opinion polls

Nulabour, opinion polls and let's pretend

Politics by numbers

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Not so long ago the supporters of Nulabour, let's say the reporting staff of the Guardian, Independent and BBC, were in the pit of gloom. According to opinion polls Nulabour was, at the next general election, to be wiped out. But today it's different, the polls are saying, or to be precise the supporters of Nulabour are saying, a hung parliament awaits. The evidence either way is scant, that's the nature of opinion polls. However, along with pretending the recession is over, there's not much for the MSM to do.

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