The Labour / Corbyn manifesto is a fantastic 'wish list' for many of the UK's working class & he's made more of an effort recently with regards to his public approach but, regardless of how much i dislike the Tories the thought of Corbyn in power gives me no confidence. He'd promise the EU anything just to secure a deal, the immigration issue would not improve & more than likely get worse, whilst the promises he's making in the manifesto may come into effect but at the expense of borrowing. £10 an hour minimum wage is fine but can small businesses afford to pay out 25% more & if you earn below £80k a year you get no tax increases for 5 years, pretty sure many are lucky if they earn £80k in 5 years nevermind in one.

Red & Blue since 73'

I'm not sure that's true. I think it's more of a case that they felt that he was seen by the general public as unelectable and most were pro-remain and thought he was not doing enough to hide his ambivalence with the EU. I understand that many Labour MPs like most of the policies, and certainly like the messaging around being against more cuts and proper funding for public services and ensuring access to the single market. All Labour MPs are behind the manifesto and respect how Labour policies are made (by the NEC and not simply by Corbyn).

"The BBC insisted they had used polling company ComRes "to recruit an audience that is representative of the country demographically and politically".

They claimed the audience was balanced between "age; gender; ethnicity; socio-economic; party politics; how they voted in EU referendum; and some undecided voters"."

Perhaps the Corbyn supporters were just more vocal? Perhaps people find it risible (hence the laughter) that the Tories say they should be judged on their record on the economy. Perhaps members of the public do think that inequality is too high, public services dangerously underfunded, aren't happy with stagnant wages for most but huge gains for the super rich.

But then again maybe it was all a plot by the BBC to enrage the right wing press and commentators.

There is no evidence that the audience was picked in a biased way. It seems a lot more plausible that the anti-Tory faction in the audience just made more noise. In the last election 11m voted Tory and there are c.52m adults in the UK so 21% of a representative audience would be Tory voters. Not hard to envisage a representative audience being anti-Tory. Even with an increase in vote this time the percentage wouldn't be above 25%.

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3%! Down from a 24% lead in April.

Remarkable.

Granted, Paxman had her flustered but then he rattled Corbyn too. Still wouldn't trust Corbyn to run the country, you seen the state of his front garden when the press are outside waiting for him ? If he can't manage to weed a small garden he'd trash our economy

Red & Blue since 73'

If you believe this you must believe that the earth is flat.

Both parties don't believe such narrow leads have much credence and they both agree that the Conservatives still have a sizeable lead.

We Conservatives are NOT being complacent in any shape or form - I am just reflecting what I have seen and heard.

Anyway, I have said that I will stay well clear of political debates, else they will turn into WILLO threads so I shall now bow out and allow others to take 'Centre stage' even though I will be very tempted to comment on the dastardly 'Labour Party' with their fantasy figures on the 'Money tree' and Comrade Corbyn with his beliefs which have been laid bare in this campaign.I have my canvassing to do on behalf of my party both locally and further afield !

Edited by Willo (01 Jun 2017 10.30am)