Tom Griffin (London, OK): Mike Smithson believes that Labour's poor showing in today's Populus poll means a 2009 election is off the agenda, but not everyone is so convinced. One opposition source points to the Labour website, where the party is recruiting campaign assistants on 9-month contracts immediately. They suggest this is evidence that Labour is gearing up for a May or June election.
Given the state of the polls such a move would mean accepting the likelihood of a hung Parliament, which might explain the manouvreings described by Anthony Barnett and Peter Oborne.
