...and now to 9% in the latest YouGov poll, while the Coalition's net approval rating hits a new low of -10.

The Lib Dems have really made sure that they won't see power again for a very very very long time. I can't quite believe just how big and how fast their u-turn has been. I think they should have left the Conservatives to go it alone in a minority government. It wasn't worth it for the office of Deputy PM. They really are Cameron's scapegoats now. Anything Osbourne cocks up on [i.e. everything he's done since may and everything he will do until the next election] can be pinned on them.

 

We have no reason to trust the LibDem's word now that they've done such a u-turn.

 

 

It would be interesting to see the Scottish polling figures, to see how this has all affected the SNP's support. Anything that could possibly give them a majority at Holyrood should be stopped immediately. There could be nothing worse than for the SNP to have full control in Edinburgh. It would be a matter of hours before they pushed their indie bill through and with Osbourne in charge, all it would take is an ad campaign to get all the undecided voters to say yes. And then we really would be f***ing screwed.

they really have messed this up good and proper

The Lib Dems have really made sure that they won't see power again for a very very very long time. I can't quite believe just how big and how fast their u-turn has been. I think they should have left the Conservatives to go it alone in a minority government. It wasn't worth it for the office of Deputy PM. They really are Cameron's scapegoats now. Anything Osbourne cocks up on [i.e. everything he's done since may and everything he will do until the next election] can be pinned on them.

 

We have no reason to trust the LibDem's word now that they've done such a u-turn.

It would be interesting to see the Scottish polling figures, to see how this has all affected the SNP's support. Anything that could possibly give them a majority at Holyrood should be stopped immediately. There could be nothing worse than for the SNP to have full control in Edinburgh. It would be a matter of hours before they pushed their indie bill through and with Osbourne in charge, all it would take is an ad campaign to get all the undecided voters to say yes. And then we really would be f***ing screwed.

Post-recession, I don't think there's a hope in hell of independence occurring.

The Lib Dems have really made sure that they won't see power again for a very very very long time. I can't quite believe just how big and how fast their u-turn has been. I think they should have left the Conservatives to go it alone in a minority government. It wasn't worth it for the office of Deputy PM. They really are Cameron's scapegoats now. Anything Osbourne cocks up on [i.e. everything he's done since may and everything he will do until the next election] can be pinned on them.

 

Agreed, it's remarkable how spectacularly badly the Lib Dems' leadership is playing the hand they've been dealt. Like my mate said on Facebook earlier:

 

"Lib Dems are probably the stupidest people in the country. The Conservatives come up ...with some unpopular proposal, like killing puppies as sacrifices to Thatcher (she has to drink their blood and tears since she was hospitalised), and they give it to Danny Alexander to announce and he skips off to do it. And then we blame the Lib Dems. Insane"

 

 

It would be interesting to see the Scottish polling figures, to see how this has all affected the SNP's support. Anything that could possibly give them a majority at Holyrood should be stopped immediately. There could be nothing worse than for the SNP to have full control in Edinburgh. It would be a matter of hours before they pushed their indie bill through and with Osbourne in charge, all it would take is an ad campaign to get all the undecided voters to say yes. And then we really would be f***ing screwed.

 

All the latest voting intention polls for next year's Scottish elections show Labour should comfortably be the largest party in Holyrood, although the SNP have pulled a little closer since their conference a few weeks ago. Lib Dems are doing particularly badly there - down to about 6-7% in recent polls.

Post-recession, I don't think there's a hope in hell of independence occurring.

George Osbourne is in charge of the economy. He's basically gifting the SNP's independence campaign to them.

