That Was The Week That Was ... and it's only Tuesday
Well, it has been some week already and it is only Tuesday.
Two UK wide opinion polls (ICM & Ashcroft) put the Tories two points ahead of Labour in Westminster general election voting intentions
The ICM poll also asked about EU election voting intentions and that has the Tories on 27%, UKIP on 26% and Labour in third with 24%.
Furthermore, the ICM poll also measured leader approval ratings where Ed Miliband scored -25% (that is a minus sign, not dirt on your screen) and David Cameron managed +2%.
The Daily Mail is reporting that our favourite No campaign politician Alistair Darling has been "dumped" as head of Better Together in favour of either Douglas Alexander or Gordon Brown
Well, no wonder David Cameron is looking happy!
All of this has implications for the Independence Referendum as it is often stated that Labour supporters in particular are much more likely to vote Yes if they think the Conservatives (or Conservative led coalition) are going to win a second term. How might Labour voters, in Scotland, consider a Conservative & UKIP coalition?
These are appalling polling results for Labour and cannot be explained away as a blip. Combined with the dreadful approval ratings for an opposition leader one year out from a general election and it may suggest the Tories will be in power for a long time to come.
This may be a pivotal point in the campaign, so, make a note in your diaries as: "That Was The Week That Was".
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