Luke Akehurst: Three Posts Break Duck, Zero Hazey

That's better. Luke has finally delivered his view on the heartening YouGov Poll. We're in Overall Majority territory as predicted by LOL by holding a finger in the breeze, and by Luke with reference to infallible calculators.

Luke even weighs up the prospect of an early General Election. Something the poll also supports. I'd agree, but not sure about Brown overcoming his Prudence and risking an early bath. Luke also reviews the latest Populus Survey which finds the Parliamentary Conservative Party as nasty and divided as ever.

The PLP are 83% or more in agreement on all but one issue. The greatest clear blue water is in schools:

"Private schools appear as a sharp dividing line. More than four fifths of Labour MPs (85 per cent) believe “it would be better for the country if everyone who sends their children to private schools chose to send them to state schools instead”, a view backed by only 7 per cent of Tory MPs."

Dave-id Cameron must surely be in the 7% as Maggie Thatcher would have been? He's got some explaining to do to his churlish chums. Political Betting seem to think Cameron's in deep trouble. Commentators disagree.

Luke carries the French tally aussi. Three posts in 20 minutes. Nothing whatsoever on Hazel Blears. Has Luke finally realised the game's up?