 

Agreed, it's remarkable how spectacularly badly the Lib Dems' leadership is playing the hand they've been dealt. Like my mate said on Facebook earlier:

 

"Lib Dems are probably the stupidest people in the country. The Conservatives come up ...with some unpopular proposal, like killing puppies as sacrifices to Thatcher (she has to drink their blood and tears since she was hospitalised), and they give it to Danny Alexander to announce and he skips off to do it. And then we blame the Lib Dems. Insane"

All the latest voting intention polls for next year's Scottish elections show Labour should comfortably be the largest party in Holyrood, although the SNP have pulled a little closer since their conference a few weeks ago. Lib Dems are doing particularly badly there - down to about 6-7% in recent polls.

Very true! Danny Alexander seems to be quite content to wear his blue with pride.

 

Labour always seem to poll well up here, it'll all hinge on the SNP's manifesto and campaign. They won the last election on the student vote with the promise of scraping the graduate endowment. It'll be very interesting to see if they can come up with any policies with actual merit and not just 'Independence'

Very true! Danny Alexander seems to be quite content to wear his blue with

 

Hmmm, wearing the blue, and he's a ginger... Wait a minute, he's a bloody RANGERS supporter.... lol

 

Hmmm, wearing the blue, and he's a ginger... Wait a minute, he's a bloody RANGERS supporter.... lol

:rofl:

 

I knew there wasn't something quite right with him

The Wiki page on this is quite interesting, not only does it compile all the polls but it also has a seat projection... not sure how accurate it is though.

 

Opinion Polling for the Next UK General Election

It's quite interesting that all of the YouGov/Sun polls put the tories further ahead than any other...

There is a greater difference than normal between the various polling organisations. They all use different methods and revise those methods regularly. The time immediately after an election is obviously a good time to look at major revisions as they adjust their methods to fit in with the previous result and know that the next election is some way off. That probably accounts for the unusually large discrepancies.

'7–8 Nov YouGov/The Sun CON 42% (309) LAB 39% (305) LIB DEM 11% (11) OTHER 9% (7)'

 

Old poll, but imagine the uncertainty if this actually happened! The Lib Dem collapse seems to really only reveal that the public isn't actually all that certainly keen on either of the parties...

I'm surprised the Lib Dems even have 11%...

The tide now seems to have well and truly turned for the Coalition. Three consecutive daily YouGov polls have shown Labour in the lead, with tonight's putting them 5 points ahead, on 42% with the Tories on 37% (their lowest since the election). Most signifcantly, these are the first signs that Labour are taking votes away from the Tories, as most of Labour's gains since the election have come almost entirely at the expense of the Lib Dems' collapse. Most likely cause is the Coalition's policy on tuition fees, which YouGov have shown somewhere in the region of 55-70% of the public oppose. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems' abysmal ratings continue, as they bump along at 10%.

Finally, a convincing lead... projections from the latest poll put Labour on 352 seats to the Tories' 260-something :D

To be honest the conservatives and lib dems are screwing up the country and are hated now so i expect labour to be the only option for people so their lead will keep getting bigger.

To be honest the conservatives and lib dems are screwing up the country and are hated now so i expect labour to be the only option for people so their lead will keep getting bigger.

 

I do hope you're right. The Conservatives' only hope is that Cameron scores some points against Miliband in PMQs which glosses over the fact that they're going completely the wrong way about fixing the economy. Even if that does happen, Alan Johnson dismantling Osborne on a regular basis should readdress the balance :D

Another month, another new Lib Dem low. 8% now, their lowest in more than 20 years.

All the major polling companies have Labour in the lead in their final polls of the year, mostly ahead by two or three points. Admittedly that isn't quite as convincing a lead as I thought they'd have by now, but it's still pretty spectacular that they've climbed more than 10% since the election, and it shows that much of the criticism of Ed Miliband's performance is unwarranted. I'm fairly confident they'll establish a more convincing lead as the cuts start to bite in 2011.

The Lib Dems' poll rating keeps plumbing new levels of hilarity, with YouGov putting them on 7% tonight! Remember they'd never even been as low as 10% since the 1990s until a few months ago.

 

Any bets for when the first poll showing UKIP or the Greens ahead of them will come?