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http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/05/election-roundup/ As fair-minded and non-partisan as Torquemada. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/05/election-roundup/#comment-3625 Fri, 06 May 2005 13:26:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=1049#comment-3625 I like Charles Kennedy & I don’t think he suffers from the Kinnock problem. I’m sure stats will emerge when the next British Election Survey is published, but the crux of the Kinnock problem is when the leader’s approval rating is significantly lower than that for the party as a whole, & I’m not convinced that’s true in Charles Kennedy’s case. Even if it were, one might ask whether the significant boost in party approval under is leadership is worth it. Besides which, the fact that they’re taking seats in university towns implies to me that there are some demographics for whom the ‘basically a nice bloke who likes a pint’ image plays rather well and, usefully, its the demographics who don’t usually bother to vote (ie. young people). So maybe the Lib Dem vote share & turnout are related? Just a thought.

]]> http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/05/election-roundup/#comment-3620 Fri, 06 May 2005 09:44:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=1049#comment-3620 I’m not sure that CK should go. It’s not like a different LD leader is likely to make it to number 10 next time. He’s not too old, he’s popular, and he’s doing a good job. I don’t see why he shouldn’t lead a serious opposition party, I reckon he should stay.

]]> http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/05/election-roundup/#comment-3613 Fri, 06 May 2005 08:10:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=1049#comment-3613 Who do you reckon the Tories will go for? David Davies strikes me as not very exciting at all, like a second IDS.

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