Brand new ICM poll in tomorrow morning's Guardian. Headline is "Brown would be gift to Tories"

...how would the blogs and media react?

http://www.bobpiper.co.uk/2006/12/theres_votes_in_them_thar_ethn.php

The latest ICM poll for the News of the World shows that David Cameron and the Conservative Party have pulled further ahead of Labour

CON 39% (+3)
LAB 32% (-4)
LD 16% (nc)

He has absolutely no equal

Conservatives - 40% (+2)
Labour - 32% (+1)
LibDem - 17% (-1)

Baxter predicts:

CON  338 (+124)
LAB  268 (-79)
LIB  13 (-47)

Gordon Brown is expected to be coronated leader of the Labour Party and, therefore, asked by HM The Queen to form a government. He will, of course, graciously accept, but what kind of Prime Minister will he be?

I am currently researching the government's plans to abolist the 11+ and academic selection in NI. They want to install the failed comprehensive system in NI and remove the grammar school system. It is not wanted by the majority of parents and even English universities recognise the benefits of the NI education system.

We have the best results in the UK - 25% of the best UK results in 2.5% of the UK's schools apparently.

I passed the 11+ and went to grammar school (Ballymena Academy http://www.ballymenaacademy.org.uk/portal.aspx) so may be biases in favour of the current system but will try and present both sides of the argument in my full blog post next week.

For the Daily Telegraph:

Con 38 (-1)
Lab 33 (nc)
LD 18 (nc)

Writing for the Mail on Sunday the Lib Dem MP Norman Baker has questioned the death of David Kelly. He would like the circumstances surrounding the death re-examined as he casts doubt on suicide being the cause.

This morning the Electoral Commission has published the accounts of all parties whose income or expenditure is above £250,000.

All accounts are as of 31 December 2005

During a report on the Six O'Clock News, Nick Robinson said that tomorrow John McDonnell will announce his intention to stand as a candidate in the election for leader of the Labour Party.

He repeats several times on his website that he is "A strong and independent voice" and "a man of principle"

How does this play in the Labour grass roots? What kind of MP is he?
With 24 MPs as members of the SCG, its a sizeable rump