Poll fever
TWO polls do not make a trend, let alone a shotgun election. But after the leaking of its breast-beating internal memos admitting it was out of touch, the Labour government's political fortunes appear on the mend. As the prime minister disports himself on the tennis courts of Tuscany, he can draw comfort from the knowledge that rarely has a governing party been in such a strong position in the run-up to an election.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Poll fever”
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