Even Alastair Campbell might have smiled when he saw the latest Populus poll in the Times this morning. It puts Labour nine percentage points ahead of the Conservatives, on the party's highest rating since the fall of Baghdad.
The poll shows Labour on 41%, three percentage points higher than a month ago. The Tories and Liberal Democrats are both down from January, on 32% and 18% respectively.
Labour is even ahead of the Tories on 10 of the 12 issues the public rate as most important. The party is only behind on tax, and immigration and asylum, with the latter slipping down the public's list of priorities.
But will it cheer Mr Campbell up? Doubtful. The combative former spin doctor is already furious with the BBC having only just returned to the political fray to help with Labour's general election campaign.
Yesterday Newsnight revealed that he had sent them an email telling them to "fuck off and cover something important you twats" after it ran a report questioning his role in Labour's controversial poster campaign. What hope do the Tories have?
