The Mail on Sunday have published a new survey into, amongst other things, who people would like to see leading a coalition government.
The article is relentlessly pro-UKIP, but includes a result similar to one already seen with Ashcroft polling in Cambridge if you look closely at the numbers: Liberal Democrats are popular as a coalition choice.
The raw numbers published by the Mail on Sunday list the combinations as Cameron/Farage 26%, Cameron/Clegg 23%, Miliband/Clegg 20%, Miliband/Farage 14%. (17% don’t knows) Converting them into ratings for individuals, we get:
- Cameron: 49%
- Clegg: 43%
- Farage: 40%
- Miliband: 34%
Worrying news indeed for Ed Miliband.
A sad survey in its lack of vision – it should really also give Farrage/Clegg and Miliband/Cameron. The former is the most uncomfortable pairing, the latter probably the most comfortable.