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Pollsters split over what's happened to Labour's 2024 vote
Welcome to the 1687th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which starts with sincere condolences to the family and many friends of David Lipsey, who died…
What the gold-standard British Social Attitudes survey does - and doesn't - tell us
Welcome to the 167th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) and a warm welcome to everyone who joined after last week’s fact checking of part of the new…
Fact checking the polling claims in a BBC documentary
Welcome to the 166th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which sees Ipsos return to voting intention polling and takes a dive into a BBC documentary…
A new pollster, and how the polls now stand
Welcome to the 165th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at what the polls are telling us about voting intention figures for…
Apparently inconsistent poll answers? Don’t blame the public
Welcome to the 164th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes issue with a journalist’s criticism of the public for apparently supporting higher…
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Gen Z, democracy and a problem with the speech from Channel 4's Chief Exec
MRP: what it is and why it may, or may not, be right at the next general election
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Fact checking the polling claims in a BBC documentary
What's the reality behind the big Daily Telegraph/MRP story of the week?
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Strengths and weaknesses of Reform's standing in the polls
Welcome to the 163rd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at both strengths and weaknesses in the polls for Reform UK.
Lessons from polling at the 2024 general election
Welcome to the 162nd edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at the lessons learnt at the recent British Polling Council event on polling…
Three less conventional ways of looking at who supports Reform
Welcome to the 161st edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which delves into some more tangential questions that throw a light on who votes for Reform.
What will, and won't, work for Labour in the face of Reform's rise?
Welcome to the 160th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at Reform/Labour swing voters courtesy of some excellent analysis by Steve…
Reality arrives, 2025 edition: how did the polls and projections do?
Welcome to the 159th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which takes a look at how the polls and predictions performed in the local elections we have…
The Week in Polls hits its 3rd birthday
On this day in 2022, the first edition of The Week in Polls appeared.
Making sense of the national vote share figures you hear after local elections: PNS and NEV
Welcome to the 158th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which explains how the national vote share calculations are done after each round of May local…
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