Ipos-Mori conducted a poll asking people who they were most likely to vote for at the next general election. The triumph of the Conservatives (36%) was no surprise to me, but the progress of the Liberals had me choke on my morning coffee. Ipsos-Mori has them in 2nd place (25%) ahead of Labour (24%). This represents an 8 point gain for the yellow party, whilst Labours figure evidences a stagnation in support, showing no change at all.
What does this mean? Until now, Liberals would find themselves voting Labour so as not to waste their vote on also-rans. Nick Clegg, how ever much he wants it, will probably not be Prime Minster this time next year. But maybe they've set their sights to high. A Liberal leader of the opposition has not been touted as a possibility in the popular press so far. On this evidence, if Liberal supporters dare to dream, it should be.
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