It’s yet another 20-ish point for the Tories in the latest YouGov poll for the Sunday Times. They’re on 46 percent (up 1 on last month); Labour are on 27 (up 2); and the Lib Dems on 16 (down 2). I guess it’s fair to say that Brown’s economic recovery package – or what we’ve seen of it so far – isn’t making much difference.
The problem for Brown is that the foreseeable future doesn’t present many opportunities to close the gap. He’d have pencilled in the party conference as a chance to do something – anything – to get some of the public back on side; be it a wave of policy announcements or a rousing speech. Problem is, the leadership speculation – which lay dormant only temporarily – is back with a vengeance, and should now completely dominate the conference narrative.
Of course, a lack of opportunites for Brown translates to greater opportunities for the Tories.
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