John Rentoul @JohnRentoul
Chief Political Commentator, The Independent; visiting professor, King’s College London. Author with Jon Davis, Heroes or Villains? The Blair Govt Reconsidered independent.co.uk/author/john-re… London Joined March 2008-
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How many MPs the largest party had, at the start and end of each Parliament since the war (NB the 'End' figures re-add vacancies and Speaker/deputies, for consistency)
Tory MP on Dan Poulter: “I wonder whether he will be defecting on a full time or a part time basis”
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Surprising how few defections there have been
Surprising how few defections there have been
It's a col by @JohnRentoul about mess-up in Scottics but contains a warning to Labour about promises or what can be presented as promises that will have to be ditched. independent.co.uk/voices/scotlan…
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Wards where Parties are Standing at least 1 Candidate (1,903 Wards): 🌹 LAB: 1,864 (98.0%) 🌳 CON: 1,855 (97.5%) 🔶 LDM: 1,480 (77.8%) 🌍 GRN: 1,407 (73.9%) ➡️ RFM: 313 (16.4%) 🧑🔧 TUSC: 262 (13.8%) ⚪ Yorks: 38 (2.0%) ⚙️ WPB: 33 (1.7%) 🏰 Her: 32 (1.7%) 🔴 SDP: 27 (1.4%) 💷…
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How long is a government 'honeymoon'? Lab, 97: 36 months Lab, 01: 18 months Lab, 05: 5 months Cons, 10: 6 months Cons, 15 : 5 months Cons, 17: 0 Cons, 19: 6 months (*period during which @IpsosUK continuously polled party of govt above its actual GE vote share in preceding elex)
@JohnRentoul I find the chart of errors in Conservative lead over Labour the more useful one when it comes to election forecasting.
With renewed speculation about (another) potential Conservative leader, re-sharing our recent head to head polling of potential candidates. This graphic from @theipaper tells part of the story - Sunak beats all probable rivals among Con voters, while Mordaunt wins among public.
Can Rishi Sunak hang on? Cabinet ministers have been holding talks to explore whether they could put a caretaker leader in to replace him ahead of the election. via @alexwickham @kitty_donaldson bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
@JohnRentoul Another little known index: the London Crane Survey. From thetimes.co.uk/article/monkey… which also mentions the lipstick index.
I made a version of GeoGuessr where instead of guessing the location you guess who won a constituency in 2019, ElectionGuessr. You can try it out here! electionguessr.eu.pythonanywhere.com
Record Con➝Lab by-election swings Dudley W 1994 29% gain Selby & A 2023 24% gain Dagenham 1994 23% hold SE Staffs 1996 22% gain Barking 1994 22% hold Mid Staffs 1990 21% gain
And these, in chronological order Recent Con➝Lab by-election swings Rutherglen & HW 2023 18% gain from SNP Selby & A 2023 24% gain Uxbridge & SR 2023 7% Con hold W Lancs 2023 11% hold Stretford & U 2023 10% hold Chester 2022 14% hold Wakefield 2022 13% gain
Ok this is great. Maps of every London underground line showing depth of each platform relative to sea and street level. dansilva.co.uk/down-undergrou…
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@MooseAllain I haven’t made many funny images in my life, but I’m proud of this one.
Historically, we're moving into the part of the Parliament when the polls begin to move in the Government's favour. Labour still outperforming the "winning opposition" average:
Anyone have intelligence to add on election dates? Polling day 25 working days after dissolution (Representation of the People Act 1983 as amended by Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022) 10 Oct 2024 dissolution 5 Sep 17 Oct 2024 — 12 Sep legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/s…
@JohnRentoul has anyone spotted this? insidehousing.co.uk/news/blaming-p…
There have been some extraordinary Twitter takes on Conservative immigration policy this week. Utterly, utterly detached from reality. I am very much looking forward to the exit poll on General Election night 2024, when progressives' perennial approach to winning over the median…