The Independent leads this morning on just how far Clegg has sunk the Lib Dems in the polls. Wrongly, it turns out, as UK Polling Report points out — the Indy’s poll of polls has them at 11% which they (and Lib Con too) claim as the “lowest level since the party was formed in 1988,” but in fact they sank into single figures over the following year (with David Owen’s rump SDP picking up a few more points). They’re low enough though, for sure. The trouble is Labour hasn’t nearly enough support to be confident of winning unless the Lib Dems are doing much better against the Tories. Continue reading →