Rab Bruce’s Spider3d ago
Yet more evidence that polls are designed to influence public opinion, not to reflect it. Lord Ashcroft has apparently pulled some fast ones in his latest poll.
#Politics #OpinionPolls
Lord Ashcroft's dodgiest poll question is one the health inspectors should be all over http://scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/03/lord-ashcrofts-dodgiest-poll-question.html
Lord Ashcroft's dodgiest poll question is one the health inspectors should be all over

I've been having a more leisurely look through the results of the supplementary questions in the Ashcroft poll, and I think there are three ...

World news | The Guardian4d ago
Small swings, high drama: why UK polls are less volatile than they seem – in charts https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/23/uk-polls-less-volatile-than-they-seem-charts #OpinionPolls #Politics #UkNews
Small swings, high drama: why UK polls are less volatile than they seem – in charts

In what is beginning to look like a fragmented five-party system, small swings carry outsized political consequences

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World news | The GuardianMar 8
Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/08/politics-parties-britain-voters-iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #Labour #Politics #OpinionPolls #Conservatives #LiberalDemocrats #GreenParty #Military #UkNews #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #KemiBadenoch #KeirStarmer #ReformUk #NigelFarage #DonaldTrump #UsNews
Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran

Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war?

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World news | The GuardianFeb 11
Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/gallup-stop-tracking-presidential-approval-ratings #UsNews #OpinionPolls
Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years

Public opinion polling agency says decision ‘solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities’

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Matt HodgkinsonJan 29

On the rise of the Green Party.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/29/zack-polanski-effect-charts-reveal-greens-advance

#GreenParty #GPEW #UKpol #UKpolitics #OpinionPolls #ZackPolanski

The Polanski effect? These charts reveal how much the Greens have advanced

The Green party has made gains under its leader – but there is also uncertainty ahead

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World news | The GuardianJan 10
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/10/two-thirds-of-uk-voters-wrongly-think-immigration-is-rising-poll-finds #ImmigrationAndAsylum #OpinionPolls #UkNews #Politics #ReformUk
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds

Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration

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Climate crisis | The GuardianJan 6
Kemi Badenoch says Trump’s Venezuela raid was ‘morally’ right – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/06/badenoch-trump-venezuela-maduro-starmer-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Labour #Conservatives #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch #Venezuela #DonaldTrump #ForeignPolicy #Brexit #WesStreeting #OpinionPolls #NigelFarage #ClimateCrisis
Liz Kendall says Elon Musk’s X must urgently deal with ‘appalling’ sexualised deepfake content produced by Grok AI - UK politics live

Science secretary says the deepfake content being produced on the platform is ‘unacceptable in decent society’

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Political Cartoon GalleryJan 2
Dave Brown’s #RoguesGallery after #CharlesMarionRussell @Independent on #Starmer #LabourLeadership #LabourPolls #Reform #OpinionPolls #NewYear2026 – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 18
Jung Won-oh, a leading Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, expressed the "significant weight" of a close race with incumbent Oh Se-hoon, following a meeting with party leader Jeong Cheong-rae, as polls indicate a tight contest ahead of the official nomination process.
#YonhapInfomax #JungWonOh #SeoulMayoralRace #DemocraticParty #OhSeHoon #OpinionPolls #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=96183
Jung Won-oh Meets Jeong Cheong-rae, Feels 'Significant Weight' Amid Tight Race Against Oh Se-hoon - Yonhap Infomax

Jung Won-oh, a leading Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, expressed the "signific

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Ollie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦Nov 28

I regularly take part in #OpinionPolls. From one today:

Q: What do you think Britain does best?
A: Fake being a democracy

#UKPol #funny