Towards the 2 target. Inflation is now falling to just above 3 , and we expect it to be close to the target in the coming months. Thats encouraging, but we are not yet at a point where we can cut bank rates. Adam drummond, is Associate Director at opinium, a Market Research and insight agency. Welcome. What do you see in this polling . Is there any chance for rishi sunak . Polling . Is there any chance for rishi sunak . , ,. ,. Rishi sunak . Probably not. With the Oll Ou Rishi Sunak . Probably not. With the poll you were rishi sunak . Probably not. With the poll you were talking rishi sunak . Probably not. With the poll you were talking about rishi sunak . Probably not. With the poll you were talking about is poll you were talking about is that there is a bit of spread in what Polling Companies are coming out with. You love is at the higher end with. You love is at the higher end with high labour leads for a while they have been coming out with but there is a another poll which had there is a another poll which had the labour lead at 16 points rather than 30. We have heard other opinions at 16 as well. So we are seeing more of a spread now and pulling bend what we have seen for a while. Part of that is they are conservative numbers. So you are down to 18 which is unbelievably low. Most companies have them of at least 20 . There is a bit of a debate within the industry, there is not much debate about is is the conservatives are well behind labour and labour will probably when the next general election. Are and labour will probably when the next general election. Next general election. Are they convinced next general election. Are they convinced by next general election. Are they convinced by the next general election. Are they convinced by the policies next general election. Are they convinced by the policies of next general election. Are they| convinced by the policies of keir starmer or are they voting against the current government . It is starmer or are they voting against the current government . Starmer or are they voting against the current government . It is in an old two horse the current government . It is in an old two horse race the current government . It is in an old two horse race you the current government . It is in an old two horse race you will the current government . It is in an old two horse race you will have i the current government . It is in an old two horse race you will have to | old two horse race you will have to be faster than the other horse. Since he has been leader of the labour party the ratings of keir starmer have tracked the trajectory that David Cameron had where he was much more popular than the government he was challenging. But still my overwhelmingly loved in the way that tony blair may have been in the late 1990s. Since then, keir starmer� s reasons have gotten worse and there should be some concern there. And that his ratings are still negatives still on 9 whereas rishi sunak is on 40. So a two horse race he is the faster horse, but there is some vulnerability there. They are banking very much and the fact that people really dislike the conservatives. Leslie vinjamuri. There was a point ahead of the 1979 election where jim there was a point ahead of the 1979 election Wherejim Callahan said you cross a point where the British Public is just no longer interested in the old government. There is nothing you can say, there is no reason you can bring to them. They have just decided that they want to change. It does feel a bit like that in this country at the moment. First, time is short to make a change first, time is short to make a change on first, time is short to make a change on the things that matter most change on the things that matter most to change on the things that matter most to people. Investment in services, most to people. Investment in services, transportation, and the national services, transportation, and the National Health service, reducing the amount of time that people are waiting the amount of time that people are waiting for the amount of time that people are waiting for urgent as well as preventative medicine. All of those things preventative medicine. All of those things take years of investment and it is very things take years of investment and it is very difficult to see that being it is very difficult to see that being turned around by the time an election being turned around by the time an election is being turned around by the time an election is held. Sol being turned around by the time an election is held. So i do not think it is simply election is held. So i do not think it is simply it has been too long, i think it is simply it has been too long, i think it it is simply it has been too long, i think it is it is simply it has been too long, i think it is years of policies that is simply think it is years of policies that is simply not invested in the things that make is simply not invested in the things that make a meaningful difference to peoples that make a meaningful difference to peoples everyday lives. That is being peoples everyday lives. That is being played out. Then we also see covid being played out. Then we also see covid now being played out. Then we also see covid now inflation. Britains global covid now inflation. Britains global position relative to other economies not staying in the same place economies not staying in the same place then economies not staying in the same place. Then having a conservative party place. Then having a conservative party that place. Then having a conservative party that at too many points in time party that at too many points in time simply has not held to the standard time simply has not held to the standard of dignified and decent public standard of dignified and decent Public Service that, frankly, the entire Public Service that, frankly, the entire world is used to seeing from the british entire world is used to seeing from the british government. People see that, they the british government. People see that, they read it. But i think it is the that, they read it. But i think it is the economy and everyday lives. But is is the economy and everyday lives. But is a is the economy and everyday lives. But is a very is the economy and everyday lives. But is a very significant factor. It but is a very significant factor. [it is but is a very significant factor. Is always but is a very significant factor. It is always the economy stupid. This is always the economy stupid. 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Looking at the polls over there. Why is that . Some very similar polls over there. Why is that . Some very similar headwinds polls over there. Why is that . Some very similar headwinds for polls over there. Why is that . Some very similar headwinds for the very similar headwinds for the conservatives and the democrats across the atlantic which is when prices are high, it does not matter how the economy is performing on a stat sheet or in a news report. People feel it. As a political practitioner that runs campaigns and put some television ads, there is no amount of advertising you can do to tell someone to feel differently about something they experience in their own life every day. It is a very powerful thing in politics. In america, we have a record credit card default, record auto loan default, gas and Grocery Prices are 20 or more inflation since biden has been in office. As my colleague has been in office. As my colleague has just said has been in office. 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Government saying it does not| conservatives to close the gap. Government saying it does not expect a rate cut until possiblyjuly, august so people will not feel any way for several months before the election. We believe that there. Thank you very much adam. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. You are watching bbc news. Plonker, pillock, berk are all words that appear on my twitter timeline, with thanks to those who like to send feedback. But its a good job i am now the wrong side of 50 because were i younger, there is a very real chance i wouldnt know what youre talking about. The research agency, perspectus global, has asked 2,000 people from different age groups if theyd heard of certain british insults and it appears that many of them are at risk of dying out. They are of course being replaced by a whole host of new insults that older people have never heard. So which words are on the list . 62 of people under the age of 28 had not heard of lummox, meaning a clumsy or awkward person. Next was bampot, a scottish word that can be traced to the 1960s, meaning an eccentric or mad person, which 60 of young people said they had never heard. 54 had not heard blighter, which means a disliked or contemptible person. Even the insult nitwit is a lot less popular than it used to be 27 of young people were not familar with it. Sophia smith galer is a journalist and author and expert on language. Gosh, some of those i still use at home particularly nitwit. Another when i saw on your list, toe rag which may that always used to call me. I dont know how you would explain it. I suppose you are a bit of a villain if you are a two rag. It is been really nice to see the list and think about the words we do or dont know. Im about to turn 30 so the survey was done on people of all ages but they have really taken the result ser