Welcome to my summary of the latest national voting intention polls for the next general election, along with the latest MRP projections and party leadership ratings. If you'd like to find out more about how polls work, how reliable they are and how to make sense of them, check out my book, Polling UnPacked: the History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls, or sign up for my weekly email, The Week in Polls: General election voting intention polls PollsterConLabLDGrnRefLab leadFieldwork Find Out Now 16% (-1) 20% (nc) 12% (-1) 9% (-1) 32% (+2) -12% (vs Ref) 6/8 GB YouGov ...
My initial experience with politics was the first time I was able to vote, back in the 2015 General Election. I had just turned 18 and had grown up in a Labour-supporting household. So, instinctively, I voted for Ed Miliband. I hadn't understood what politics was all about, but I've a distinct memory of watching Gordon Brown on TV and thinking "he seems a nice man". Looking back, my mum played a large part in my fondness. She was panicking, following the 2008 financial crash, over whether we could continue mortgage payments (she had recently become redundant, leaving my dad ...
I and 46 Council Leaders and Deputy Leaders have just written (see text of letter below) to Federal Conference Committee Char, Nick Da Costa and Party President, Mark Pack to raise our concerns about the lack of a main speaking slot for a local government representative at this year's Federal Conference. Local government is the only part of the party currently in power and we felt it was essential to speak up on behalf of the more than 3,200 Liberal Democrat councillors across the UK who are delivering for their communities every single day. Between us, our councils are responsible ...
In Llanelli, Reform UK were able to secure a decisive victory against Labour, who were attempting to defend the seat. Thank you to Justin Griffiths and the local team for flying the Liberal Democrat flag. Carmarthenshire, Llangennech Reform UK: 694 (43.1%, new) Plaid Cymru: 489 (30.4%, -7.2) Labour: 380 (23.6%, -38.8) Liberal Democrats (Justin Griffiths): 26 (1.6%, new) Conservative: 14 (0.9%, new) Gwlad: 6 (0.4%, new) Reform UK GAIN from Labour Turnout: 39.37% In County Durham, Reform UK were able to secure a convincing victory against Labour and two independents, marking the first time that Reform UK have successfully defended ...
Free markets liberated us from the overweening power of church and aristocracy and created a rights culture. Emile Durkheim established back in 1893 the constitutional, commercial and civil law required to govern the society of strangers that capitalism creates. Free markets empower people with a choice of where to buy, work and live, and vendors compete with lower prices right down the supply chain. Free trade operates above our heads, regulating governments and giving capital the right to own, operate and profit, in markets that may be scarred by monopoly, corruption, slavery and child labour. Free markets are democratising; free ...
Want to check how many seats they won before half the backbench got booted for defending something dangerous like, I don't know, free school meals? Let's pull up the Wikipedia article. Oh, hang on... we'll need to verify our ID first. Can't have children accidentally learning about something subversive like austerity. Not after Wikipedia was designated a "Category 1" site under the Online Safety Act. They fought it, of course – took the government to court back in 2025. But after a year of legal ping-pong and mounting fees, they gave in. Now you just need a passport, facial scan, ...
Three principal authority council by-elections this week, including Reform UK's first successful defence of a seat following previous failures: Easington & Shotton (Durham) Council By-Election Result: [IMG: ➡] RFM: 46.7% (-3.5) [IMG: 🌹] LAB: 20.2% (+0.8) [IMG: 🙋] Ind (Hood): 20.1% (-1.6) [IMG: 🙋] Ind (Cochrane): 6.9% [IMG: 🌍] GRN: 2.3% (New) [IMG: 🌳] CON: 1.8% (-2.6) [IMG: 🔶] LDM: 1.0% (-3.2) [IMG: 🙋] Ind (Childs): 0.9% (New)Reform HOLD.Changes w/ 2025. — Election Maps UK (@electionmaps.uk) 2025-08-07T22:31:14.136Z For what all this means for the running total of council by-election results since the last May elections, see my council by-elections scorecard ...
The City Council is supporting the Scottish Childminding Association's recruitment campaign to encourage Dundee people to consider taking up a career in childminding. Advantages of flexible employability opportunities for local people to work from their own home, as well as the potential growth of childcare options for city families are being highlighted as benefits. Funded training and support would be provided to successful applicants, who will also be able to access employability and Business Gateway support throughout the programme and into their self-employment journey. The campaign features Dundee childminder Elaine Bruce, who runs Elaine's Amazing Spaces. Elaine worked in child ...
The Mirror reports that Labour's homelessness minister has resigned following reports that claimed she threw out four tenants before ramping up the rent on a house she owns by £700 a month. An earlier report said that Rushanara Ali, who has previously criticised "unreasonable rent increases" reportedly gave the renters four months notice that their lease would not be renewed. They say that it has been subsequently claimed that the East London home was subsequently re-listed for rent within weeks of them moving out at a massively increased price: The four were sent an email saying they would have to ...
