Election fever is back

The latest IPSOS MORI poll in the Independent has the following shares of the votes (and changes on the previous month)

Conservative - 40% (down 5%)
Labour - 37% (up 7%)
Lib Dems - 12% (down 2%)

So in one month, the Conservative's poll lead has dropped from 15% to 3% (and they were 23% ahead in September's poll).

I think there is now a very real chance of Gordon Brown holding a snap election - probably a deeply cynical move to hold one after his tax bribe feeds through.

Rumours are already beginning to fly around the blogosphere:

• Apparently lines of Labour candidates have been seen being photographed with Gordon Brown (in readiness for their election leaflets)

(more to come)