FG back to a reassuring lead and government satisfaction rises by 11%

Stephen O’Brien published the Sunday Times Behaviour and Attitudes poll last night on Twitter… Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll FG 30% +5, FF 21% nc, Labour 11% nc, Sinn Fein 15% -3 Independent 21% -2, Greens 3% nc — Stephen O’Brien (@sob999) December 21, 2013   For the sake of long term perspective Electograph present those those figures against the 2011 election results: The ratings for party leaders are worth reflecting on. This are often misread as a popularity poll, …

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Fine Gael rises and Labour falls in latest Sunday Times poll…

Via World by Storm (since I’m too tight to take out even a daily sub on the Sunday Times) that poll at the weekend. General election results in brackets. Fine Gael 44% (36) Fianna Fail 15% (17) Sinn Fein 13% (10) Labour 12% (19) Greens 2% (2) IND/others 12% (15) Interestingly the biggest change is on the government side with Fine Gael benefiting from what WbS refers to as a mudguard effect. I’d quibble somewhat with that, in that it’s …

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