Even were this not the case, such ratings only weakly correlate to general election outcomes. There is no getting around the hard work of repairing the Party’s standing with voters.
But if the blue party succumbs to a blue funk, pondering the headline figures only, defeat risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
it is almost impossible to disentangle any effect from the much larger shock resulting from pandemic and war.
Though it is early days, events in Ukraine may have reduced the public’s blame for the government for a decline in living standards.
In the event of higher bills and a protracted conflict, polls that indicate a potential softening of support may understate it.
He is still viable with the public if he is constantly compared to Starmer as the alternative.
There are a number of indications that compliance wouldn’t as be as good as perhaps anticipated.
Policymakers should be asking themselves whose quality of life worsens thanks to the current unplanned mess.
The latest wave of an in-depth tracker project shows that a long-term softening of public attitudes has continued during the pandemic.
The third part of a series on ConHome this week about the politics of race and ethnicity in Britain today.
It is not is a clear-cut issue, and those that claim it is are doing our public discourse a disservice.
We publish the first article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week about women.
People strongly back it banning separate households meeting indoors where infection rates have risen, among other moves.
As a Party, we should hold out a helping hand to all those who still face the difficulties of daily life – who still cannot be their authentic selves.
Polling by Ipsos Mori proves the Government is making progress in convincing people about its climate credentials.