Jay Currie

The YouGov poll indicates that the Conservatives go into the new year with a 12-point lead over Labour.

Gordon Brown: Poll puts Tories 12 points ahead of Labour
Women and manual workers are deserting Brown’s Labour in droves

In an election, the poll result would lead to David Cameron winning a “workable majority” in the Commons.

The findings – which follow the Northern Rock crisis and the lost child benefits record scandal – underlines the reversal in Mr Brown’s fortunes and the loss of public faith in him as Prime Minister.

Sixty per cent of people are now “dissatisfied” with Mr Brown as Prime Minister compared to 27 per cent in July and 48 per cent in October. Only 24 per cent of those polled say they are “satisfied” with the job he has done during his first six months in office.

Overall, 14 per cent rate his performance as “very good or good” but 51 per cent say he has been “poor or very poor”. telegraph

Normally I would be thrilled to see a Conservative Party trouncing a lefty bunch; but David Cameron is so wet he squishes. He’s not fit to carry Lady Thatcher’s handbag and is, realistically, the ugly face of New Tories. I’ve no time for Brown and none for the Social-Democrat-Liberals; but there is no actual Conservative Party in England and that is rather sad.