Most Mirror readers want Nigel Farage as Prime Minister

The Mirror ran one of their usual articles slagging off Nigel Farage and UKIP following an appearance on Have I Got News For You but got more than they bargained for when they attached a poll to the article asking readers who they would rather have as the next Prime Minister.

Even the readership of the Labour-supporting Mirror want Nigel Farage running the country, with only 15% wanting Ed Miliband, 6% wanting David Cameron and a measly 1% for Nick Clegg. As many people (21%) wanted someone else as Ed Miliband and David Cameron combined.

UKIP level with Lib Dems in Wales

A YouGov poll for ITV has UKIP joint third in Wales on 5% with the Limp Dims.

All your Wales are belong to us

The sample size is quiet low at 1,019 but anything over a thousand is considered a representative sample in surveys and it bodes well for UKIP.

Getting an MEP elected in Wales in the 2009 EU election was a shock to everyone, including John Bufton and there has been no capitalisation on that success until now.  It is conceivable that UKIP could end up with a couple of AMs in May and that will certainly shock the establishment.

At the UKIP Party Conference last week Nigel Farage announced that the party would be adopting a policy of a federal UK with devolved government in all four home nations.  After the referendum for more devolution in Wales last week returned a 63.49% "yes" vote, it's essential that UKIP policy is changed before the elections in May to reflect the reality of public opinion.

The Scots and Welsh have voted for devolution every time they've been asked and if the English were ever asked they would vote for it too.  We simply cannot go into the elections in May opposing devolution when public opinion is consistently and overwhelmingly in favour of it.

UKIP getting closer to Lib Dems

YouGov's latest survey on voting intentions has UKIP on 6%, just 3% behind the Limp Dims.

Won't be long until they have to start changing the yellow to purple on all their graphics.

UKIP hot on the heels of the Limp Dims

A survey of voting intentions by polling company VisionCritical published today puts UKIP on 7%, just 3% behind the Limp Dims.

Worryingly, 41% of people would still vote Labour despite them almost single-handedly bankrupting the country during the reign of King Gordon the Nothingth.  The Tories are sitting on 33%, the Lib Dems on 10%, UKIP 7%, the SNP 3%, the Green Party 3% and the BNP 2%.

The poll also shows that Cast Iron Dave's approval rating has stayed at 41%, Cleggover is down 20 points in 10 months to just 30% and Red Ed is on 33%.  Approval rating for the other party leaders isn't measured.

The other thing the poll measured was voting intentions for the AV referendum: 32% in favour, 26% against and 35% undecided.

Hat-tip: Guido