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Is Labour Recovering?

According to YouGov, the answer is Yes (UK Polling Report). The YouGov’s weekly poll for the Sunday Times has topline figures of CON 44%, LAB 31%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 6%, GRN 2%, down to a thirteen point Conservative lead compared to sixteen points in the week (and twenty-point-plus leads when the election was first called).…

UK Politician Learns Staying “On Message” Also Has a Cost

They’re damned if they do; they’re damned if they don’t. Politicians and pundits take it as a matter of faith that campaigns must remain “On message”.  To be fair, it is very sound advice. One never knows exactly when voters will come to one’s attention, so you don’t want to accidentally send them off the…

Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Up 8%, Meets 2017 Goals

Two major storms almost wiped out underwater grasses, so the return of so much new growth is a healthy sign for the Chesapeake Bay.

SNP Wandering Off Message in Desperate Attempt to See Off Tory Revival

Apparently all it took was a couple of polls. As soon as pollsters were projecting a Conservative surge in rural Scotland, the currently domination Scottish National Party began trying to figure out how to see it off. Given recent SNP success, one cannot reject outright the possibility that they find the right strategy for it.…