Vote in the July Political Performance Index

Each month I invite you to take part in compiling the Political Performance Index, which gives you the chance to rate how the top 50 politicians in the country performed over the last month.
Please don't just automatically give high marks to the politicians from the party you support - try to be as dispassionate as possible. Obviously I don't pretend that the readership of this blog is representative of the country as a whole - 55% of you vote Tory, after all! So if you are from another party and have a blog, please do link to this survey and encourage your readers to take part. I'd like to get at least 2,000 people taking part each month. You should give marks from 1 to 10 (1 being the worst) for how you rate each politician's performance during the month of July.

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Vote in the June Political Performance Index

Each month I invite you to take part in compiling the Political Performance Index, which gives you the chance to rate how the top 50 politicians in the country performed over the last month.
Please don't just automatically give high marks to the politicians from the party you support - try to be as dispassionate as possible. Obviously I don't pretend that the readership of this blog is representative of the country as a whole - 55% of you vote Tory, after all! So if you are from another party and have a blog, please do link to this survey and encourage your readers to take part. I'd like to get at least 2,000 people taking part each month. You should give marks from 1 to 10 (1 being the worst) for how you rate each politician's performance during the month of June.

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May Political Performance Index: Pickles Stars!

In only his second month in the PPI, Eric Pickles climbs to the top of the chart, up six months from April. And who could quibble? Boris is king of all he surveys, now top of the PPI. In December he was in 12th place. Liam Fox's impressive TV performances see him climb into the top six for the first time. John Denham and James Purnell are two high climbers, while David Miliband plummets 16 places. Ate his dreadful performance on Question Time last night he'll do well to recover in this month's figures.

1. +6 Eric Pickles 7.44 (5.16)
2. -1 Boris Johnson 7.41 (6.97)
3. -1 David Cameron 7.32 (6.86)
4. -1 William Hague 5.96 (5.90)
5. - Alex Salmond 5.78 (5.48)
6. +9 Liam Fox 5.78 (3.80)

7. -1 George Osborne 5.75 (5.46)
8. -4 Vince Cable 5.52 (5.70)

9. +1 Alan Duncan 5.44 (4.68)
10. -1 David Davis 5.39 (4.88)
11. -2 Michael Gove 5.38 (4.86)
12. -1 Chris Grayling 5.18 (4.33)
13. +16 Alan Johnson 4.40 (3.26)
14. -2 Ian Paisley 4.30 (4.27)
15. +5 Andrew Lansley 4.09 (3.59)
16. - Philip Hammond 3.90 (3.79)
17. +1 Theresa May 3.83 (3.70)
18. -4 Caroline Spelman 3.81 (3.86)
19. +9 John Denham 3.76 (3.29)
20. +7 John Hutton 3.66 (3.37)
21. +4 David Willetts 3.66 (3.43)
22. - Jack Straw 3.64 (3.57)
23. +10 James Purnell 3.63 (3.10)
24. -3 Nick Herbert 3.61 (3.59)
25. +5 Jeremy Hunt 3.59 (3.21)
26. -2 Rhodri Morgan 3.53 (3.49)
27. -4 Chris Huhne 3.45 (3.40)
28. -2 Nick Clegg 3.40 (3.40)
29. -16 David Miliband 3.38 (3.98)
30. +1 Hilary Benn 3.36 (3.18)

31. +1 Nigel Farage 3.26 (3.16)
32. +4 Ed Davey 3.25 (2.76)
33. +1 Andy Burnham 3.12 (2.87)
34. +1 Andrew Mitchell 3.10 (2.80)
35. +2 Caroline Flint 2.59 (2.70)

36. +2 Jacqui Smith 2.55 (2.57)

37. +2 Douglas Alexander 2.54 (2.48)
38. +2 Hazel Blears 2.48 (2.47)
39. +4 Ed Miliband 2.45 (2.37)
40. +1 Ruth Kelly 2.42 (2.43)
41. +1 Harriet Harman 2.40 (2.39)

