Welcome to the second edition of Westminster Advisers’ Spotlight briefing, which brings you an overview of the key moments from the previous month in politics, the latest political polling and what the numbers could mean for each party’s post-election seat-share.
This month we’ve seen the Chancellor deliver his final Budget of this Parliament, the Lib Dems unveil their yellow “alternative fiscal scenario”, and a headline-grabbing announcement on tuition fees from Labour.
Now that the election is little more than six weeks’ away, the policy announcements are coming thick and fast. As is the political and media mud-slinging which we can only expect to increase as we head in to the election campaign proper on March 30th. Ed Miliband’s two kitchen debacle, Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps’ promise to make everyone ‘filthy, stinking rich’, and the Lib Dem’s former chief fundraiser Ibrahim Taguri’s conversations with a fake party donor have all been prominent in the headlines and social media.
We’ve been commenting on some of the key debates that have emerged so far on the Westminster Advisers blog and on twitter, as well as live-tweeting some of the excellent events that our team has held over the last four weeks.
This report will provide a snap-shot analysis of:
- How the most recent polls would translate into seats if the election were held tomorrow
- The different types of government that may emerge
- What each of the main parties have pledged in policy terms over the last month
The Westminster Advisers Spotlight briefing will be published on a monthly basis from now until the election, providing a handy go-to guide to understanding how current vote-share could translate to seats in a new parliament, and the flashpoints of the election campaign to date.