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A useful reminder that the Conservatives' electoral problems are not solely about appeal and image, but also organisational.
Joe EgertonThe great Conservative debacle in Greater Manchester has attracted comment by @timbale.bsky.social , @dylandifford.bsky.social , @robertsaunders.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social and others. Electoral Commission data shows the Party's organisational disintegration open.substack.com/pub/jegerton...
"You'd imagine a poster on the SS would focus on all the bad things they did, the atrocities. And this one, it's well, weapons of the SS, medals of the SS, heroes of the SS. You know, it's a bit SS-y."
The Crusader ProjectRe-enactors again not beating the allegations. Market Harborough at War today, apparently. @waitmanwbeorn.com @alanallport.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social @andraswf.bsky.social
Some questions about whether vanilla wins purely from 'favourite' being a first past the post contest, but it's the most popular no matter how you cut it. Raspberry ripple arguably the shorest changed by FPTP.
YouGovBeyond their overall favourites, which ice cream flavours do Britons like? Vanilla: 84% love or like Raspberry ripple: 70% Chocolate: 67% Strawberry: 66% Mint choc chip: 64% Salted caramel: 64% Neapolitan: 50% Pistachio: 48% Coffee: 41% Banana: 38% Rum and raisin: 35% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Went back and forth on the graphic so many times. Really wanted the bubble chart (which I do like) to stand by itself, but couldn't get a way of labelling that I was happy with. A few ways that nearly worked, but never quite there.
YouGovYouGov's latest scoop: vanilla is Britain's favourite ice cream flavour Vanilla: 18% Mint choc chip: 14% Chocolate: 13% Strawberry: 5% Salted caramel: 5% Rum and raisin: 5% Pistachio: 4% Coffee: 3% Raspberry ripple: 3% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
So many poll reporting things, but particularly people conflating the various types of leadership rating. Last September, Farage had a net well/badly score of +18 and a net favourability rating of -31. That's a 49 point gap, they're not synonymous.
Sanjay SrivastavaWhat is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?
Maybe the French Navy just really hate appalling typesetting, in which case, fair enough.
Henry Manceupdate: Chris Philp has invaded France.
I did not ask for this gift of prophesy.
Dylan DiffordIt's not improbable that Reform fall below 20% in VI by the end of the year. It's reasonably likely that some Lab to LD/Grn voters will give Burnham the benefit of the doubt. What's definite is that both happening will lead to a flurry of terrible "whisper it, the two-party system's back" articles.