As economic optimism declines, the credibility gap on economic issues between Labour and the Conservatives is closing, with the parties nearly level when it comes to which party has the best policies in this area
The March Ipsos Political Monitor shows that support is down for both the Labour and Conservative parties (to the Conservative's lowest for ten years), although the Labour Party's lead remains stable at 13 points ahead of the Conservatives.
The February Ipsos Political Monitor shows that despite a tumultuous month in politics very little has changed in public support for the major political parties
The December Ipsos Political Monitor shows that despite the public's economic optimism falling sharply, Ed Balls has lost his lead over George Osborne in being seen as the most capable Chancellor.
Post-conferences the gap between Labour and the Conservatives has remained the same, though the Liberal Democrats are down four points, according to the latest poll from Ipsos.
