Anthony Wells sifts through IPSOS Mori’s latest poll:
Emphasis added. Like everyone else, I’m an admirer of Simon Heffer’s style (and he is sound on cricket too) but it might be worth remembering that his pro-Conservative, reliably anti-Cameron position seems to be a minority view that should not be thought more widespread than it seems to be.For David Cameron, 30% of people like both him and his party, 39% like neither. 17% like Cameron but not his party, 7% like the Conservatives but not Cameron. Hence, in total Cameron is liked by 47% of people (down 6 since before the election) and the Conservatives by 37% (down 1) – while Cameron’s likeability has dropped somewhat since the election, he is still viewed considerable more positively than the party he leads.
Meanwhile, on the other side:
For Ed Miliband, 25% like both him and his party, 31% like neither.
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