42. +3 Des Browne 2.32 (2.04)

43. +1 Alistair Darling 2.03 (2.17)
44. +4 Ed Balls 1.93 (1.84)
45. +2 NEW Yvette Cooper 1.86 (1.94)
46. +3 Gordon Brown 1.75 (1.77)
47. - Wendy Alexander 1.71 (1.71)

Vote in the May Political Performance Index

Each month I invite you to take part in compiling the Political Performance Index, which gives you the chance to rate how the top 50 politicians in the country performed over the last month.
Please don't just automatically give high marks to the politicians from the party you support - try to be as dispassionate as possible. Obviously I don't pretend that the readership of this blog is representative of the country as a whole - 55% of you vote Tory, after all! So if you are from another party and have a blog, please do link to this survey and encourage your readers to take part. I'd like to get at least 2,000 people taking part each month. You should give marks from 1 to 10 (1 being the worst) for how you rate each politician's performance during the month of May.

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April Political Performance Index: Boris Is Your No 1

Boris is king of all he surveys, now top of the PPI. In December he was in 12th place. Eric Pickles deservedly comes in for the first time at number 7. David Davis continues his slow drop, which is due to a lack of headlines over the past month. The 42 days issue should see him climb again next month. Caroline Spelman climbs an impressive eight spots, although not quite so impressive as Ken Livingstone's 24 place rise. Des Browne is the biggest fall guy with an 11 place drop, while Gordon Brown, Nigel Farage and David Willetts all drop 11. Hurrah for Harriet Harman, who, after five months, finally manages to climb off the bottom of the chart. With the end of the Mayoral contest Ken and Brian Paddick will drop out of next month's chart. Who should replace them?

1. +2 Boris Johnson 6.97 (6.22)
2. +1 David Cameron 6.86 (5.91)
3. - William Hague 5.90 (6.55)

4. - Vince Cable 5.70 (5.86)

5. - Alex Salmond 5.48 (5.78)
6. +2 George Osborne 5.46 (5.08)
7. N Eric Pickles 5.16 (NEW)
8. -1 David Davis 4.88 (5.21)
9. -3 Michael Gove 4.86 (5.38)

10. -1 Alan Duncan 4.68 (4.98)

11. -1 Chris Grayling 4.33 (4.57)
12. -1 Ian Paisley 4.27 (4.34)
13. +2 David Miliband 3.98 (3.70)
14. +8 Caroline Spelman 3.86 (3.46)
15. -2 Liam Fox 3.80 (3.91)
16. N Philip Hammond 3.79 (NEW)
17. +24 Ken Livingstone 3.72 (2.24)
18. -1 Theresa May 3.70 (3.63)
19. +1 Brian Paddick 3.68 (3.48)
20. -8 Andrew Lansley 3.59 (4.04)
21. -5 Nick Herbert 3.59 (3.65)
22. +7 Jack Straw 3.57 (3.13)
23. -5 Chris Huhne 3.40 (3.52)

24. +3 Rhodri Morgan 3.49 (3.18)
25. -11 David Willetts 3.43 (3.87)
26. -2 Nick Clegg 3.40 (3.40)
27. -8 John Hutton 3.37 (3.49)
28. -2 John Denham 3.29 (3.38)
29. -4 Alan Johnson 3.26 (3.39)
30. N Jeremy Hunt 3.21 (NEW)
31. -8 Hilary Benn 3.18 (3.44)
32. -11 Nigel Farage 3.16 (3.47)
33. -3 James Purnell 3.10 (2.90)
34. -3 Andy Burnham 2.87 (2.73)
35. N Andrew Mitchell 2.80 (NEW)
36. -8 Ed Davey 2.76 (3.14)
37. -4 Caroline Flint 2.70 (2.62)

38. -4 Jacqui Smith 2.57 (2.61)

