Monday, April 14, 2003

Poll update

Labour 41%, Tories 29%, Lib Dems 22%, others 8%.

This is from Populous in today's Times. Populous's polls have (much like YouGov) been more volatile than the more traditional firms, but this was a telephone poll, not an internet one.

The Times suggests Tony Blair has had a bounce from the successful military campaign in Iraq. This seems about right, and thus may not be particularly significant for the local elections. According to the BBC Labour aren't even standing that many candidates this time around, a sure sign that things aren't going too well.