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Lord Ashcroft: “We didn’t elect him to be a saint, we elected him to be a leader.” My latest American focus groups.

We found that those who had voted enthusiastically for Trump were still on board, and were prepared to overlook his private conduct, however regrettable they found it.

Highlights, International | By Lord Ashcroft | 23 March 2018 at 6:20 am | 31 comments

Lord Ashcroft: Capital Punishment? The Conservatives and the 2018 London elections

Key voters include those who voted heavily to remain in the EU, and were decisive in the lost Tory seats of Battersea, Kensington, Kingston and Twickenham.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 5 March 2018 at 2:00 pm | 142 comments

Lord Ashcroft: The Conservatives can’t rely on Brexit to win them the next election. They need to do much more – and soon.

The reputation for competence that once covered a multitude of Tory sins has deserted the party and needs to be restored.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 24 January 2018 at 6:30 am | 215 comments

Lord Ashcroft: Where the parties stand – and more on that second EU referendum

Opposition to a new poll outweighed support in all scenarios but one: a choice between accepting the terms negotiated for Brexit, or leaving without a deal.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 17 January 2018 at 6:30 am | 90 comments

Lord Ashcroft: “There are more rainy days than sunny days.” My New Year focus groups.

People did not feel committed to their current party. The next election was, they hoped, a long way away, by which time much could have changed.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 15 January 2018 at 6:20 am | 39 comments

Lord Ashcroft: What American voters think of Trump

Not surprisingly, the country remains sharply divided as to the merits of its leader – a division that can hardly be missed in this new polling.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 15 November 2017 at 6:20 am | 25 comments

Lord Ashcroft: Voters are losing confidence that a good deal on leaving the EU will be secured for Britain

My research shows that both Remain and Leave voters are less sure about the prospect of a good outcome than they were before the general election.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 10 November 2017 at 6:30 am | 203 comments

Lord Ashcroft: A new era opens for St Helena – but there are still major problems to overcome

While we still have a commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our GDP on foreign aid, I would much rather see such funds allocated to our Overseas Territories.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 9 October 2017 at 6:20 am | 16 comments

Lord Ashcroft: Voters needed to see competence from the Conservatives this week. Unfortunately, there is way to go.

If it might not be the catastrophe it must have seemed, today has not made things any easier.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 4 October 2017 at 4:19 pm | 114 comments

Lord Ashcroft’s Conference Diary: The attempt to bribe Fox with a lifetime’s supply of free sugar

Plus: Johnson’s cunning plan. Crisis? What crisis? Paterson breaks into German. And when Green was chucked over a bridge.

Columnists, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 4 October 2017 at 6:30 am | 24 comments

Lord Ashcroft’s conference diary: Revealed – the MP who led the singing of Happy Birthday to the Prime Minister

Plus: I’ve worked as a postman, a barman and a swimming pool attendant, the new for new talent, and welcoming Michael Dugher.

Columnists, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 3 October 2017 at 6:30 am | 10 comments

Lord Ashcroft’s conference diary: A snap election should be snap for them – not for us

Plus: Economics is not enough, two lots of protesters (one in first class travel), and keeping fit at Party Conference.

Columnists, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 2 October 2017 at 6:50 am | 20 comments

Lord Ashcroft’s conference diary: Of capitalism, Corbyn, my new book…and my past life as a taxi driver

Political leaders always say that the election they are fighting is the most important for a generation, but the next time Britain goes to the polls it will probably be true.

Columnists, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 1 October 2017 at 6:30 am | 22 comments

Lord Ashcroft: The general election. How the Conservatives damaged their reputation for competence without gaining one for compassion.

Nearly everything believed to exercise Labour more than the Tories was also named more often as a priority for “me and my family” than for Britain as a whole.

Comment, Highlights | By Lord Ashcroft | 30 September 2017 at 6:30 am | 85 comments

Lord Ashcroft: My public sector pay poll finds large majorities for lifting the cap

Most Labour voters think their party should support strike action if pay demands are not met, and most voters think private sector wages are higher.

Comment | By Lord Ashcroft | 15 September 2017 at 1:00 pm | 107 comments

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