39. -2 Douglas Alexander 2.48 (2.43)
40. - Hazel Blears 2.47 (2.26)
41. -5 Ruth Kelly 2.43 (2.47)
42. +2 Harriet Harman 2.37 (1. 98)

43. -8 Ed Miliband 2.37 (2.50)

44. -1 Alistair Darling 2.17 (2.03)
45. -13 Des Browne 2.04 (2.65)
46. - Wendy Alexander 1.95 (NEW)
47. -8 NEW Yvette Cooper 1.94 (2.27)

48. -6 Ed Balls 1.84 (2.06)
49. -11 Gordon Brown 1.77 (2.30)

Vote in the April Political Performance Index

Each month I invite you to take part in compiling the Political Performance Index, which gives you the chance to rate how the top 50 politicians in the country performed over the last month.
Please don't just automatically give high marks to the politicians from the party you support - try to be as dispassionate as possible. Obviously I don't pretend that the readership of this blog is representative of the country as a whole - 55% of you vote Tory, after all! So if you are from another party and have a blog, please do link to this survey and encourage your readers to take part. I'd like to get at least 2,000 people taking part each month. You should give marks from 1 to 10 (1 being the worst) for how you rate each politician's performance during the month of March.

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Political Performance Index: March

William Hague goes back to the top of the PPI, with Vince Cable plummeting three places to number 4. Boris continues his inexorable climb and has now reached the giddy heights of number 3. Big climbers are Ian Paisley and John Hutton. Big fallers are Nick Clegg and Ed Davey. You were none too impressed by their parliamentary walkout, it would appear. Your marks were much higher than in the last couple of months with 30 out of 42 scoring higher than in February compared to only 10 the previous month. Is the state of British politics now on the up?
1. +1 William Hague 6.55 (5.72)

2. +1 David Cameron 6.39 (5.61)
3. +2 Boris Johnson 6.22 (5.00)
4. -3 Vince Cable 5.86 (6.50)

5. +1 Alex Salmond 5.78 (4.75)

6. +1 Michael Gove 5.38 (4.64)
7. -3 David Davis 5.21 (5.01)

8. +1 George Osborne 5.08 (4.41)

9. +2 Alan Duncan 4.98 (4.32)

10. -2 Chris Grayling 4.57 (4.58)
11. +12 Ian Paisley 4.39 (3.24)
12. +6 Andrew Lansley 4.04 (3.51)

13. +3 Liam Fox 3.91 (3.64)
14. +4 David Willetts 3.87 (3.63)
15. -1 David Miliband 3.70 (3.81)
16. +3 Nick Herbert 3.65 (3.38)
17. +4 Theresa May 3.63 (3.31)
18. -5 Chris Huhne 3.52 (3.90)
19. +11 John Hutton 3.49 (2.95)
20. -8 Brian Paddick 3.48 (4.24)
21. +4 Nigel Farage 3.47 (3.10)
22. +6 Caroline Spelman 3.46 (3.25)
23. -3 Hilary Benn 3.44 (3.36)
24. -14 Nick Clegg 3.40 (4.38)
25. +1 Alan Johnson 3.39 (3.09)

26. -2 John Denham 3.38 (3.14)
27. +1 Rhodri Morgan 3.18 (3.01)
28. -12 Ed Davey 3.14 (3.71)
29. +3 Jack Straw 3.13 (2.83)

30. -1 James Purnell 2.90 (3.00)

31. - Andy Burnham 2.73 (2.87)

32. +7 Des Browne 2.65 (2.12)
33. NEW Caroline Flint 2.62 (-)
34. -1 Jacqui Smith 2.61 (2.39)
35. -1 Ed Miliband 2.50 (2.35)
36. +2 Ruth Kelly 2.47 (2.27)
37. -2 Douglas Alexander 2.43 (2.35)

38. -11 Gordon Brown 2.30 (3.04)
39. NEW Yvette Cooper 2.27 (-)
40. +1 Hazel Blears 2.26 (2.04)
41. -5 Ken Livingstone 2.24 (2.34)
42. -5 Ed Balls 2.06 (2.14)
43. -1 Alistair Darling 2.03 (2.11)
44. -2 Harriet Harman 1.98 (1. 89)

Vote in the March Political Performance Index

Each month I invite you to take part in compiling the Political Performance Index, which gives you the chance to rate how the top 45 politicians in the country performed over the last month. This month I have added Yvette Cooper and Caroline Flint to the list.

