Skipper

Interviewed last week on Radio Merseyside, I opined that the Coalition was beginning to crack. The presenter challenged me by pointing out Cameron's rating was higher than Miliband's. I replied I thought Ed's rating would soon climb to equal that of Dave. I don't claim clairvoyance powers, just using common sense but today the ST reports Cameron's personal rating is now at-29% while Ed's is at -23%. Both negative readings but the general direction is clear. Clegg's rating? a disastrous -54%.

The Yougov poll offers more bad news for the Colaition with only 39% of Tory votrs think he'll win in 2015 compared with 67% of labour supporters who expext a Lab our victory. Nedless to say the poll is awful nws for Lib Dems with a third of members expecting the party yo lose most if not all their present MPs.

This is only on poll and it follows a series of cock-up and incompetences by the government. The Coalition's attempt at relaunch lies in tatters; of that there can be no doubt. It needs a long period of calm effective government to eradicate negative images. The danger is trhat it has already entered the 'dog-days' period when nothing goes right and mistake pils on mistake, bad news on bad news. And Jeremy Hunt is stillto appear before Leveson not to mention Dave and a clutch ofother dodgy Tories who were in on the cabal to assist the Murdoch empire.