Why A Huge Labour Opinion Poll Lead Is a Disaster - For Labour.
According to YouGov , in an opinion poll published in the Times newspaper, the Labour Party currently enjoys a massive lead over the Conservatives amongst the voters, with 54% of them saying they would vote Labour if a General Election were called tomorrow, as opposed to a mere 21% for the Tories, 7% for the Liberal Democrats, 6% for the Green Party, 5% for the SNP, 4% for Reform UK, 1% for Plaid Cymru and 1% for "Other Parties". Polling was conducted between 28th-29th September 2022, with a sample size of 1,712 - a tiny percentage of the adult population of Great Britain! See: YouGov/Times . One marvels at how so much weight can be given to the opinions of such a pathetically small handful of people. The poll doesn't just show a reduction of 7% in Conservative support, but a 2% reduction in Liberal Democrat support, which both account for the 9% increase in Labour support. The Greens are supposed to have lost 1% to the right-wing populist "Reform UK"! That ide