Just for once, we haven't had the normal interminable wait for the detailed figures from the recent Populus poll, carried out last Wednesday and Thursday. The Scottish sub-sample for Westminster shows the following -
SNP 42% (+2)
Labour 29% (+1)
Liberal Democrats 11% (+1)
Conservatives 8% (-12)
Others 11% (+9)
The European Parliament voting intention figures are once again pointing to a potential breakthrough by the Greens -
SNP 36%
Labour 25%
Greens 11%
Liberal Democrats 10%
Conservatives 8%
UKIP 5%
BNP 5%
One very encouraging point to emerge from recent UK-wide polls (encouraging from my perspective, I mean!) has been the strong support shown for a switch to proportional representation for Westminster elections. In this Populus poll, 56% of respondents say that PR would improve the way Britain's political system works, with only 11% saying it would make it worse.
James, the most startling figure is 8% for the Tories. That is a very poor show and would probably spell the end for the strumpy old bag who leads them.
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