26-11-2004, 02:57 AM
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Even after hunt ban, the Tories are losing the scent
Telegraph Article
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Conservatives these days must envy Sisyphus. That poor fellow was doomed to spend all eternity rolling an enormous boulder up a hill only to see it roll back down again as soon as it approached the summit. Today's Tories are even worse off. They seem unable to push their boulder within sight of the summit.
Three years ago the Conservatives suffered one of their worst-ever election defeats, winning only 33 per cent of the popular vote. Today, despite much heaving and groaning, they are no better off than they were then. Indeed, according to YouGov's monthly survey for The Telegraph, support for the Tories has actually fallen slightly to 32 per cent.
The Queen's Speech and the Conservatives' ferocious parliamentary attack on it have evidently made little difference. Labour's lead over the Tories has narrowed from four points last month to three points now but the change is well within the range of normal sampling errors.
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