A second opinion poll for the New Year, then, and another which suggests that the Brown bounce is over and that things may be swinging the way of the Tories. Here are the headline results from the Populus number in the Times:
Conservatives — 43 percent (up 4)
Labour — 33 percent (down 2)
Lib Dems — 15 percent (down 2)
More progress for the Tories in some of the below-headline findings. Brown and Cameron are tied, 37 percent each, on the question of who is the best leader to deal with the recession – Brown led 52-32 a couple of months back. And Cameron leads Brown 42-31 on which party leader’s best to take Britain forward after the next general election. All in all, I guess this one will raise a few smiles in CCHQ. But – given the economic mess the Government’s got to face over the coming year – Team Cameron should certainly regard it as something to build on.
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