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Lib Dem and Labour voters think the Conservatives can win Yeovil(30)
As many will know I have long known that for Gordon Brown to be kicked out of Downing Street it is going to mean the Conservatives winning as many seats as possible in the West Country and that includes Yeovil. Yeovil people are telling us that they want to get rid of Labour and that [...]
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Why the Lib Dems are on shaky ground for the next election
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There is a very good piece on The Times today on why the Lib Dems in the South West look set to make big losses.
The June council elections were a jarring wake-up call. The party was badly hit in Somerset, where MPs such as David Laws and Jeremy Browne have seats, losing [...]
Respected polling commentator says Laws gets it wrong
A respected polling organisation has criticised David Laws for his misrepresentation of recent polling figures. Mike Smithson from politicalbetting.com was clearly incensed by Laws’ recent report on the Daily Politics show. He said
It was as though getting one over on the “hated Tories” was more important than making a fair assessment.
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20 point Tory lead
The latest poll has a 20 point Tory lead, Labour decline and the Lib Dems going nowhere. This would give the Conservatives a thumping majority and wipe out all the Lib Dems in the West Country.
ConservativeHome has more details.