Please don't just automatically give high marks to the politicians from the party you support - try to be as dispassionate as possible. Obviously I don't pretend that the readership of this blog is representative of the country as a whole - 55% of you vote Tory, after all! So if you are from another party and have a blog, please do link to this survey and encourage your readers to take part. I'd like to get at least 2,000 people taking part each month. You should give marks from 1 to 10 (1 being the worst) for how you rate each politician's performance during the month of March.

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Political Performance Index: February

Vince Cable leapfogs William Hague back to the top of the of the PPI this month, presumably for his performance on Northern Rock. He's the only politician to score more than 6 out of 10. Harriet Harman remains rooted at the bottom, where she has been ever since I started doing this. For unfathomable reasons David Miliband and Ed Davey are the biggest climbers, while Jack Straw and James Purnell have experienced sharp falls. George Osborne and Andrew Lansley are also notable for their declines. Gordon Brown continues his steady improvement. Only 10 out of 42 politicians managed to do improve on their January scores, compared to 12 last month. We'll know when the state of British politics is on the up when that number reaches 22.

1. +1 Vince Cable 6.50 (6.18)

2. -1 William Hague 5.72 (6.42)

3. - David Cameron 5.61 (6.05)
4. - David Davis 5.01 (5.25)

5. +2 Boris Johnson 5.00 (5.00)

6. +3 Alex Salmond 4.75 (4.71)

7. +1 Michael Gove 4.64 (4.93)

8. -2 Chris Grayling 4.58 (5.08)

9. -4 George Osborne 4.41 (5.18)

10. - Nick Clegg 4.38 (4.54)
11. - Alan Duncan 4.32 (4.47)
12. +1 Brian Paddick 4.24 (3.96)

13. +4 Chris Huhne 3.90 (3.76)

14. +11 David Miliband 3.81 (3.28)

15. +9 Ed Davey 3.71 (3.32)

16. -2 Liam Fox 3.64 (3.93)

17. +4 David Willetts 3.63 (3.53)

18. -6 Andrew Lansley 3.51 (4.11)

19. -3 Nick Herbert 3.38 (3.79)

20. -2 Hilary Benn 3.36 (3.71)

21. +1 Theresa May 3.31 (3.52),22. +6 Caroline Spelman 3.25 (3.28), 23. -8 Ian Paisley 3.24 (3.84), 24. +5 John Denham 3.14 (3.25), 25. +1 Nigel Farage 3.10 (3.49),26. +5 Alan Johnson 3.09 (3.07), 27. +5 Gordon Brown 3.04 (2.86), 28. +2 Rhodri Morgan 3.01 (3.15), 29. -9 James Purnell 3.00 (3.61), 30. -3 John Hutton 2.95 (3.41), 31. -8 Andy Burnham 2.87 (3.51), 32. -12 Jack Straw 2.83 (3.54), 33. +6 Jacqui Smith 2.39 (2.35), 34. +1 Ed Miliband 2.35 (2.47), 35. -1 Douglas Alexander 2.35 (2.49), 36. +4 Ken Livingstone 2.34 (2.35), 37. -4 Ed Balls 2.32 (2.50), 38. -2 Ruth Kelly 2.27 (2.46), 39. +2 Des Browne 2.12 (2.26), 40. -3 Alistair Darling 2.11 (2.43),41. -3 Hazel Blears 2.04 (2.37), 42. - Harriet Harman 1.89 (1. 99)