A Nightmare on Downing Street

Herewith your handy guide to choosing your preferred coalition. Simply decide which of the following men beasts you trust most/fear least.

Will it be contestant number 1, the baby-faced assassin Nick Cameron?

Con Dem

Or would you rather be at the mercy of contestant number 2, meths-swigging heid-the-ba' Gordon Clegg?

"Would you like to see some puppies?"

Or whisper it if you dare, the grande dame of grand coalitions, contestant number 3 David Brown?

"I'm a laydee!"

Just be thankful Alex Salmond doesn't feature in any of the above...

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Logan's run

The BBC ICM poll details have been published (available here). Some interesting snippets therein, particularly the mixed feeling on Brown as PM, the foreboding at the prospect of Cameron as PM, and the high aproval for Salmond as FM.

The two big questions posed were around how Scotland should be governed and how Scots would vote in a referendum next year. Mischievous type that I am I couldn't help but notice that the 65+ age group responded quite differently to the rest on these questions...

Q.14 Which of the following comes closest to your view about how Scotland should be governed....

			Excl. 65+	All
		Scotland should become independent of the rest of the UK, with the Scottish Parliament able to make all decisions about the level of taxation and government spending in Scotland	42.27%	38.35%
		Scotland should remain part of the UK, with the Scottish Parliament able to make some decisions about the level of taxation and government spending in Scotland	49.94%	53.72%
		Scotland should remain part of the UK, with decisions about the level of taxation and government spending in Scotland made by the UK Government	6.67%	6.64%
		Don't know	1.11%	1.29%

Q.19 Next year, the Scottish Government wants to hold a referendum to ask the people of Scotland whether they agree or disagree that..."the Scottish Government should negotiate a settlement with the Government of the United Kingdom so that Scotland becomes an independent state"

			Excl. 65+	All
For			45.92%	42.26%
Against			46.41%	50.10%
Refused			7.67%	7.64%

Interesting stuff I'm sure you'll agree! Remove the wrinklies (hypothetically speaking!) and Q.19 looks pretty close to me. Maybe Eck should wait a few more years for that referendum ;o)

The remaining difference between pro-independence and pro-devolution max responses to Q.14 comes largely from the 18-34 age group. I wonder what effect a lack of jobs for young people and a good dose of paternal Toryism might have on this group over the next few years...all to play for!