% 14% 12%
12 October 2014 31% 35% 11% 14% 10%
14 September 2014 33% 35% 10% 9% 13%
10 August 2014 31% 38% 12% 10% 9%
13 July 2014 34% 33% 12% 9% 11%
15 June 2014 31% 32% 10% 16% 11%
11 May 2014 33% 31% 13% 15% 9%
13 April 2014 32% 37% 12% 11% 8%
11 March 2014 35% 38% 12% 9% 7%
09 February 2014 34% 38% 10% 11% 8%
12 January 2014 32% 35% 14% 10% 9%
08 December 2013 32% 37% 12% 9% 9%
10 November 2013 30% 38% 13% 10% 10%
13 October 2013 34% 38% 12% 8% 8%
15 September 2013 32% 36% 14% 9% 9%
11 August 2013 32% 35% 14% 10% 9%
14 July 2013 36% 36% 13% 7% 8%
09 June 2013 29% 36% 12% 12% 10%
12 May 2013 28% 34% 11% 18% 9%
14 April 2013 32% 38% 15% 16%
10 March 2013 31% 39% 15% 15%
10 Feb 2013 29% 41% 13% 16%
20 January 2013 33% 38% 15% 14%
23 December 2012 32% 40% 13% 16%
18 November 2012 32% 40% 13% 15%
22 October 2012 33% 41% 14% 12%
23 September 2012 31% 41% 14% 14%
26 August 2012 34% 39% 15% 12%
22 July 2012 34% 39% 14% 13%
24 June 2012 34% 39% 14% 13%
20 May 2012 36% 41% 11% 13%
22 April 2012 33% 41% 15% 12%
18 March 2012 39% 36% 15% 10%
19 February 2012 36% 37% 14% 13%
22 January 2012 40% 35% 16% 9%
21 December 2011 37% 36% 15% 13%
20 November 2011 36% 38% 14% 12%
23 October 2011 35% 39% 13% 13%
21 September 2011 37% 38% 14% 12%
21 August 2011 37% 36% 17% 10%
17 July 2011 37% 36% 16% 11%
19 June 2011 37% 39% 12% 12%
03 May 2011 36% 37% 15% 11%
17 April 2011 35% 37% 15% 13%
24 March 2011 37% 36% 16% 11%
20 February 2011 35% 38% 18% 9%
23 January 2011 35% 39% 15% 11%
19 December 2010 37% 39% 13% 11%
21 November 2010 36% 38% 14% 12%
24 October 2010 39% 36% 16% 9%
29 September 2010 35% 37% 18% 10%
15 August 2010 37% 37% 18% 8%
25 July 2010 38% 34% 19% 8%
20 June 2010 39% 31% 21% 8%
23 May 2010 39% 32% 21% 8%
06 May 2010 36% 29% 23% 12%
Aah yes, it were the post-war Labour government that took down the economy; literally nothing to do with the fact that we just came out of the most expensive war ever.
It was also the Labour government during the 1970s who crashed the economy; nothing to do with the retaliation of the Yom Kippur war, in which oil producing governments tripled the price of oil overnight.
It was also the last Labour government, during the noughties who crashed the economy; nothing to do with the global financial crisis.
That's kind of it isn't it? Governments in general don't have that big an impact on things, yet are happy to take the credit when things go well and pass the buck when things don't.
Number_25, will grant you your first point. The Attlee government inherited a virtually bankrupt country. Did well under the circumstances. Tories were lucky to get in just as things were improving. As for the 70's, Labour just made a difficult situation worse. Same with Gordon Brown, the worst Chancellor of the Exchequer in living memory. His 'light touch' regulations on the Banks lit the blue touchpaper. Not to mention his selling a chunk of our gold reserves at the bottom of the market and destroying final salary pension schemes (except for MP's, including his own, and Civil Servants.)
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Welcome back Wayne
Post war, we were bankrupt, no ones fault except the Germans.
The 70’s was a shambles with Labour and Union power wrecking the economy and driving inflation through the roof.
Gordon Brown wrecked pensions and technology companies and unleashed Government borrowing on a scale not seen since the war. He did however keep us out of the Euro, thank god, as his mate Blair would have signed us up in a flash.
I wonder what Corbyn would do ?........get the printing machines ready.......
I have a theory.
You're actually some sort of Artificial Neural Network that has been trained using 30 years of clippings from our nations gutter press. The results are mightily impressive, your creator should be proud.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Thank you.......
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You self serving I'm alright Jack epitome of a tory voter...do you care about the state of this country with homeless people on our streets ? Foodbanks ? People dying due to sanctions imposed by dwp? Feck off
I didn't need to read about it, I lived through it.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
I’ll bet that I do more each week for homeless people and those that require help than you have done in your life. You seem to think that those who believe in growing the economy, making people richer, managing an economy correctly, are barsteward Tories just in it for themselves. Well guess what my friend, life is tough, money is tight and it’s only through generating more money that the really poor can be helped. That and helping them to stand up and look after themselves. So before you get on your bleeding moral high horse, just remember you are not the only one who cares. And in your own vernacular, feck off.......
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Back to believing polls, never ends well for the Tories, there are online Tories only you know, make of this what you will.
Back to believing polls, never ends well for the Tories, there are online Tories only you know, make of this what you will.
There are those who say they're Labour folk who vote for Tory policies as well don't forget
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