By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Party members want Grant Shapps to talk candidly to Cameron; rethink the party's electoral strategy; and implement a Yellow to Blue strategy to oust Lib Dem MPs. There were two appointments that really mattered in this reshuffle and they were the Chief Whip and the Party Chairman. They were […]
Lots of questions on all of the big moves and a special question on what you want from the new Party Chairman, Grant Shapps. VOTE NOW.
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The reshuffle may come as early as Monday although it will probably be a little after then. Noone outside of TeamDC's inner, inner ring either knows the timing or the content of the reshuffle, however. What we do know is what Tory members think of Cameron's top ministers. Here […]
Is state funding of political parties an acceptable price to pay in order to get boundary reform? Is it time for a Welsh Tory MP to be Secretary of State for Wales? Should Tory MPs who liken David Cameron to a chambermaid be ashamed of themselves? Click HERE to answer these and other questions in […]
What questions should we ask in the end-August ConservativeHome survey?
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Over the last few days we've been publishing your rating of 23 ideas to win the next election. 1,419 Tory members were asked to rate the ideas listed below on a scale of minus five (least helpful to winning a majority) to plus five (most helpful to winning a majority). […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter This is the fourth instalment of a series of blogposts examining which of 23 ideas to win the next election tested best among Tory members. I've already blogged about the popularity of a blue collar message, members' lukewarm interest in a change of leader and the need for a bolder […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Borismania hits a new peak today with a Sun/ YouGov opinion poll suggesting that the Tories might be more competitive if he was Conservative leader: "Labour’s current poll lead would be slashed to one point if Boris was Conservative leader. It revealed 34 per cent of people would vote for […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter I'm waiting for a 9pm dinner appointment. 9pm! While I wait a very quick other finding from the latest ConHome poll. You've had the Cabinet rankings and the much-reported poll on Boris as favourite to be next Tory leader. Here are your answers to when the Coalition should end… As […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter No big movements in this month's survey, conducted on Monday to Wednesday of last week. The Chancellor continues to slip slightly and remains in negative territory. We'll poll again after the Olympics. PERCENTAGE OF TORY MEMBERS SATISFIED MINUS DISSATISFIED WITH CABINET MINISTERS (June's ratings in brackets) Iain Duncan Smith […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Lots of interesting results from the latest ConHome survey and I start with your answers to the "what do you think is the most likely outcome of the next election?" question. Your overall assessment is pretty similar to last time. None of you think there'll be a Liberal Democrat-led […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The latest ConservativeHome survey is live. I'm grateful to readers on Twitter for helping me put together a list of changes / achievements that could help the party win the next election. I decided not to test putting George Osborne in an acid bath and pushing the Cabinet off […]