Even when they're right they're wrong

ConDem ministers would have found very little in the way of good news in the YouGov poll commissioned by the Sunday Times.

Besides the party standings, over 55% of those asked disapprove of the government’s record to date. Just over 51% think David Cameron is doing badly, although he should take what comfort he can from the news that Nick Clegg is doing even worse. Some 60% give the Lib Dem leader a negative rating. A staggering 78% say the economy is doing badly and only 37% think the government is able to cope. Nearly two-thirds expect things to get worse.

One of the few "upsides” is that 63% agree with the prevailing political view, as expressed in a recent parliamentary vote, to limit the role & remit of the European court on issues such as votes for serving prisoners. Unfortunately though, the government’s official position towards Strasbourg is (by necessity) somewhat different. So no luck there, either.