New Iscris-SORI Opinion Poll:

TODAY 11:15 AM
NEW POLLSTERS Iscris-SORI have today released the following headline results from their first Manchester survey.

Iscris-SORI asked 1,000 residents of Chorlton Park Ward:

1. Do you know Norman Lewis who is a local councillor for your area?

Never heard of him 53%
Seen him on blurry focus leaflets 18%
Seen him riding by on his bike once 11%
Got, NO scratch that, said he'd get my gate fixed once 3%
Cried wolf about our cemetary 8%
Cried wolf about our hospital 5%
He's a lovely bloke down the pub 1%
He's fantastic and I am not his family 1%

2. Do you believe that the Frank Gallagher character from Channel 4's Shameless programme, recorded in Manchester, resembles local Lib Dem councillor Norman Lewis? Residents were shown a picture of Mr Lewis as 53% had claimed they had no idea who he was.

Yes 98%
No 1%
Dunno 1%

3. Who do you think had most to lose by publicising this observation which had been placed on a scarcely seen "weblog" - a form of diary website attracting opinionated cranks and hobbyhorsists as well as serious commentators and journalists - to some 80,000 readers (VFD 42,000) of a respected local free newspaper. More answers than one possible.

Certainly not the Lib Dems 95%

Probably the Lib Dems 5%
Possibly Labour 65%
Possibly other parties 30%

Possibly Channel 4 90%
Possibly the blogger bloke 90%

4. Would you be surprised to hear that it was the Lib Dems themselves who gave the story to the paper?

I'm shocked and horrified 95%
Good for them 5%

5. Would you trust the Lib Dem party that would be this stupid to represent your community?

Never again 65%
Probably 5%
Am I bovvered? 30%

In breaking news Iscris-SORI have been reported to Polling ombudsman (a) for asking leading questions and (b) passing themselves off as Ipsos-MORI which Iscris-SORI categorically deny, saying "Ipsos-MORI are pants and now you've pointed this complete coincidence out we may change our name or force them to do so. We are named after our founder Bart Iscris-Sori".

Seems pretty conclusive. But more if this story develops.